Delaware State Senator & Democrat for Congress.
Family, coffee, and bold change.
💛Tomorrow WILL be different.
Jun 26, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
I’m excited to share that I'm running for Congress!
In Delaware, we’ve proven that small states can do BIG things. It’s time to do it again. 🧵
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In the Delaware State Senate I’ve…
✅ Passed paid family leave
✅ Protected workers
✅ Defended reproductive rights
✅ Championed gun safety
Our small state is getting big things done, but ultimately, we need Congress to step up, too.
Jan 12, 2021 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Today is the day! At around 2PM I will be officially sworn in as the Senator from the First Senate District. I’m excited!
I’ll take my oath today on my childhood bible, given to me when I was 8 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, where I still attend today.
You get to pick whatever you’d like to swear in on and this is what I’ve chosen!
Jan 10, 2021 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Question for #lawtwitter. My family and I are having a discussion: a family member (and others on this website) has put forward that Congress could pass legislation deeming Trump not qualified to serve as president under section 3 of 14th Amdt. My sense is that for that section
to apply, it would require some legal determination of guilt of insurrection or rebellion by an article iii body. Short of that, legislation applying to Donald Trump would be, in effect, a bill of attainder.
Nov 8, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Seven years ago, my parents and I drove down to Legislative Hall to testify before the Delaware State Senate and to urge them to pass the Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Act. (1/9)
Standing on the floor of the Delaware State Senate and with tears in our eyes, my parents and I shared our family’s story and asked for something simple: the equal protection of our laws. (2/9)
Jun 13, 2020 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Donald Trump's roll back of health care protections for LGBTQ people puts millions at risk.
These protections were my late husband Andy's life’s work - an advancement he didn't see before he passed away from cancer. (Thread)
I know the fear of discrimination in health care. I’ve felt it myself. And I saw it in Andy’s eyes as he battled cancer as a transgender man -- the creeping fear that his disease might meet discrimination that could be deadly.
Jan 30, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
This happened to me earlier today. We had just concluded a really powerful meeting with parents of transgender youth and members of Congress and I won't let this incident diminish the love, pride and solidarity that filled that room just moments before. gaystarnews.com/article/video-…
The sad truth is that this kind of harassment is the reality for far too many transgender people, particularly trans women of color, across the country and around the world.
Oct 16, 2017 • 17 tweets • 2 min read
#MeToo: I’m so open about every other part of my life except one. I can count on one hand the number of people I’ve confided… (1/17)
… in about being sexually assaulted. I stayed quiet for too many reasons. (2/17)
