Did you know that Danica Roem is the first openly transgender person to serve in a state legislature?

Did you know that Danica Roem  is an American journalist Democratic Party from Northern Virginia?^[4]


Did you know that in the 2017 elections, she was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates?

Did you know that she will be the first openly transgender person to serve in a state legislature?^[5][6]

Did you know that Danica Roem was born September 30, 1984 and raised in Prince William County, Virginia?^[2] t

Did you know that Danica Roem father committed suicide when she was three years old, and her maternal grandfather, Anthony Oliveto, acted as a father figure?^[7]

Did you know that Roem worked for nine years as the lead reporter for the Gainesville Times and Prince William Times?^[2]


Did you know that Roem won awards from the Virginia Press Association seven times^?[2]

Did you know that Roem ran as a Democrat in the 2017 election for the 13th District of the Virginia House of Delegates against Republican incumbent Bob Marshall, who has held the office for the past 25 years?^[4][8]

Did you know that Roem won the Democratic primary on June 13, 2017, and the general election on November 7, 2017?^[3][9]

Vice-President Joe Bidden

Did you know that Danica Roem was endorsed by former Vice President Joe Biden?^[18]

Did you know that Danica Roem September 2017, Roem posted a web video entitled "Just Who I Am" in which she pushes back against her opponent's refusal to debate her or to refer to her as a woman. In the video, she says "There are millions of transgender people in the country, and we all deserve representation in government?"^[8]

Did you know that Danica Roem came out as transgender in 2013,^[2] having begun her transition the previous year?^[7]

Roem sings in the metal band Cab Ride Home

Did you know Roem sings in the metal band Cab Ride Home^?[2]

Did yo know that Roem is the stepmother to a child enrolled in public school?^[2]

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