Member of the Virginia Senate from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2024
Preceded by
Adam Ebbin (Redistricting)
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 13th district
In office January 10, 2018 – January 10, 2024
Preceded by
Bob Marshall
Succeeded by
Michelle Maldonado (Redistricting)
Personal details
Born
(1984-09-30) September 30, 1984 (age 39) Manassas, Virginia, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Education
St. Bonaventure University (BA)
Danica Roem (/ˈroʊm/ROHM; born September 30, 1984)[1][2] is an American journalist and politician who has served in the Virginia Senate since 2024.[3] A Democrat, she represents the 30th district covering part of Prince William County including the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park. She previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 13th district from 2018-2024.[4]
Elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2017, Roem is the first openly transgender person elected to either house of the Virginia General Assembly, and upon her January 2018 swearing-in became the first openly transgender person to be elected and serve in a state legislature in U.S. history.[5][6] In 2023 she was elected to the Virginia Senate, becoming the first openly transgender person to be elected to a state senate in the Southern United States. Upon her January 2024 swearing-in, she became the first openly transgender person to be elected and serve in both chambers of a state legislature in U.S. history.[7]
^Roem, Danica. "#MyNameIs Danica Anthony Roem..." Twitter. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^Moreau, Julie (June 12, 2017). "Will 2017 be the "Year of the Trans Candidate"?". NBC News. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
^Lavers, Michael K. (January 11, 2024). "Danica Roem takes office in Va. Senate". www.washingtonblade.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^Rummler, Orion (November 8, 2023). "Danica Roem becomes first transgender state senator in the South". The 19th. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
^Astor, Maggie (November 7, 2017). "Danica Roem Wins Virginia Race, Breaking a Barrier for Transgender People". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
^Olivo, Antonio (November 8, 2017). "Danica Roem of Virginia to be first openly transgender person elected, seated in a U.S. statehouse". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
^"Danica Roem Elected Virginia's First Trans State Senator". www.advocate.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
DanicaRoem (/ˈroʊm/ ROHM; born September 30, 1984) is an American journalist and politician who has served in the Virginia Senate since 2024. A Democrat...
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