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Danica A. 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.
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 personal and political journey.
Jun 17, 2020 · The Virginia delegate spoke with 'Teen Vogue' about her college years, her time as a journalist, and coming out as trans at work.
Nov 8, 2023 · She is the first out transgender person elected to Virginia’s upper chamber and only the second trans person elected to any state Senate in the United States, following Delaware’s Sarah McBride in...
Nov 8, 2023 · 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,...
Apr 27, 2022 · The Virginia lawmaker is the first openly transgender U.S. state legislator. In her new memoir, she embraces the idea of using what was written about her to empower her to tell her story.
Nov 10, 2023 · This Kentucky state senator is calling out anti-trans legislation after her son died by suicide. "It's a sign of hope," for trans people across the country, says Parker. "These were all people who...
Apr 17, 2021 · Ms. Roem, a Virginia delegate who in 2018 became the first openly transgender legislator in the country, spoke with The Times about Republicans’ anti-trans crusade and how Democrats can push back.
Nov 8, 2017 · Danica Roem has made Virginia history by being the first openly transgender person to be elected to the House of Delegates – ousting one of the commonwealth’s longest serving and most socially conservative lawmakers.
Apr 20, 2022 · Virginia lawmaker Danica Roem discusses her candid new book, Burn the Page, as well as her days fronting a heavy metal band and the current state of Virginia politics. Roem’s new memoir details her first election win, how she finally began to grapple with her gender dysphoria, and more.
