Chelsea Manning is officially planning a Senate run, The Washington Post reports. According to Federal election filings, the former U.S. Army soldier (who was released from military prison in May 2017) is seeking the Democratic nomination to potentially become a senator in Maryland.

As noted by The New York Daily News, Manning would run against the current Democrat in the seat, Sen. Ben Cardin, who is serving his second term in office. Cardin was initially elected by the people of Maryland in 2006.

Manning first made headlines in 2010, when she leaked over 700,000 classified intelligence documents to WikiLeaks. She was sentenced to 35 years in prison, and later submitted a petition to former President Barack Obama, asking to be released early. "I take full and complete responsibility for my decision to disclose these materials to the public," she wrote at the time. "I have never made any excuses for what I did. I pleaded guilty without the protection of a plea agreement because I believed the military justice system would understand my motivation for the disclosure and sentence me fairly. I was wrong."

Obama approved Manning's petition, and she was released on May 17, 2017. In addition to becoming an infamous whistle-blower, Manning has been an important voice in the LGBTQ community. In June 2017, Manning celebrated her first Pride since coming out as transgender, and participated in the event by appearing on the American Civil Liberties Union float. Upon reclaiming her freedom — and being able to celebrate her identity — Chelsea said in official statement: "For the first time, I can see a future for myself as Chelsea. I can imagine surviving and living as the person who I am and can finally be in the outside world."

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