List of transgender public officeholders in the United States

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This is a list of openly transgender, intersex, and nonbinary officeholders by office in the United States. The first transgender public officeholder in the United States was Joanne Marie Conte, elected to Arvada, Colorado's City Council in 1991.

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As of September 2024, the highest-ranking public official is Rachel Levine, who was appointed as Assistant Secretary for Health in 2021. In January 2025, the highest-ranking elected officeholder will be Sarah McBride, who was elected to represent Delaware's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives on November 5, 2024.

This list is arranged chronologically by politicians' first years in each office. Some officeholders listed were not elected while out as transgender, and either came out or were outed at a later date.

Background

As of 2021, 77 transgender, non-binary, intersex, and genderqueer officials 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] On November 7, 2017, eight transgender individuals were elected to public office. This is the most transgender individuals elected to office in a single day. [3]

Federal offices

Executive

ImageNamePartyEntered
office		Left
office		Office(s) held
TenureNotes
DSC 3552 (31999508492) (cropped).jpg Dylan Orr December 7, 2009June 12, 2015Special Assistant to Assistant Secretary of Labor2009-2015Orr is the first openly transgender person to be appointed in a presidential administration. [4]
AmandaSimpson.jpg Amanda Simpson December 29, 2009January 19, 2017Senior Technical Advisor to the Bureau of Industry and Security, First Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy2009-2017Simpson is the first openly transgender woman to be appointed in a presidential administration. [5] She is also the first openly transgender person to lead a United States Department of Defense organization.
Admiral Rachel L. Levine.jpg Rachel Levine March 26, 2021 Assistant Secretary for Health 2021–presentLevine is the first openly transgender person to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation. She is the highest-ranking openly transgender official in the US and the first openly transgender four-star admiral. [6] [7]

Legislative

ImageNamePartyChamberRepresenting stateOffice(s) held
TenureNotes
2018.03.20 Sarah McBride and Rep Joe Kennedy, Politics and Prose, Washington, DC USA 4126 (39136958250) (cropped).jpg Sarah McBride Democratic US House of Representatives Delaware US representative-elect for Delaware's at-large congressional district2025-McBride is the first openly transgender person to be elected to the United States Congress. [8]
Currently, McBride serves in the Delaware State Senate; in 2020, she was the first transgender person elected to any state's upper house. [9]

State offices

Executive

ImageName
(lifespan)		PartyStateOffice heldTenureNotes
Kim Coco Iwamoto.jpg Kim Coco Iwamoto Democratic Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii Hawai’i Board of Education2006–2011Iwamoto was the first transgender person elected to statewide office in Hawaii. [10]
LaurenScottNevadaRepublicanPolitician.jpg Lauren Scott Republican Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada Commissioner, Nevada Equal Rights Commission2012–2016Scott was also the first openly transgender person to win a Republican primary election for a state legislative office, running for the Nevada Assembly's 30th District in 2014. [11]

Legislative

ImageName
(lifespan)		PartyStateOffice heldTenureNotes
AltheaGarrison (1).png Althea Garrison

Republican [a]

Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts Massachusetts House of Representatives, 5th Suffolk district [b] 1993–1995Garrison is the first transgender person to serve in a state legislature, but she was not openly transgender when first elected in 1992. She was later outed while in office. [12] Garrison later served in the Boston City Council by appointment to fill a vacancy in 2018. [13]
Stacie-Marie Laughton Democratic Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire New Hampshire House of Representatives, Ward 4 [c] 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. [14]
New Hampshire House of Representatives, District 312020–2022She ran again and won in 2020, [15] and won her reelection in 2022, but she ultimately resigned in December 2022 after being arrested for stalking. [16] She has since been arrested again, this time for felony distribution of child sexual abuse images. [17]
Alisson Turcotte Democratic Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire New Hampshire House of Representatives, 11th Merrimack district (formerly 22nd Merrimack) [b] 2012–2024Came out as transgender after her 2022 re-election. [18] [19]
2017.07.26 Protest Trans Military Ban, White House, Washington DC USA 7684 (36056856301) (cropped).jpg Danica Roem Democratic Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia Virginia Senate, 30th district 2024–presentFirst 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. [20] [21]
Virginia House of Delegates, 13th district 2018–2024
Colorado Representative Brianna Titone.jpg Brianna Titone Democratic Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado Colorado House of Representatives, 27th district2019–present [22]
Gerri Cannon (45889689655) (cropped smaller).jpg Gerri Cannon Democratic Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire New Hampshire House of Representatives, Strafford 18th district (now 12th district)2018–2024 [23] [24] [25]
Lisa Bunker Democratic Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham 18th District2018–2022 [23]
2018.03.20 Sarah McBride and Rep Joe Kennedy, Politics and Prose, Washington, DC USA 4126 (39136958250) (cropped).jpg Sarah McBride Democratic Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware Delaware Senate 2021–2025First transgender member of a state Senate, elected in November 2020. [26] [27]
Stephanie Byers.png Stephanie Byers Democratic Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas Kansas House of Representatives, 86th district2021–2023The first openly trans woman of color [28] 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. [29] [30]
Taylor small 2020 int 2.jpg Taylor Small Democratic, Progressive Flag of Vermont.svg  Vermont Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden 6–7 district (now Chittenden-21)2021–2025 [31]
Mauree Turner.jpg Mauree Turner Democratic Flag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma Oklahoma State House of Representatives, district 882021–2025The first non-binary state legislator and the only current transgender state legislator of color. [32] [33]
Zooey Zephyr 20230625-4920 (cropped).jpg Zooey Zephyr Democratic Flag of Montana.svg  Montana Montana House of Representatives, district 952023–presentShe is the first openly transgender elected official in the Montana Legislature. [34] [35]
Finke at Protecting Transgender Minnesotans' Rights Bill Signing (cropped).jpg Leigh Finke Democratic (DFL) Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Minnesota House of Representatives, District 66A2023–presentShe is the first openly transgender elected official in the Minnesota Legislature. [36]
James Roesener Democratic Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire New Hampshire House of Representatives, 22nd Merrimack2023–presentHe is the first transgender man elected to a state legislature. [37] [38]
SJ Howell Democratic Flag of Montana.svg  Montana Montana House of Representatives, District 1002023–presentBecame the first nonbinary state legislator in Montana when they were elected. [39]
Minnesota State Representative Brion Curran 1-4 screenshot.jpg Brion Curran Democratic (DFL) Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Minnesota House of Representatives, District 36B [b] 2023–presentCurran came out as nonbinary between their 2022 and 2024 elections. [40]
Alice Wade Democratic Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire New Hampshire House of Representatives, 15th Strafford2024- present [41]
Aime Wichtendahl Democratic Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa Iowa House of Representatives, District 802025-Will be the first transgender person to serve in the Iowa legislature. [42]
Kim Coco Iwamoto.jpg Kim Coco Iwamoto Democratic Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii Hawaii House of Representatives, District 252025-The first transgender person elected to the Hawaii legislature. Previously the first transgender person elected to statewide office in Hawaii (Board of Education, 2006). [43]
Wick Thomas Democratic Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri Missouri House of Representatives, District 192025-The first out nonbinary person elected to statewide office in Missouri. [43]

Local offices

Executive

ImageNamePartyLocalityOffice(s) heldTenureNotes
Stu Rasmussen
(1948–2021)		 Nonpartisan office Silverton, Oregon Mayor2009–2015First transgender mayor in the United States. [44] He had served as mayor of Willamette Valley in the 1990s, before coming out as transgender. [45] He was also three times a member of the city council. [46]
JessHerbst (cropped).jpg Jess Herbst Nonpartisan office New Hope, Texas Mayor [d] 2016–2018Herbst 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. [47] [48]
Betsy Driver Democratic Flemington, New Jersey Mayor2019–2023She is the first openly intersex person elected mayor in the United States. [49] Also was the first intersex person elected to any political office when elected to town council in 2017. [50]
Lisa Middleton 2017.12.08 People Changing the World, Washington, DC USA 1340 (cropped).jpg Lisa Middleton Democratic Palm Springs, California Mayor 2021–2022 [51]

