In 2009 , Siperstein became the first openly transgender member of the DNC , where she was appointed by then-chairman Tim Kaine . She was appointed to the Democratic National Committee 's Executive Committee in 2011 , where she served until October 2017 , when she and several other DNC officials were demoted or removed . In the 2016 Democratic National Convention , Siperstein was a superdelegate for Hillary Clinton . As of 2016 , she was one of 28 openly transgender people to serve on the Democratic National Committee
2016 Democratic National Convention
2016 Democratic National Convention
Barbra Casbar Siperstein