Misty Dawn Plowright (born 1983) is one of the first two openly

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people in the United States to become a candidate representing a major political party for a national office, the other being

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. She was the first openly transgender candidate to win a major party primary for the

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. She went on to challenge incumbent Republican

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representing in the 2016 general election. Plowright lost to Lamborn on November 8, 2016.

Early life and career

Plowright was born in

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, and at the age of four moved to northwest

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where she was raised as a Southern Baptist. She is a

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veteran, serving as an

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s Operator/Analyst from 2003 to 2004. After sustaining a non-combat injury, she was

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and went on to work in

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Congressional campaign

Plowright announced her campaign for on March 18, 2016 via

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. Her official campaign website was launched on March 31, 2016, the

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. She ran as a progressive and was openly supportive of

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. After he lost the nomination to

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, she was considering voting for

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nominee

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, stating that she would only vote for Clinton if she "actually truly believed that Trump was Hitler 2.0 and he was actually going to do that level of evil." Plowright lost to incumbent

in the general election, who won his sixth term. She conceded the race the next day.

Personal life

Plowright lives in

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with her wife, Lisa. The couple entered a

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in 2010. After changes in legislation, they were legally

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in 2014. They are in a polyamorous relationship with their mutual partner, Sebastian.

Electoral history

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