Come January, the 34-year-old will be sworn into an office under President-elect Donald Trump's second term, alongside two red chambers. The state senator will be far from Delaware's Democratic supermajority, giving way to a divided House and more polarized national politics.

A GOP congresswoman wants to restrict bathroom access based on “biological sex.” Delaware’s Sarah McBride is poised to become the first transgender member of Congress.

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene have misgendered McBride, insisting she should not be allowed to use women's spaces at the Capitol.