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This is a chronological list of transgender, intersex, and nonbinary officeholders by office. The first transgender public officeholder in the United States wasJoanne Marie Conte,elected toArvada, Colorado's City Council in 1991. The highest officeholders are currentlySarah McBrideof theDelaware State SenateandDanica Roemof theVirginia State Senate.

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Background[edit]

As of 2021, 77 transgender,non-binary,intersex,andgenderqueerofficials served in public elected positions.[1]This represented a nearly fivefold increase from 2018, when only 16 openly transgender individuals had been elected to office in the United States.[2]OnNovember 7, 2017,eight transgender individuals were elected to public office. This is the most transgender individuals elected to office in a single day.[3]

State offices[edit]

Executive[edit]

Image Name
(lifespan) 		Party State Office Held Tenure Notes
Kim Coco Iwamoto
(born 1968) 		Nonpartisan office Hawaii Hawai’i Board of Education 2006–2011 [4]
Lauren Scott Appointed position[a] Nevada Commissioner, Nevada Equal Rights Commission 2012–present Scott was also the first openly transgender person to win a Republican primary election for a state legislative office, running for theNevada Assembly's 30th District in 2014.[5]

Legislative[edit]

Image Name
(lifespan) 		Party State Office held Tenure Notes
Althea Garrison
(born 1940)

Republican[b]

Massachusetts Massachusetts House of Representatives,5th Suffolk district[c] 1993–1995 Garrison is the first transgender person to serve in a state legislature, but she was not openly transgender when first elected in 1992. She was lateroutedwhile in office.[6]Garrison later served in theBoston City Councilby appointment to fill a vacancy in 2018.[7]
Stacie-Marie Laughton
(bornc. 1984) 		Democratic New Hampshire New Hampshire House of Representatives,Ward 4[d] 2012 (elected only, not served) Though Laughton was the first openly transgender person elected to a state legislature in 2012, she was forced to resign prior to inauguration after past felonies became public.[8]
New Hampshire House of Representatives,District 31 2020–2022 She ran again and won in 2020,[9]and won her reelection in 2022, but she ultimately resigned in December 2022 after being arrested for stalking.[10]She has since been arrested again, this time for felony distribution of child sexual abuse images.[11]
Alisson Turcotte Democratic New Hampshire New Hampshire House of Representatives,11thMerrimackdistrict (formerly 22nd Merrimack)[c] 2012–present Came out as transgender after her most recent re-election (2022).[12]
Danica Roem, United States Danica Roem
(born 1984) 		Democratic Virginia Virginia Senate,30th district 2024–present First openly transgender person to be elected and served in a state legislature in 2017; first transgender state senator elected in the Southern United States in 2023; first openly transgender person to serve in both houses of a state legislature in 2024.[13][14]
Virginia House of Delegates,13th district 2018–2024
Brianna Titone Democratic Colorado Colorado House of Representatives,27th district 2019–present [15]
Gerri Cannon Democratic New Hampshire New Hampshire House of Representatives,Strafford 18th district (now 12th district) 2018–present [16][17]
Lisa Bunker
 Democratic New Hampshire New Hampshire House of Representatives,Rockingham 18th District 2018–present [16]
Sarah McBride
(born 1990) 		Democratic Delaware Delaware Senate 2021–present First transgender member of a state Senate, elected in November 2020.[18][19]
Stephanie Byers
(born 1963) 		Democratic Kansas Kansas House of Representatives,86th district 2021–2023 The first openly trans woman of color[20]to serve in and to be elected to a state legislature and the first Native American trans person to hold elected office in the United States.[21][22]
Taylor Small
(born 1994) 		Democratic,Progressive Vermont Vermont House of Representatives,Chittenden 6–7 district (now Chittenden-21) 2021–present [23]
Mauree Turner
(bornc. 1992) 		Democratic Oklahoma Oklahoma State House of Representatives,district 88 2021–present The firstnon-binarystate legislator and the only current transgender state legislator of color.[24]
Zooey Zephyr
(born 1988) 		Democratic Montana Montana House of Representatives,district 100 2023–present She is the first openly transgender elected official in the Montana Legislature.[25][26]
Leigh Finke Democratic (DFL) Minnesota Minnesota House of Representatives,District 66A 2023–present She is the first openly transgender elected official in the Minnesota Legislature.[25][26][27]
James Roesener Democratic New Hampshire New Hampshire House of Representatives,22nd 2023–present He is the first transgender man elected to a state legislature.[28][29]
SJ Howell Democratic Montana Montana House of Representatives,District 95 2023–present Became the first nonbinary state legislator in Montana when they were elected.[30]

Local offices[edit]

Executive[edit]

