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Thursday 28 of March 2024

Democrats Nominate Transgender Women for Congress in Utah, Colorado


Thousands participated in the LGBT Pride Parade in Mexico City on Saturday,Photo: Cuartoscuro/Diego Simón Sánchez
Thousands participated in the LGBT Pride Parade in Mexico City on Saturday,Photo: Cuartoscuro/Diego Simón Sánchez
Democrats say nominating transgender women to Congress sends a message of inclusion

SALT LAKE CITY — Democrats in some of the reddest pockets of the interior West have nominated transgender women for Congress. They’re sending a message of inclusivity in races many consider unwinnable for the party.

Misty Snow was nominated Tuesday in Utah to challenge GOP U.S. Sen. Mike Lee. In Colorado, Misty Plowright won a primary to challenge Republican Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn in Colorado’s most conservative congressional seat.

The seats are considered the deepest red. Utah hasn’t elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1970, and Colorado’s 5th Congressional District hasn’t chosen a Democrat since the district was created in 1972.

Both candidates say their gender identities weren’t major factors in their primary contests. Other Democrats say the nominations send a message that Democrats are a party of inclusion.

MICHELLE L. PRICE
KRISTEN WYATT