Seven Siegel becomes Maine's first openly nonbinary state lawmaker

Seven Siegel has been elected to the Maine state legislature, making them the first openly nonbinary person to serve in the body, the Daily Mail reported. Siegel won election to the Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday. [1]

According to the Daily Mail, Siegel defeated Republican candidate Diana Kushnar by a vote total of 3,229 to 2,101. The 37-year-old Democrat uses they and them pronouns and ran to represent House District 109. [1]

The Daily Mail reported that the district serves a portion of the Gorham community, a small college town located outside of Portland. Siegel lives in Gorham with their 40-year-old wife, Rebecca Wartell, and their three-year-old daughter. [1]

Though open about their gender identity, Siegel stated that they chose not to make the topic the main focus of their election campaign, the Daily Mail reported. [1]