How Did Alabama Elect Its First Transgender State Lawmaker?
She won with 53.2% of the vote and said her campaign focused on Medicaid, schools, wages and workplace protections.
- On Tuesday, Democrat Allison Montgomery unseated Republican incumbent Phillip Rigsby in Alabama House District 25, winning 53.2% of the vote and becoming the state's first transgender legislator.
- Rigsby previously attacked Montgomery's identity at an October barbecue, claiming her transness changed 'everything,' while Montgomery countered by citing Republican Representative Brett Easterbrook's arrest for allegedly soliciting sex with a minor.
- Despite being outspent, the software engineer pledged to expand Medicaid, improve public education, and strengthen workplace protections while focusing on affordability and healthcare access.
- Montgomery plans to work with the community to determine how to best serve them, urging voters to focus on common goals rather than "culture war issues."
- Her election marks a significant shift as the Alabama legislature has focused on LGBTQ+ rights in recent years, with her seat being one of three Northern Alabama districts that flipped on Tuesday.
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Red Alabama District Elects Transgender Democrat to Legislature
Allison Montgomery, a self-proclaimed transgender Democrat, unseated incumbent Republican state Rep. Phillip Rigsby in Alabama House District 25 during Tuesday’s elections. This makes Montgomery the first openly transgender lawmaker in […] The post Red Alabama District Elects Transgender Democrat to Legislature appeared first on The Western Journal.
Transgender Man Flips Alabama State House Seat in Solid Republican District Where Trump Won 3 Times * The Gateway Pundit * by Jordan Conradson
Republicans did so poorly in the midterm elections that Alabama, a historically red state that Trump won by 30 points in 2024, elected its first transgender state legislator in history. The historically red Alabama House District 25, a district Trump won three times, flipped for Democrat Allison Montgomery, a transgender man who now identifies as a woman.
Trans man wins Alabama state House seat in district Trump won 3 times
by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News November 5, 2026 The Blue tsunami was so vast on Tuesday that it carried a man who says he’s a woman to victory in an Alabama state legislature district that President Donald Trump easily won three times. Democrat Allison Montgomery won Alabama House District 25 by six points […]
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