Education

Earned a BA from American University

Prior Experience:

Served as Delaware State Representative in 2025, Elected into the Delaware State Senate in 2020 (first transgender state senator in U.S. history), Chair of the Delaware General Assembly Health and Social Services committee, a member of the Corrections and Public Safety, Housing, Judiciary, and Veterans Affairs committees, served as the national spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign, joined the board of directors of Equality Delaware in 2013,interned at the White House working in the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs in 2012, elected Student Body President at American University in 2011, worked as a staffer on Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden’s campaign in 2010,  worked as a staffer on Governor Jack Markell’s campaign in 2008. 

Webpage:

https://sarahmcbride.com/about

Issues and Positions

Building a working families economy: Work towards government involvement to support individuals and families such as raising the federal minimum wage and enacting policies aimed at providing universal childcare or elder care. 

Climate change and sustainability: Investing in renewable energy solutions that are more sustainable to prioritize our environment and Delaware as it’s the lowest-lying state. 

Criminal justice reform: Enacting criminal justice policies that work to re-shape our system through targeting recidivism, increasing police training, and ending mass incarceration. 

Gun violence: Implementing stricter policies aimed at creating more safety restrictions for purchasing guns, such as stronger background checks and safeguards. 

Modern economy: Enacting updated financial policies geared towards increased privacy and protections to provide consumers with securities that aim to address current issues. 

Protect and expand access to voting: Working to expand voting to include early voting and mail-in voting to make it more accessible while equally protecting everyone’s right to vote. 

Protect reproductive healthcare: Fight for pro-choice legislation as well as investments in healthcare towards women of color to address the health disparities associated with reproductive and maternal health. 

Universal healthcare expansion: Supporting any policies that work towards providing universal healthcare coverage as well as improving access to quality providers. 

Workers’ rights and strong unions: Working with unions to support and enhance their protections to organize while also prioritizing them at the forefront of the workforce as new industries gain popularity.