Sarah McBride
DemocratU.S. Representative, DE-0| Age | 35 (b. 1990-08-09) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2025-01-03 (~1 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Religion | Presbyterian (Presbyterian Church USA); ordained ruling elder |
| Education | B.A. in Government, American University, 2013; graduated Cab Calloway School of the Arts, 2009 |
| Prior occupation | Activist and advocacy professional; National Press Secretary, Human Rights Campaign (2016–2021); Campaigns and Communications Manager, Center for American Progress; White House intern (2012); aide on Beau Biden and Jack Markell campaigns |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Marital status | widowed — Andrew Cray (died August 28, 2014) |
| Children | 0 |
| Residence | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Openly LGBTQ | yes |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2020 |
| Previous offices | Delaware State Senator, 1st Senate District (2021–2025) |
| Committees | House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Subcommittees: Europe; Oversight and Accountability) · House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (Subcommittee: Research and Technology) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Equality Caucus (co-chair) · Congressional Democratic Women's Caucus (whip) · Congressional Progressive Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · Congressional Freethought Caucus |
| Leadership | House Democratic Deputy Whip for Policy, 119th Congress |
| Ideology | Progressive Democrat; endorsed by Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC and New Democrat Coalition; known for LGBTQ rights advocacy and paid family leave |
| Signature legislation | Healthy Delaware Families Act (Delaware, 2022) — established paid family and medical leave for Delaware workers · Flexible Leave Act (U.S. House, introduced 2025) — bipartisan bill to modernize FMLA · FAIR Leave Act (U.S. House, introduced May 2025) — commonsense fix for working families under FMLA |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
No holdings recorded yet (from official Financial Disclosure filings).
Top donors: EMILY's List · Human Rights Campaign (HRC) PAC · LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.