Misty Kathrine Snow (born July 19, 1985)[1] is an American political candidate who was one of the first openly transgender people in the United States to have been nominated by a major political party for a federal office.

[2][3] Snow was the Democratic nominee in the 2016 United States Senate election in Utah.

[9][10] Snow was the first openly transgender candidate to win a major party primary for the U.S.

Policy priorities include increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, paid maternity leave, expansion of Medicare and Medicaid, clean energy, and LGBT nondiscrimination efforts.

[14] On April 13, 2017, Snow formally announced her run against Chris Stewart, the Republican incumbent representative for Utah's 2nd congressional district.