Transgender Woman Wins Utah Democratic Senate Primary

BuzzFeed - Via Facebook: MistyKSnow WASHINGTON ? Utah Democrats on Tuesday voted for Misty Snow as their party's nominee for Senate, the first out transgender nominee for Congress from a major party. On Tuesday, Snow defeated Jonathan Swinton, described by the Salt Lake Tribune as a conservative Democrat and a 35-year-old Mormon marriage therapist. Snow, the more liberal challenger to Swinton, is described as a cashier at a grocery store currently. By early Wednesday, she had defeated Swinton 59.4%-40.6% in the returns, with all counties completed. The 30-year-old Snow will face an uphill battle in the conservative state to unseat Sen. Mike Lee ? one of the most conservative members of the Senate ? in the fall. On her website, she addresses her rare status as an out transgender person seeking office. "There are some that claim that Utah is not ready for a candidate like me, but I strongly disagree. Utah is not only ready but in desperate need of a Senator exactly like me," Snow writes.