Danica Roem Named First Trangender Legislator
Virginia is upping the stakes of diversity.
Twenty-six year old Danica Roem has officially made history by being named the very first transgender Legislator in the nation. The democratic winner was up against very conservative republican Bob Marshall who promoted Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban as well as wanted to completely banish the trans-bathroom bill. During the campaign, Marshall slandered Danica on numerous occasions, at one point calling her “a guy who think he’s a girl who wears a dress.”
Winning by a close majority of 53.4% of the vote, this win marks a memorable stature in political viewpoints. Working as the lead reporter for the Gainesville Times and the Prince William Times, she excelled at her position winning seven awards over the nine years working there by the Virginia Press Association.
The win comes as a shock for many republicans as Bob Marshall has served a twenty-five year term with the state legislature. Danica’s main concern when she takes office in 2018? Fixing the roadways without increasing taxes.
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My name is Kelsey Comeaux, I’m currently a Senior at McNeese State University, majoring in Mass Communications with a concentration in New Media. I’ve always had an interest in creative media arts as well as music (four years private piano lessons) and slightly self taught acoustic guitarist ;) I remember making movies on my dad’s “Windows Movie Maker” growing up and showing them to my friends and family. Building on emotion and presenting an important message through my projects was such a fulfilling experience. I hope to do that on a wider base one day.
Other than that, I love sports and am naturally a competitive spirit. I love to go running for fun, as weird as that sounds; it’s such a great release for me during stressful times. I also enjoy writing, short fiction is my expertise, as well as reading various novels mostly consisting of Science Fiction and Romance. Anything dealing with an adrenaline rush involving the outdoors I’m game for. I’m here to explore, love wildly, feel passionately, and have diligence deriving from the soul.