Legislative

ImageNameParty, if knownLocalityOffice(s) heldTenureNotes
Joanne Marie Conte
(1933–2013)		 None Arvada, Colorado City Council [b] 1991–1995Conte is considered the first openly transgender person elected to public office in the United States. [52] [53]
Michelle Bruce Riverdale, Georgia City Council [b] 2004–2008Bruce was sued by her political opponents for fraud because she allegedly misled voters concerning her gender. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled in favor of Bruce. [54] [55]
Claire Elizabeth Hall None Lincoln County, Oregon County Commissioner [b] 2004–presentHall transitioned in June 2018 during her fourth term as commissioner and was subsequently re-elected in 2020. [56] [57]
Jessica Orsini Centralia, Missouri Alderwoman2006–2010 [58] [59]
Vered Meltzer Appleton, Wisconsin City Council, District 22014–present [60] [61]
Aime Wichtendahl Democratic Hiawatha, Iowa City Council2016–2025The first openly trans woman elected to government in Iowa. [62] Re-elected in 2019. [63]
Betsy Driver Democratic Flemington, New Jersey Town Council2017–2019First intersex person elected to public office in the U.S. Also served as mayor of Flemington, 2019–2023. [64]
Phillipe Cunningham, Minneapolis City Council Member (cropped).jpg Phillipe Cunningham Democratic (DFL) Minneapolis, Minnesota City Council, Ward 42018–2022First openly trans man of color to be elected to office. [65]
Andrea Jenkins - Minneapolis City Council Vice President, Ward 8 (38891113634) (cropped).jpg Andrea Jenkins Democratic (DFL) Minneapolis, Minnesota City Council, Ward 8Council member (2018–present)
Council President (2022–2024)		Became the first openly transgender black woman to be elected to office in 2017. [66]
Stephe-headshot-sm.jpg Stephe Koontz Doraville, Georgia City Council, 3rd District2018–presentFirst openly transgender person elected in Georgia [67] [68]
Lisa Middleton 2017.12.08 People Changing the World, Washington, DC USA 1340 (cropped).jpg Lisa Middleton Palm Springs, California City Council (member at-large, 2017–2020;
5th district, 2020–present)		2017–presentAlso served as mayor of Palm Springs in 2021.
AltheaGarrison (1).png Althea Garrison Independent Boston, Massachusetts Boston City Council, member at-large [d] 2019–2020Appointed as the at-large representative when Ayanna Pressley was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018. She had previously served in the Massachusetts House in the 1990s.
Kathryn Ottersten None [69] Fairbanks, Alaska City Council, Seat D2019–2020Ottersten was the first openly intersex person elected in Alaska. [70] [71]
Liz Lyke Fairbanks North Star Borough Borough Assembly2020–2024 [70]
Veronica Pejril Democratic Greencastle, Indiana Common Council2020–2024The first openly transgender elected official in Indiana. [72] Currently running for Indiana State Senate, District 24. [73]
Donna Price Democratic Albemarle County, Virginia Board of Supervisors, Scottsville Magisterial DistrictVice-chair, 2020–2024
Chair, 2024–present		The first transgender supervisor and second elected public official in the State. Elected November 2019. [74] [75]
Rosemary Ketchum Democratic Wheeling, West Virginia City Council2020–presentThe first out trans person to be elected to public office in West Virginia, elected in June 2020. [76]
Evelyn Rios Stafford Democratic Washington County, Arkansas Justice of the Peace2021–presentFirst trans woman elected in Arkansas and one of first elected Latina women in the state [77]
Christopher Kalcich Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania Borough Council2021–presentThe first transgender elected official in Snyder County and Central Pennsylvania. [78] [79]
Ashley Shade North Adams, Massachusetts City Council, at-large 2022–present [80]
Clare Killman Carbondale, Illinois City Council2023–presentKillman is the first transgender city council member in the state of Illinois. [81]
Olivia Hill Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee Metropolitan Council 2023–presentHill is the first transgender elected official in Tennessee.

[82]

Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford None Madison, Wisconsin Common Council 2023–presentThe first openly transgender woman elected in Wisconsin. [83] [84]
Jennifer Williams Republican Trenton, New Jersey City Council, North Ward2023–presentFirst openly transgender councilmember in New Jersey. [85]
Tyler Titus Democratic Erie, Pennsylvania City Council2024–present [86]
Emma Curtis Lexington, Kentucky Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, 4th District2025–presentBelieved to be the first openly transgender person elected to a city office in Kentucky. [87]

Judicial

ImageNameParty, if knownLocalityOffice(s) heldTenureNotes
Judge Candidate Victoria Kolakowski (4936496084) (cropped).jpg Victoria Kolakowski Alameda County, California Superior Court Judge 2011–presentConsidered the first transgender person elected judge. [88]

Boards and commissions

ImageNameParty, if knownLocalityOffice(s) heldTenureNotes
AmandaSimpson.jpg Amanda Simpson Tucson, ArizonaCommissioner of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Commission2001–?Later was elected or appointed to many different positions, including a precinct committee. [89] [90]
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy [e] 2015–2017
Theresa Sparks - SF Center Soiree 8b-CROPPED.jpg Theresa Sparks San Francisco, CaliforniaChair of the LGBT Advisory Committee, San Francisco Human Rights Commission [e] 2001–? [91] [92] [93]
Commissioner, San Francisco Police Commission 2004–2007
President, San Francisco Police Commission2007–?
Jordan Evans

Republican

Charlton, Massachusetts Board of Trustees of the Public Library2016–? [94]
Jay Irwin Ralston, Nebraska School Board member2016–?First openly trans man to be elected to office. [95]

