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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lonely, poor and quite lost, Danica Roem thought she had nothing going for her back in 2016 except toned calves from toting kabobs up the stairs of apartments in Arlington, Virginia, in her dead-end food delivery job. “Picture it,” Roem, now a groundbreaking politician who also was a journalist back then, wrote […]

Lonely, poor and quite lost, Danica Roem thought she had nothing going for her back in 2016 except toned calves from toting kabobs up the stairs of apartments in Arlington, Virginia, in her dead-end food delivery job.

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The onetime scribe and heavy metal singer scored her fourth election victory, breaking through to the state Senate and overcoming a pitched effort from Republicans and their allies.

Danica Roem is accustomed to opponents using her transgender identity as a cudgel in Virginia legislative races.

Danica Roem is accustomed to opponents using her transgender identity as a cudgel in Virginia legislative races.

Danica Roem is accustomed to opponents using her transgender identity as a cudgel in Virginia legislative races.

Danica Roem is accustomed to opponents using her transgender identity as a cudgel in Virginia legislative races.

The third annual hybrid event extends our award-winning journalism beyond the page with more than 30 sessions focused on our beats and beyond.

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