Jaelynn Scott is on track to make history in Washington state. Having secured the Democratic nomination for the 37th legislative district in Seattle this month, Scott is widely expected to win the general election in November, a result that would make her the first openly transgender Black woman ever elected to a state legislature in the United States.
A Nearly Assured Path to Victory
Scott's only opponent in the general election is Evon McCorkle, a college student running as an independent, and Democratic strategists and local outlets alike consider Scott the overwhelming favorite in the heavily blue district. That has freed her to campaign less on electability and more on urgency. She's built a broad coalition on the left, drawing endorsements from Senator Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, along with the Washington chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America and the Working Families Party.
That support has come even as some establishment Democrats have grumbled that trans rights are too politically risky to center in a campaign. Scott has been unambiguous in rejecting that calculus, telling the Washington State Standard that an
Source: Erin in the Morning
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