Misty Plowright

Misty Plowright
Born 1982/1983
California
Nationality American
Occupation Information technology
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Lisa
Website mistyforcongress.com

Misty Plowright is one of the first two openly transgender people in the United States to be a candidate representing a major political party for a national office.[1][2] She was the first openly transgender candidate to win a major party primary for the Congress.[3] She won the Democratic primary vote in Colorado and went on to challenge Republican Doug Lamborn's five-term Congressional seat representing Colorado's 5th congressional district in the November 8, 2016 United States House of Representatives elections.[4] She lost the election to Lamborn, with roughly 31% of the vote against Lamborn's 62%.[5]

Early life and career

Plowright was born in California, and at the age of four moved to northwest Arkansas where she was raised as a Southern Baptist. She is a U.S. Army veteran. She served as an Information Systems Operator/Analyst from 2003 to 2004. After sustaining a non-combat injury, she was discharged honorably. She currently works in information technology.

Personal life

Plowright lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado with her wife, Lisa. The couple entered a domestic partnership in Seattle in 2010. After changes in legislation, they were legally married in 2014.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Two transgender candidates named Misty nominated in Colorado, Utah primaries Published June 29, 2016 FoxNews.com
  2. ↑ MATT CANHAM, Utah’s Misty Snow makes history as Democrats’ transgender Senate nominee The Salt Lake Tribune Published June 28, 2016
  3. ↑ Maria L La Ganga in Denver. "Transgender nominee for Congress: 'It's about damn time' politics got inclusive | Society". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  4. ↑ Ian Prasad Philbrick, Democratic Candidates Named Misty Just Made Transgender History slate.com June 29, 2016
  5. ↑ The New York Times. "Election Results". Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  6. ↑ Meet Misty

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