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Newly elected, WA’s first openly transgender legislator ready to ‘stand on business’

States Newsroom · November 12, 2026

When Jaelynn Scott arrives in Olympia in January, she doesn’t want to be labeled a one-note legislator. Elected by voters last week, Scott will be Washington’s first openly transgender state lawmaker, and the first Black transgender legislator in the nation. But she doesn’t want to be seen as only focused on LGBTQ+…

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Newly elected, WA’s first openly transgender legislator ready to ‘stand on business’

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