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Danica Roem (/ ˈ r oʊ m / ROHM; born September 30, 1984) is an American journalist and politician who has served in the Virginia Senate since 2024. A Democrat, she represents the 30th district covering part of Prince William County including the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
Nov 8, 2023 · Danica Roem, a three-term Virginia lawmaker and a former journalist, on Tuesday became the first openly transgender person to be elected to a State Senate seat in the South, winning a...
Nov 8, 2023 · Roem, a 39-year-old former journalist, first made political history six years ago when she became the first out transgender person elected and seated in a state legislature. In doing so,...
Apr 26, 2022 · Danica Roem is a trailblazing figure as the first openly trans person elected to a state legislature in the U.S. Her new "memoir-meets-manifesto" explores her...
Nov 9, 2023 · Danica Roem, the first openly trans state senator in Virginia, campaigned on raising teacher pay, increasing access to health care and preventing gun violence.
Nov 8, 2017 · Virginia's most socially conservative state lawmaker was ousted from office Tuesday by Danica Roem, a Democrat who will be one of the nation's first openly transgender elected officials and...
Apr 17, 2021 · Danica Roem, a Pathbreaking Lawmaker, on the Fight for Trans Rights. Ms. Roem, a Virginia delegate who in 2018 became the first openly transgender legislator in the country, spoke...
Nov 7, 2017 · Democrat Danica Roem, a former journalist, is set to make history as the first openly transgender person elected and seated in a state legislature in the United States.
Nov 10, 2017 · Danica Roem is also known for her unwavering, almost obsessive focus on fixing a congested, critical commuter road in her northern Virginia district. She also sings in a metal band. Roem, a...
Danica Roem reflects on being the first openly transgender woman to be elected and seated in a U.S. state legislature. The pioneer opens up about a powerful letter she received from a child who...