Gerri Cannon (45889689655), 2019 Women's March (cropped).jpg

Gerri Cannon Democratic Somersworth, New Hampshire School Board member2017–2018Currently serving in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. [96] [97]
Tyler Titus Erie, Pennsylvania School Board member2017–2021The first openly transgender person elected in Pennsylvania. [98] Currently serving on the Erie City Council. [86]
School Board President2020–2021
Brandy Fortson Corvallis, Oregon School Board member2019–presentThey are nonbinary. [99]
Monika NemethWashington, D.C.Commissioner, Advisory Neighborhood Commission, 3F062018–2023First trans person to hold public office in Washington, D.C. [100]
Charlotte ClymerWashington, D.C.Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights2022–presentFirst transgender appointee confirmed by District Council.
Daniella Mendez Democratic Dover, New Jersey Board of Education member2022–2025First trans woman elected to a Board of Education in New Jersey. [101]
Board of Education President2023–2025
Hayden GiseWashington, D.C.Commissioner, Advisory Neighborhood Commission, 3C012022–2025Second trans person to hold elected office in Washington, D.C. [102]
Stephen Coleman KennyWashington, D.C.Commissioner, Advisory Neighborhood Commission, 1A052022–2025First nonbinary person to hold elected office in Washington, D.C. [102]
Rebecca Blankenship Berea, Kentucky School Board member2022–presentShe is the first openly transgender elected official in Kentucky. [103]
Dion Manley Nonpartisan Franklin County, Ohio Gahanna-Jefferson School Board member2022–presentThe first transgender elected official in Ohio. [104] [105]
Precious Brady-Davis Cook County, Illinois Member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 2023-presentAppointed in July 2023 then elected by special election in 2024. [106]

Other elected positions

Neighborhood organizations

ImageNamePartyLocalityOffice(s) heldTenureNotes
Rachael Rose Luckey Los Angeles, California Board member of the Rampart Village Neighborhood 2017-present [107]
Maebe (crop).jpg Maebe A. Girl Democratic Los Angeles, California Member of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council 2019-presentGirl is the first drag queen elected to public office in the United States. [108] She is a three-time candidate for California's 30th congressional district and the first non-binary person to advance to a general election for a House seat. [109] Girl is non-binary and uses she/her and they/them pronouns. [110]

Party offices

ImageNamePartyStateOffice(s) heldTenureNotes
Traci Baker Libertarian Oklahoma Secretary, Libertarian Party of Oklahoma 2018- presentFirst transgender person elected in Oklahoma. First openly transgender person elected as a state-level executive for a recognized political party in the United States. [111]
Blaizen Bloom Green Virginia Press-secretary, Green Party of Virginia 2020- 2021Non-binary and gender fluid [112] [113]
Non-Male Cochair, Green Party of Virginia 2021- present
Pluto Brand Green Indiana Vice chair, Indiana Green Party 2018- 2020First trans/intersex person to be the leader of a state political party in Indiana [114] [ failed verification ]
State chair, Indiana Green Party 2020- present
Kristen Browde Democratic Florida Vice president, Florida Democratic Party LGBTQ+ Caucus2023- present [115]
Laura Calvo Democratic Oregon Democratic National Committee member2013 [116]
Émilia Decaudin Democratic New York Democratic District Leader, 37th State Assembly District2020- presentWith Melissa Sklarz, first openly transgender district leaders in New York State. First transgender member of the New York State Democratic Committee. [117]
New York State Democratic Committee member2018- 2020

Honey Mahogany at SF LGBT Center 20170409-3622 (cropped).jpg

Honey Mahogany Democratic California 3rd Vice Chair, San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, 17th District2020First Black transgender person elected in California [118]
Rachel Nyx Libertarian California Vice Chair, Libertarian Party of California 2021- presentFirst openly transgender person elected vice chair of a state party in California [119]
Michelle Risher Democratic Oregon Chair, Democratic Party of Oregon (DPO)'s Stonewall (LGBTQ+) Caucus2017- 2019She 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. [120]
Vice-chair, DPO2019
Ashley Shade Libertarian Massachusetts Treasurer, Massachusetts Libertarian Party 2019- 2021First 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. [121]
Chair, Massachusetts Libertarian Party 2021- present
Barbra Casbar Siperstein Democratic New Jersey Democratic National Committee member2009- 2017 [122] [123]
Melissa Sklarz Democratic New York Democratic District Leader, 30th State Assembly District2020- presentWith Émilia Decaudin, first openly transgender district leaders in New York State [117]
Boudicca Walsh Democratic Washington Chair, Thurston County Democrats2017 [124]

Brianna Westbrook Transgender Activist.jpg

Brianna Westbrook Democratic Arizona Vice-chair, Democratic Party of Arizona 2019- presentShe is the first transgender person elected a vice-chair of a state Democratic Party. [125]
Venn Sage Wylde Democratic Oregon Precinct Committee member, Multnomah County 2003 (overall committee membership)

2018 (as a "committeeperson")		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." [126] [127]

See also

Notes

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

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