New generation of Democrats emerges one year after Trump

Alexi McCammond 2 hrs ago

One year after President Trump was elected, Democrats have flipped 21 state legislature seats from red to blue and more Democratic women are running at every level than ever before.

Why it matters: This Democratic push (and subsequent victories) could bode well for the party as they try to find a handful of qualified candidates to take back the House and Senate in 2018, and to run against Trump in 2020.

A list of the new kids on the block:

Danica Roem became the first openly transgender woman elected to a state legislature seat, in Virginia's 13th district. She ousted the Republican incumbent who co-sponsored the "bathroom bill" that requires individuals to use public restrooms that correspond to their assigned gender at birth.

Joyce Craig is the first woman elected mayor in Queen City, the largest city in Manchester, New Hampshire.