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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.
- September 30, 1984 (age 39), Manassas, Virginia, U.S.
- Bob Marshall
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....
Nov 9, 2023 · Updated on: November 8, 2023 / 8:22 PM EST / CBS News. Danica Roem has made history Tuesday as the first openly transgender person to be elected to Virginia's state Senate.
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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 with The...
Apr 27, 2022 · Flipboard. Email. 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 ...
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,...
Nov 8, 2017 · Washington DC. Wednesday 08 November 2017 17:18 GMT. Comments. Danica Roem (PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images) (AFP/Getty) 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.
