Sarah McBride to be first transgender person in U.S. Congress

Delaware state senator Sarah McBride won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, making her the first openly transgender politician elected to Congress.

The Democrat was the comfortable winner against Republican John Whalen III, US news networks projected, as she built up an unassailable lead with around two-thirds of ballots counted.

"Delaware has sent the message loud and clear that we must be a country that protects reproductive freedom... and that this is a democracy...