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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Deeply honored to be nominated for Best LGBTQ+ DC Public Official for the Washington Blade Best of LGBTQ DC Readers’ Choice Awards. It is a privilege to serve my neighbors while standing in my truth as a queer TransLatina. Vote daily from Oct 1 through Oct 8 for finalists in dozens of categories!

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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

DC’s 55 ballot drop boxes are OPEN!✨ Vote at ANY drop box until 8 pm on June 16, the last day to vote in the DC Dem Primary. I’m excited to rank @janeese4dc.bsky.social for Mayor, @brianschwalbfordc.bsky.social for AG, and vote the @freedcslate.bsky.social for DC Dem State Committee. Get voting, DC!

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Honored to be selected for inclusion in the 2025 Talent 100, an annual list recognizing the most forward-thinking talent leaders redefining how world-class teams are built! #Talent100 #FutureOfWork #TalentLeadership #HiringInnovation

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

The fire of community work never happens in isolation, though it can often feel that way. We carry it forward in the glow of our ancestors, ignited by the flames of our community legends, and arm-in-arm with powerful illuminators bringing our lights to new paths.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility. My name is Vida Rangel. I serve as the highest ranking trans woman in the history of District government, and I choose to be visible.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Exciting news: I’ve been appointed by National League of Cities President Kevin Kramer (Councilmember of Louisville, KY) to the NLC Race, Equity and Leadership (REAL) Council!

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

It’s been quite a while since the last time a stranger on the street called me a faggot. Good to know my intimidation strategy of locking eyes and silently staring them down until they walk away is still effective. 🫶🏼 #Bye

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

As a trans person, and especially as a trans woman of color, showing up openly in public service is both deeply personal and profoundly defiant. It affirms that public service belongs to all of us, and that our communities, our voices, and our leadership cannot be erased.

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Comings & Goings

Vida Rangel becomes highest-ranking trans D.C. gov’t official

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Do you think trailblazers like Shirley Chisholm, Harvey Milk, or Andrea Jenkins received apologies from the people who said they were unelectable? Spoiler alert… they didn’t.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Always wild when people with no connection to TX (or any other southern state) have opinions about TX politics. Anyway, I just donated again to @jasmineforus.bsky.social because she absolutely has a pathway to victory. If you support black women, you should, too. www.jasmineforus.com

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Jasmine Crockett for U.S. Senate

I’m running for the United States Senate because I believe Texas deserves a Senator who will be an independent voice for all 30 million Texans -- not a rubber stamp or party line vote for Donald Trump...

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Not to brag, but I get to show up to work everyday to help lead the *ridiculously* talented team at the Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments who recruit passionate District leaders to serve alongside us, whether in staff positions or on District boards and commissions. Not bragging, just facts.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Plenty of updates in the Ward 1 Councilmember race, including new candidates and October campaign finance reports showing that candidates have collectively raised $133k from more than 1,700 contributors.

List of names, faces, and campaign logos of the current candidates for Ward 1 Councilmember: Brian Footer, Aparna Raj, Jackie Reyes, Rashida Brown, and Terry Lunch

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

If someone is poorly clothed, hungry, and scared, and you tell them, “Bless you. Be warm and filled. Be safe,” without giving them what they need, what good is that? Thoughts and prayers, without action, is useless. Faith by itself, without works, is dead.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Campaigns for Ward One Councilmember have already started, with three candidates throwing their hats into the ring: Brian Footer on July 10th, Thomas Cortez on July 26th, and Aparna Raj on August 12th.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Thinking ahead to how voter protection efforts in DC will need to adapt for our June primary, with important District-wide offices on the ballot (Mayor, AG, Council Chair), 6 Council seats, Cong. Delegate, Shadow Senator & Rep, and a chance for a new ranked-choice voting system.

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Brianne K Nadeau @brianneknadeau.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Join me for a Ward 1 Town Hall on Recent Federal Actions Impacting D.C. Monday night at 7 pm. We’ll talk about impact on Home Rule, the court filing, and what you can do. Register here: dccouncil-us.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Ward 1 Town Hall on Recent Federal Actions Impacting D.C. Monday, August 18. 7-8 pm. Virtual via Zoom. Register: https://dccouncil-us.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IFGQlxwVS6SyCJfJiQYNeA#/registration

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Ready to put in the WORK alongside these incredible Ward 1 neighbors! @ward1democrats.org

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

#Pride continues with my 41st pride event this season: Pride Charla with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation! Honored to be speak alongside these incredible community leaders and talk about being transLatina affects my experience as a public servant.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Pride is a protest, and it isn’t over! March on, and never stop fighting to make the world a better place for ALL of us! #WorldPride2025 #DistrictOfPride #PrideLivesHere #GayestCity #OurTransCapital

