Misty Plowright

Misty Plowright is one of the first two openly transgender people in the United States to be a candidate representing a major political party for a national office. She was the first openly transgender candidate to win a major party primary for the Congress. She won the Democratic primary vote in Colorado and went on to challenge Republican Doug Lamborn's five-term Congressional seat representing Colorado's 5th congressional district in the November 8, 2016 United States House of Representatives elections. She lost the election to Lamborn, with roughly 31% of the vote against Lamborn's 62%.

Plowright was born in California, and at the age of four moved to northwest Arkansas where she was raised as a Southern Baptist. She is a U.S. Army veteran. She served as an Information Systems Operator/Analyst from 2003 to 2004. After sustaining a non-combat injury, she was discharged honorably. She currently works in information technology.

Plowright lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado with her wife, Lisa. The couple entered a domestic partnership in Seattle in 2010. After changes in legislation, they were legally married in 2014.