Pam Rocker is a 35-year-old Cheviot native has thrown her name in the hat to run for president. She’s running for the Democratic nomination, and she’s looking to make history as the first Black transgender president. She’s already filled out an official statement of candidacy with the Federal Elections Commission to run in 2020 back in 2016. While there’s already over 670 statements filed for next year’s election, the number pales in comparison to the 1,775 statements filed in 2016, which was more than the previous four elections combined.
“I just didn’t want to sit on the sidelines,” Rocker said. “I was unhappy with the outcome of the 2016 election. Hillary, she inspired me. She lit something inside me. She opened the door for women and trans women of color to run.”
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Ohio Woman Wants To Be The First Black Transgender President was originally published on wiznation.com