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

✅ #DistrictOfPride 🏳️‍🌈 ✅ #OurTransCapital 🏳️‍⚧️ ✅ #GayestCity in the World 🏳️‍🌈 ✅ #PrideLivesHere 🏳️‍⚧️

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Supervisory Dietician Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) $86,533 - $121,147 Provider of clinical nutrition support services required by patients, each having numerous specialties and specialized medical and psychiatric programs. Closes July 29, 2025

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Roving Leaders (Driver) Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) $34,320 - $65,457 Seasonal - Summer 2025 Operates the Fun Wagon, Skate Mobile, Movie Night Out, and Rock Wall vehicles, transports the seasonal staff and equipment to the assigned communities.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Social Worker Child and Family Services Agency $72,085 - $90,004 Responsible for providing the full range of direct, professional social work services to children & families who come to the attention of the CFSA due to concerns of abuse and neglect. Closes May 16, 2025

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I love music not just for the joy of listening, but also the stories and history it represents. Victor Victoria (1982) with Dame Julie Andrews leading a discussion of gender and sexuality.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Electrician DC National Guard $69,368 - $95,076 Installation, maintenance, and repair of electrical wiring systems, fixtures, controls and equipment. Closes May 3, 2025 Full posting at careers.dc.gov with Job ID 29732

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Trans. Autistic. Latina. Many are trying to erase us, and many more are silently complicit. The risk of being taken is growing. There are millions who are more at risk than I am, and people are *already* being taken. If that happens to me or to someone else you know, will you wish you’d done more?

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Trial Attorney Office of the Attorney General $128,824 - $167,497 Investigates & litigates civil claims for violation of District antifraud and workers’ rights statutes (including wage theft, worker misclassification, & unlawful denial of sick leave) Closes April 28, 2025

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Operations Specialist Office of the State Superintendent for Education $54,183 - $69,770 Located in the Division of Student Transportation (DOT). Provides support services to terminal managers, manages HR & operations projects, and oversees training coordinators. Closes April 28, 2025

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Singing Latin choral music I still have memorized from high school at the top of my lungs with the windows open is SO cathartic!! Oh… just me?

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Library Associate District of Columbia Public Library $56,503 - $72,721 DCPL is seeking multiple Full-Time Library Associates who have experience working with youth (ages 0-12). Closes June 6, 2025 Full posting at careers.dc.gov with Job ID 29294

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I want to start highlighting a different DC job posting every day. Please share! Harm Reduction Coordinator Dept of Behavioral Health $62,158 - $80,032 Closes April 23, 2025 Full posting at careers.dc.gov with Job ID 29680

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Best part of this trip is new albums for the collection! Grace Jones, Dionne Warwick, Gloria Gaynor, Salt-N-Pepa

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Our inaugural Transgender Day of Visibility photo! 🏳️‍⚧️ ❤️🤍❤️ 🏳️‍⚧️ #TransDayOfVisibility #tdov #tdov2025 #TransCapital #prideliveshere

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Today I met the longest serving trans person in District government, and together we presented a District flag flown over the Wilson Building in honor of trans and nonbinary Washingtonians to our newest trans public servant. #TransCapital #TransJoy #TransDayofVisibility #TDOV2025 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Join me this Monday at DuPont Circle for Trans Day of Visibility!

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

“only a person without imagination could think that Superman is “really” Clark Kent. Only a person without imagination could think that a butterfly is “really” a caterpillar. Or that a trans woman is “really” a man.”

washingtonpost.com

Opinion | What is a trans woman, really?

“Scooby-Doo” offers a lesson about the riddle of gender identity.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Enjoy peace wherever you find it

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Not only did they dehumanize, torture, & murder Sam Nordquist, they forced CHILDREN torture of this innocent man. I am not fucking okay. We are not okay. Everyone needs to know Sam’s name & story, and every breathing person needs to condemn the animals who did this. #TransLivesMatter #SamNordquist

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Forcing a child’s teacher to betray their trust by outing them is not going to change the fact that they know to not trust you. #TrustTransKids #ProtectTransKids

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

The Texas bill criminalizing the kind of medical care I am currently receiving will continue popping up all over the country, so let me clear. The only way I will give up my healthcare is over my dead body. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

The purge of trans people continues. As of yesterday, the State Department is ordering officials to issue permanent visa bans against those who are deemed to misrepresent their birth sex on visa applications. Link to reporting from The Guardian in the comments.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

The purge of trans history continues. www.nps.gov/places/dupon...

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Dupont Circle (U.S. National Park Service)

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

We are here in the memory of those who have fallen.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Refilling my hormone prescription while I still can.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

News story from New York state in the comments about extreme violence against a trans person. If you aren’t trans, please read this story. Read this story (and all the other news stories about us from the last month) and imagine it was your community.

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Vida Rangel @missvidarangel.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

DC tattoo artist recommendations? I need to get the Frida tattoo I’ve been planning 🌺 🌷 🌼 🌹 🌸

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