Image Name Party Locality Office(s) Held Tenure Notes
Stu Rasmussen
(1948–2021) 		Nonpartisan office Silverton, Oregon Mayor 2009–2015 First transgender mayor in the United States.[31]She had served as mayor ofWillamette Valleyin the 1990s, before coming out as transgender.[32]She was also three times a member of the city council.[33]
Jess Herbst
 Nonpartisan office New Hope, Texas Mayor[e] 2016–2018 Herbst became the first openly transgender mayor in Texas in 2016 when the then-mayor died days before the election, but still won. Herbst, who was Mayor pro-tem, was then appointed to the position. She came out as transgender after being appointed to the office.[34][35]
Betsy Driver
(born 1964) 		Democratic Flemington, New Jersey Mayor 2019–2023 She is the first openlyintersexperson elected mayor in the United States.[36]Also was the first intersex person elected to any political office when elected to town council in 2017.[37]
Lisa Middleton
(born 1952) 		Democratic Palm Springs, California Mayor 2021–2022 [38]

Legislative[edit]

Image Name Party, if known Locality Office(s) Held Tenure Notes
Joanne Marie Conte
(1933–2013) 		None Arvada, Colorado City Council[c] 1991–1995 Conte is considered the first openly transgender person elected to public office in the United States.[39][40]
Michelle Bruce Riverdale, Georgia City Council[c] 2004–2008 Bruce was sued by her political opponents for fraud because she allegedly misled voters concerning her gender. TheGeorgia Supreme Courtruled in favor of Bruce.[41][42]
Claire Elizabeth Hall
(born 1959) 		None Lincoln County, Oregon County Commissioner[c] 2004–present Hall transitioned in June 2018 during her fourth term as commissioner and was since re-elected in 2020.[43][44]
Jessica Orsini Centralia, Missouri Alderwoman 2006–2010 [45][46]
Vered Meltzer Appleton, Wisconsin City Council, District 2 2014–present [47][48]
Aime Wichtendahl Democratic Hiawatha, Iowa City Council 2016–present The first openly trans woman elected to government in Iowa.[49]Re-elected in 2019.[50]
Betsy Driver
(born 1964) 		Democratic Flemington, New Jersey Town Council 2017–2019 First intersex person elected to public office in the U.S. Also served as mayor of Flemington, 2019–2023.[51]
Phillipe Cunningham Democratic (DFL) Minneapolis,Minnesota City Council,Ward 4 2018–2022 First openly trans man of color to be elected to office.[52]
Andrea Jenkins
(born 1961) 		Democratic (DFL) Minneapolis,Minnesota City Council,Ward 8 Council member (2018–present)
Council President (2022–2024) 		Became the first openly transgender black woman to be elected to office in 2017.[53]
Stephe Koontz Doraville, Georgia City Council, 3rd District 2018–present First openly transgender person elected in Georgia[54][55]
Lisa Middleton
(born 1952) 		Palm Springs, California City Council (memberat-large,2017–2020;
5th district, 2020–present) 		2017–present Also served asmayor of Palm Springsin 2021.
Althea Garrison
(born 1940) 		Independent Boston,Massachusetts Boston City Council,member at-large[e] 2019–2020 Appointed as the at-large representative whenAyanna Pressleywas elected to theU.S. House of Representativesin 2018. She had previously served in theMassachusetts Housein the 1990s.
Kathryn Ottersten
 None[56] Fairbanks, Alaska City Council, Seat D 2019–2020 Ottersten was the first openly intersex person elected in Alaska.[57][58]
Liz Lyke Fairbanks North Star Borough Borough Assembly 2020–2024 [57]
Veronica Pejril Greencastle, Indiana Common Council 2020–2024 The first openly transgender elected official in Indiana.[59]Currently running forIndiana State Senate,District 24.[60]
Donna Price Democratic Albemarle County, Virginia Board of Supervisors,ScottsvilleMagisterial District Vice-chair, 2020–2024
Chair, 2024–present 		The first transgender supervisor and second elected public official in the State. Elected November 2019.[61][62]
Rosemary Ketchum
(bornc. 1993) 		Democratic Wheeling, West Virginia City Council 2020–present The first out trans person to be elected to public office in West Virginia, elected in June 2020.[63]
Christopher Kalcich (bornc. 2002) Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania Borough Council 2021–present The first transgender elected official inSnyder Countyand Central Pennsylvania.[64][65]
Ashley Shade North Adams, Massachusetts City Council,at-large 2022–present [66]
Clare Killman Carbondale, Illinois City Council 2023–present Killman is the first transgender city council member in the state ofIllinois.[67]
Olivia Hill NashvilleandDavidson County,Tennessee Metropolitan Council 2023–present Hill is the first transgender elected official in Tennessee.

