Danica Roem

Danica Roem
Born	1984/1985 (age 32–33) Prince William County, Virginia, U.S.
Residence	Manassas, Virginia, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	St. Bonaventure University
Occupation	Journalist • politician

Danica Roem is an American journalist and politician from Northern Virginia. She is the first openly transgender major party candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates.

Roem was born and raised in Prince William County, Virginia. She graduated from St. Bonaventure University in New York.

Roem worked for nine years as the lead reporter for the Gainesville Times and the Prince William Times. She won awards from the Virginia Press Association seven times.

Roem is running as a Democrat in the 2017 election for the 13th District of the Virginia House of Delegates against Republican incumbent Bob Marshall. She won the Democratic primary on June 13, 2017.

Roem declared her candidacy in January 2017. She received endorsements from the Victory Fund and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. Between April 1 and June 1, Roem received 1064 donations of under $100, the highest of any delegate candidate in the state other than Chris Hurst. Roem is running a platform based on economic and transportation issues.

In July 2017, following President Donald Trump's announcement of a unilateral ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military, Roem received a $50,000 donation from Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. Abele happened to be in the East Room of the White House the day Trump made the announcement on Twitter.

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