Transgender veteran Bree Fram enters Virginia House race amid Democratic redistricting push

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:10:00 +0200

The article profiles Bree Fram, a former Space Force colonel who was forced to retire under President Donald Trump’s 2025 ban on transgender service members, as she launches a long‑shot Democratic primary campaign in Virginia. Fram, one of the highest‑ranking transgender officers in the U.S. military before her departure, is running to succeed Rep. James Walkinshaw, a six‑month incumbent who previously served as chief of staff to Rep. Gerry Connolly before Connolly’s death in 2025. Fram’s campaign is closely tied to Virginia’s upcoming redistricting referendum, which could redraw congressional boundaries and create a new, more favorable map for Democrats in the Washington, D.C., suburbs. Her proposed district, informally called the ‘new 11th,’ would combine voters from surrounding Democratic and Republican districts, reshaping the political landscape for her race. Fram and her campaign manager Sabrina Bruce, another transgender veteran pushed out of the Space Force, are running the eff