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Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford None Madison, Wisconsin Common Council 2023–present The first openly transgender woman elected in Wisconsin.[69][70]
Evelyn Rios Stafford Democratic Washington County, Arkansas Justice of the Peace 2021–present First trans woman elected in Arkansas and one of first elected Latina women in the state[71]

Judicial[edit]

Image Name Party, if known Locality Office(s) Held Tenure Notes
Victoria Kolakowski
born 1961 		Alameda County, California Superior Court Judge 2011–present Considered the first transgender person elected judge.[72]

Boards and commissions[edit]

Image Name Party, if known Locality Office(s) Held Tenure Notes
Amanda Simpson Tucson,Arizona Commissioner of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Commission 2001–? Later was elected or appointed to many different positions, including a Precinct Committee.[73][74]
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy[f] 2015–2017
Theresa Sparks San Francisco, California Chair of the LGBT Advisory Committee, San Francisco Human Rights Commission[f] 2001–? [75][76][77]
Commissioner,San Francisco Police Commission 2004–2007
President, San Francisco Police Commission 2007–?
Jordan Evans Charlton, Massachusetts Board of Trustees of the Public Library 2016–? [78]
Jay Irwin Ralston, Nebraska School Board member 2016–? First openly trans man to be elected to office.[79]
Gerri Cannon Democratic (D) Somersworth, New Hampshire School Board member 2017–2018 Currently serving in theNew Hampshire House of Representatives.[80][81]
Tyler Titus Erie, Pennsylvania School Board member 2018–2020 The first openly transgender person elected in Pennsylvania.[82]
School Board chief 2020–?
Brandy Fortson Corvallis, Oregon School Board member 2019–present They arenonbinary.[83]
Monika Nemeth Washington, D.C. Commissioner,Advisory Neighborhood Commission,3F06 2018–? She is the first trans person to hold public office in Washington, D.C.[84]
Hayden Gise Washington, D.C. Commissioner,Advisory Neighborhood Commission,3C01 2022–present Second Trans person to hold public office in Washington, D.C.[85]
Rebecca Blankenship Berea, Kentucky School Board member 2022–present She is the first openly transgender elected official in Kentucky.[86]
Dion Manley Nonpartisan Franklin County, Ohio Gahanna-Jefferson School Board member 2022–present The first transgender elected official in Ohio.[87][88]

Other elected positions[edit]

Neighborhood organizations[edit]

Party offices[edit]

Name Party State Office(s) Held Start date End date Notes
Traci Baker Libertarian Oklahoma Secretary,Libertarian Party of Oklahoma 2018 *First transgender person elected inOklahoma
*First openly transgender person elected as a state-level executive for a recognized political party in the United States[93]
Blaizen Bloom Green Virginia Press-secretary,Green Party of Virginia 2020 2021 Non-binary and gender fluid[94][95]
Non-Male Cochair,Green Party of Virginia 2021 present
Pluto Brand Green Indiana Vice chair,Indiana Green Party 2018 2020 First Trans/Intersex person to be the leader of a state political party in Indiana[96][failed verification]
State chair,Indiana Green Party 2020 present
Kristen Browde Democratic Florida Vice president,Florida Democratic PartyLGBTQ+ Caucus 2023 present [97]
Laura Calvo Democratic Oregon Democratic National Committeemember 2013 [98]
Émilia Decaudin Democratic New York Democratic District Leader, 37thState AssemblyDistrict 2020 present *With Melissa Sklarz, first openly transgender district leaders in New York State
*First transgender member of the New York State Democratic Committee[99]
New York State Democratic Committee member 2018 2020
Honey Mahogany Democratic California 3rd Vice Chair,San FranciscoDemocratic County Central Committee, 17th District 2020 First Black transgender person elected in California[100]
Rachel Nyx Libertarian California Vice Chair,Libertarian Party of California 2021 present First openly transgender person elected Vice Chair of a state party in California[101]
Michelle Risher Democratic Oregon Chair,Democratic Party of Oregon (DPO)'s Stonewall (LGBTQ+) Caucus 2017 2019 She is the first transgender person elected as a first, senior, or second vice-chair of a state or territorial Democratic party and the first to be next in the line of succession to the party chair[102]
Vice-chair, DPO 2019
Ashley Shade Libertarian Massachusetts Treasurer,Massachusetts Libertarian Party 2019 2021 *First transgender person elected as treasurer of a Libertarian State Party
*First elected transgender state party officer in Massachusetts
*First transgender state party chair in Massachusetts[103]
Chair,Massachusetts Libertarian Party 2021 present
Barbra Casbar Siperstein Democratic New Jersey Democratic National Committeemember 2009 2017 [104][105]
Melissa Sklarz Democratic New York Democratic District Leader, 30thState AssemblyDistrict 2020 present With Émilia Decaudin, first openly transgender district leaders in New York State[99]
Boudicca Walsh Democratic Washington Chair,Thurston CountyDemocrats 2017 [106]
Brianna Westbrook Democratic Arizona Vice-chair,Democratic Party of Arizona 2019 present She is the first transgender person elected a vice-chair of a state Democratic Party.[107]
Venn Sage Wylde Democratic Oregon Precinct Committee member,Multnomah County 2003 (overall committee membership)

2018 (as a "committeeperson" ) 		present They are nonbinary. Following their filing, the County Elections Director determined that the county would add a third column for "committeeperson" to the year's primary ballot, which previously only had space for "committeeman" and "committeewoman."[108][109]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^Later ran for office with theRepublican Party
  2. ^Served this term under stated party affiliation, but has been a member of different parties over their career
  3. ^abcdeNot openly transgender when elected. Outed or came out at a later date.
  4. ^Elected but did not serve the term for which they were elected.
  5. ^abServed in this traditionally-elected position by appointment, rather than election.
  6. ^abAppointed position

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