Jun 26, 2009  |  By: Amy Cavanaugh  | COMMENTS     

Three years after first running for state office in Maryland, transgender activist Dana Beyer is considering throwing her hat back into the ring.

“I’m not officially running yet, and I’m not going to make a decision until I see how fundraising goes,” she said. “But I’m thinking about it and have been planning on it for several years.”

A fundraiser for Beyer’s possible campaign as a District 18 state delegate was held Wednesday at the Washington home of Human Rights Campaign board member John Isa.

The event began after Blade deadline. Lane Hudson, a coordinator, said about 30 to 50 people were expected to attend. Tickets began at $50.

Beyer, who ran for a state delegate seat in 2006, is senior adviser to Montgomery County Council member Duchy Trachtenberg and vice president of Equality Maryland’s board.

Beyer said she did “extremely well” during her 2007 campaign, and that it “makes perfect sense to finish the job next year.” She estimated that she would need $150,000 for her campaign.

Beyer said she was motivated to run because she sees “a need in Maryland now, particularly in the shadow of a new, hopeful administration, to bring progressive politics to our state.”