Trans woman running for lieutenant governor in NV

Kimi Cole announced she is moving for lieutenant politician successful Nevada.

If elected, she would go the archetypal transgender idiosyncratic to triumph statewide bureau successful the United States.

While Cole understands that would beryllium a historical achievement, she said she doesn't privation her individuality to beryllium a focal constituent of her campaign.

“I don’t privation to marque a large contented astir my inheritance arsenic such,” Cole said successful an interrogation with The Associated Press, noting the barrier-breaking imaginable of her candidacy. “We person truly pressing issues successful this country. To beryllium capable to measure them, code them and instrumentality attraction of them is going to instrumentality a batch of conscientious effort.”

Nevada does not presently person a lieutenant governor. Democrat Kate Marshall resigned aft accepting a presumption successful the Biden administration.

Gov. Steve Sisolak has not appointed a successor.

Three Republicans, Dan Schwartz, Mack Miller and Stavros Anthony are besides moving for lieutenant governor.

Henderson Mayor Debra March is the different Democrat successful the race.