The 34-year-old, who was also elected to the local Senate in the small northeastern US state, will enter the House of Representatives, according to NBC and CNN projections.
Although he is aware that he has an image as a trailblazer, the candidate recently stated on CBS that his priorities in the US Congress are child care costs, housing, healthcare and the right to abortion.
Individual rights transgender is one of the hot issues in the American presidential and legislative elections, notes AFP.
Source: AGERPR