Cabán, 31, pulled off an upset victory in Queens County's Democratic primary race for District Attorney.

Tiffany Cabán, a queer Latina, has officially secured the Democratic party nod for the 2019 District Attorney race in Queens County, New York.

Cabán, 31, is a public defender of seven years whose run for the DA nomination on a progressive policy platform was endorsed by the LGBTQ Victory Fund. She defeated her main opponent, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, and five other challengers in a historic upset victory.

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If she wins her race in this November’s elections, Cabán—the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants and a Queens County native—will become the first openly LGBTQ District Attorney in New York City’s history. Her constituency would include more than 2.4 million New Yorkers.

After her win was confirmed, Cabán gave a rousing speech at her election night event at La Boom nightclub, grinning ear-to-ear. As The Daily Beast reports, attendees waited anxiously for the results to pour in, chanting rally cries like “People Power!” “Tiffany, Tiffany, Tiffany!” and “Black Lives Matter!”

Tiffany Cabán last night, declaring a history victory in her run for Queen District Attorney: “I’m a 31 year old queer Latina public defender, whose parents grew up in the Woodside housing projects. And I decided to run.” pic.twitter.com/qfuh3dx0B2 — Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) June 26, 2019

“I’m a 31-year-old queer Latina public defender, whose parents grew up in the Woodside housing projects,” she told onlookers from the podium, to rapturous applause. “And I decided to run.”

In a statement, Victory Fund President and CEO Annise Parker prasied Cabán for her win.

“As a queer woman and a Latina, [Cabán] understands the inequities of the criminal justice system in Queens County—its terrible and disproportionate impact on people of color and transgender people—and will use that to implement real policy reform,” Parker said. “Tiffany is a tireless advocate and leader and her impact will extend well beyond the borders of Queens County.”