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Senator Sarah McBride

Legislative Information 
District: 1 (
includes Claymont, Bellefonte, and parts of Edgemoor and Wilmington)   

Legislative Service: 
Senate, 2020 to present

Current Senate Committees:
  • Health & Social Services Committee, Chair
  • Judiciary Committee
  • Corrections & Public Safety Committee
  • Housing Committee
  • Veterans Affairs Committee

Personal Information 
Education:
  • Cab Calloway School of the Arts Class of 2009
  • American University, Government (B.A.) Class of 2013
Current Occupation:
  • State Senator 
Past Occupations:
  • White House Intern, Obama Administration
  • Spokesperson, Human Rights Campaign 
  • Professor, University of Delaware 
Family: Spouse: Late husband Andrew Cray / Aunt to Juliette, Theo, Bennett, Sydney, Ben and Addison.

Legislative Contact Information
Senator Sarah McBride
411 Legislative Avenue
Dover, DE 19901

(302) 744-4147
Sarah.McBride@delaware.gov
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Biography: 
Senator Sarah McBride represents the First State Senate District, which includes Claymont, Bellefonte, and parts of Edgemoor and Wilmington. 

Raised in Wilmington in the First Senate District, she graduated from Cab Calloway School of the Arts and American University.

She has been involved in community advocacy for most of her life, including working for former Governor Jack Markell, the late Attorney General Beau Biden, and as a White House intern during the Obama Administration. Most recently, she served as a spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ equal rights organization.

Prior to her service in the State Senate, McBride led the successful effort to pass a landmark non-discrimination law in Delaware, worked with state leaders to expand health care covered by Medicaid, and championed legislation protecting vulnerable youth from child abuse.

McBride has taught public policy at the University of Delaware and is the author of the 2018 memoir, “Tomorrow Will Be Different.”

For her work and advocacy, former Gov. Markell awarded McBride the Order of the First State, making her one of the youngest Delawareans granted the state’s highest civilian honor. When McBride was elected in November 2020, succeeding former state Senator Harris B. McDowell III, she became the first openly transgender state senator in American history.

As a state senator, McBride is committed to fighting for health care for all, strong public schools for every child, good paying jobs with real benefits for Delaware’s families, and safe communities where each resident is treated with dignity.

Sarah married her late husband Andrew Cray in 2014 and is the proud aunt of Juliette, Theo, Bennett, Sydney, Ben and Addison. 
 Delaware State Senate Democratic Caucus, 2020.
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      • Jack Walsh
      • Stephanie L. Hansen
      • Bryan Townsend, Majority Leader
      • Nicole Poore
      • Spiros Mantzavinos
      • Bruce C. Ennis
      • Trey Paradee
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    • Education
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    • Finance
    • Health & Social Services
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  • Senate News
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