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When McBride was elected in November 2020, succeeding former state Senator Harris B. McDowell III, she became the first openly transgender state senator in American history. As a state senator, McBride has passed legislation expanding access to health care, requiring mental health and media literacy education in public schools, promoting green ...
McBride sponsored Senate Bill 1, the Healthy Delaware Families Act, a bill to allow families to take a paid 12-week family or medical leave. If passed, workers will be eligible to receive up to 80% of their current wages or a maximum of $900 per week.
- August 9, 1990 (age 33), Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
- Harris McDowell III
Mar 18, 2024 · State Sen. Sarah McBride unveils legislation to potentially secure more than $100 million in federal funding for Medicaid. McBride says her Protect Medicaid Act of 2024 would bring Delaware’s Medicaid program its largest ongoing infusion of federal funding since the Affordable Care Act.
Nov 8, 2022 · McBride led the successful effort to pass a landmark non-discrimination bill in Delaware, has worked with state leaders to expand health care covered by Medicaid in Delaware, and helped secure passage of legislation protecting vulnerable youth from child abuse.
Jun 26, 2023 · Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride has announced a congressional run to succeed fellow Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester as the state's at-large member, launching a historic bid that could...
Before she was elected to the State Senate, Sarah worked as an advocate to deliver critical wins across Delaware, leading the successful effort to pass landmark non-discrimination protections in Delaware and championing legislation that protects vulnerable youth from child abuse.
