The transgender woman would become Utah's first openly transgender elected official if she wins the general election, facing off incumbent Republican Sen. Mike Lee in November. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)For the first time in U.S. political history, an openly transgender candidate won a major-party congressional primary. By comparison, the list of openly transgender candidates in politics is pretty short. Still, two openly transgender candidates made history Tuesday when they won their congressional primaries -- one the Democratic U.S. Senate race in Utah, the other a Democratic congressional race near Colorado Springs, Colo. Oh, and coincidentally, they're both named Misty. The Fix could find only one other transgender candidate -- local or national -- who won their first election after coming out.

Source: Washington Post June 29, 2016 15:36 UTC