▁now - de leted ▁channel ▁once ▁had ▁several ▁thousand ▁subscri bers . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁coming ▁out ▁as ▁trans gender , ▁she ▁also ▁became ▁an ▁activ ist , ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁L GB T ▁and ▁dis ability ▁prote ctions ▁and ▁protest ing ▁the ▁passing ▁of ▁A Z ▁S B ▁ 1 4 3 2 ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁C andid acy ▁in ▁Arizona ’ s ▁ 8 th ▁U . S . ▁con gression al ▁district ▁special ▁election ▁primary ▁ ▁West bro ok ▁began ▁her ▁for ay ▁into ▁elect oral ▁politics ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Donald ▁Trump ' s ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁president ial ▁campaign , ▁announ cing ▁she ▁would ▁run ▁against ▁Republican ▁inc umb ent ▁Tr ent ▁Fran ks ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁con gression al ▁mid term ▁election ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁before ▁learning ▁of ▁his ▁res ignation . ▁The ▁news ▁of ▁Frank ' s ▁res ignation ▁following ▁his ▁sexual ▁har ass ment ▁sc andal ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁rise ▁in ▁media ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁subsequent ▁special ▁election , ▁which ▁gave ▁West bro ok , ▁running ▁to ▁become ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁trans gender ▁representative ▁of ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Congress , ▁support ▁from ▁national ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁Ros ie ▁O ' D onn ell , ▁Ch else a ▁Mann ing ▁and ▁Camer on ▁Russell . ▁ ▁Although ▁Fran ks ' s ▁seat ▁had ▁been ▁histor ically ▁ignored ▁by ▁Democratic ▁cont enders , ▁West bro ok ▁was ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁election