{"id":91022,"date":"2020-10-21T14:30:07","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T18:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=91022"},"modified":"2020-10-21T17:01:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T21:01:04","slug":"trans-elected-official-to-share-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2020\/10\/21\/trans-elected-official-to-share-experiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans Elected Official to Share Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Rosemary Ketchum, a newly elected council member in Wheeling, West Virginia, is shattering stereotypes typically associated with her state. A resident of Wheeling since her high school days, the 26-year-old first-in-her-family college graduate is the one and only openly transgender elected official in the state&rsquo;s history. As such, she has been featured nationally on MSNBC and the TODAY show, <em>Time Magazine<\/em>, CBS and CNN.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_91024\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91024\" style=\"width: 248px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"91024\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2020\/10\/21\/trans-elected-official-to-share-experiences\/rosemaryketchum_photo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/RosemaryKetchum_photo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1451,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"1.8\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"Canon EOS M50\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"1593983716\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"50\",\"iso\":\"1600\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0.002\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rosemary Ketchum, a newly elected council member in West Virginia, is the keynote speaker for the James Farmer Multicultural Center&amp;#8217;s Gender and Sexual Minorities and Allies Cultural Celebration. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/RosemaryKetchum_photo-213x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/RosemaryKetchum_photo-726x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-91024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/RosemaryKetchum_photo-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rosemary Ketchum, a newly elected council member in West Virginia, is the keynote speaker for the James Farmer Multicultural Center's Gender and Sexual Minorities and Allies Cultural Celebration.\" width=\"248\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/RosemaryKetchum_photo-213x300.jpg 213w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/RosemaryKetchum_photo-726x1024.jpg 726w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/RosemaryKetchum_photo-768x1084.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/RosemaryKetchum_photo-1088x1536.jpg 1088w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/RosemaryKetchum_photo-808x1140.jpg 808w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/RosemaryKetchum_photo-425x600.jpg 425w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/10\/RosemaryKetchum_photo.jpg 1451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rosemary Ketchum, a newly elected council member in West Virginia, is the keynote speaker for the James Farmer Multicultural Center&rsquo;s Gender and Sexual Minorities and Allies Cultural Celebration.<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Ketchum will talk about her experiences and ambitions as keynote speaker tonight at a Gender and Sexual Minorities and Allies celebration, sponsored by the James Farmer Multicultural Center. The event is free, but <a href=\"https:\/\/students.umw.edu\/multicultural\/programs\/gsma-celebration\/event-registration-keynote-councilwoman-rosemary-ketchum\/\">registration is required<\/a>.<\/p><p>&ldquo;West Virginians are fed up with the status quo and ready for compassionate&nbsp;and unapologetic&nbsp;leadership,&rdquo; Ketchum said. &ldquo;We are tired of seeing surrounding states overtake us in social and economic metrics. We are ready to make West Virginia the best place to live in the U.S.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Ketchum may lack in political experience, but certainly not in ambition. &ldquo;Democracy starts at the local level,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;There are so many opportunities to make a difference.&rdquo; While she has her own political aspirations, as one of only 27 out trans elected officials in U.S., she also intends to help others galvanize and run for office.<\/p><p>In addition to her council position, Ketchum serves as associate director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Greater Wheeling Drop-in Center and on the boards of several organizations including the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy.<\/p><p>Ketchum&rsquo;s platform covered the gamut &ndash; from potholes and stray cats to homelessness and the opioid crisis. As for her race, she said: &ldquo;Breaking into a space that wasn&rsquo;t built for you is incredibly difficult.&rdquo;<\/p><p>She looks forward to talking to young people. &ldquo;I want to drive home the power of persistence,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Nothing happens overnight but the harder you work toward a goal the faster you are in achieving it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rosemary Ketchum, a newly elected council member in Wheeling, West Virginia, is shattering stereotypes typically associated with her state. A resident of Wheeling since her high school days, the 26-year-old first-in-her-family college graduate is the one and only openly transgender elected official in the state&rsquo;s history. 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