Stephanie Byers is the first openly transgender state legislator to run for office in Kansas. A member of the Chickasaw Nation, Byers would also become the first openly trans person of color elected to any state's legislature. Follow the final month of her campaign, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, as she seeks to make history.

 

Byers for Kansas | The Wichita Eagle

Cinematography by Jaime Green

Produced by Brittany Peterson

Edited by Brittany Peterson

Additional Footage by Travis Heying