NH Elects First Openly Transgender Lawmaker

The Telegraph
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Note from GLAAD

Congratulations to Stacie Laughton on her successful campaign.

Daryl Hannah, Director of Media and Community Partnerships

Overshadowed by the wave of historic results that emerged from Tuesday’s election, including women taking the governor’s office as well as two congressional seats and making New Hampshire the first state with an all-female delegation, was another bit of history.

Stacie Laughton, a Democrat, became the first openly transgender lawmaker in the state.