Transgender women running for House, Senate seats

Published June 29, 2016 12:54pm ET



The U.S. may soon see its first transgender senator and member of Congress, as two transgender women are running for Congress as Democrats.

In Utah, Misty Snow, a 30-year-old Salt Lake City native, will run against incumbent Republican Sen. Mike Lee after defeating Jonathan Swinton in the Democratic primary by nearly 19 percent.

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