Jaelynn Scott wins in a landslide, becoming Washington's first openly Trans legislator

In the Nov. 3 general election, anti-Trans measures were on the ballot. Federal Medicaid cuts loomed. And on Tuesday night, voters in South Seattle responded.Jaelynn Scott, a Democrat and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, won the open House seat in Washington's 37th Legislative District in a landslide. She is set to become the first openly Transgender member of the Washington Legislature, and the first out Black Trans woman to serve in any state legislature in the country.It wasn't close: Scott took 28,465 votes, or 87.2%, in King County's election-night count for Position 2 (with 53% of the vote counted). Independent Evon McCorkle, a college student, had 3,899, or 12%. The county will certify the results on Nov. 24."This is a historic moment for the state, and it is not about me, but I'm excited for the community," Scott said in an election-night interview. Pressed on that, she allowed with a grin: "It's a little about me.

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