The WOW Report

  • WOW Report
  • About
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race Live!
  • WOW Presents Plus
  • What to Watch
  • Store
You are here: Home / Culture / #LGBTQ: Andrea Jenkins First Out Trans Person of Color Elected in the U.S.

#LGBTQ: Andrea Jenkins First Out Trans Person of Color Elected in the U.S.

By Trey Speegle on November 8, 2017 3:28 am

Democrat Andrea Jenkins has won election to the Minneapolis City Council, making her the first trans person elected to a major city’s governing body and the first out trans person of color elected to any office in the U.S.

Jenkins won in the city’s Eighth Ward, where she had been a policy aide to departing Council Vice President Elizabeth Glidden. She bested three other candidates. She had the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, as the Democratic Party is known in Minnesota, and of Victory Fund.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune had endorsed her, saying she was highly qualified and well prepared for the office.

During the campaign, she said her priorities include developing affordable housing, raising the minimum wage, addressing youth violence as a matter of public health, and supporting minority artists. She is a historian with the Transgender Oral History Project at the University of Minnesota as well as a poet, prose author, and performance artist who has received numerous grants for her work.

Congratulations, Andrea!

There are other big wins for the LGBTQ community too, including Danica Roem, who ousted longtime incumbent Del. Robert G. Marshall (R) Tuesday, becoming the first openly transgender elected official in Virginia. Jenny Durkan is projected to win the mayoral race, and will make her the first lesbian mayor in Seattle and Zachary DeWolf will become Seattle’s first openly gay school board member. And Lisa Middleton made history in Palm Springs by becoming the first transgender person elected to a non-judicial office in California.

(via The Advocate)

Show the love:

  • Tweet
  • Share on Tumblr

Filed Under: Culture, Entertainment, LBGTQ, News, Politics, Social Media, Transgender

More

Queens Assemble! Watch a Supercut of Shoutouts from Queens at DragCon

Queens Assemble! Watch a Supercut of Shoutouts from Queens at DragCon

by Andrea James on May 13, 2022 4:50 pm

DragCon 2022 Has Arrived in LA! Don’t Miss Out!

DragCon 2022 Has Arrived in LA! Don’t Miss Out!

by Andrea James on May 13, 2022 9:17 am

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Trending


Jiggly Caliente Ru-Vealed She’s the First ‘Drag Race Philippines’ Judge at RuPaul’s DragCon

Here’s Your Day 2 Recap of RuPaul’s DragCon ’22!

Here’s Your Day 1 Recap of RuPaul’s DragCon ’22!

RuPaul’s DragCon Attendees Get to Try HOUSE OF LOVE Cocktails & Mocktails for the First Time

Meet Pandora Boxx, Tempest DuJour, Mrs. Kasha Davis & Kennedy Davenport at ‘The Golden Girls’ DragCon Pop-Up

About

From the creators of The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Party Monster, Million Dollar Listing, RuPaul's Drag Race, I Am Britney Jean, Big Freedia, and more.

Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick! Regine! Jennifer Grey! The WOW Report for Radio Andy!
Nicolas Cage! Elon Musk! Paris Hilton! Margaret Mitchell! Charo Joins for the WOW Report for Radio Andy!
Michelle Obama! Devo! Betty Ford! Kardashians! Drag Race Finale! The WOW Report for Radio Andy!
Kim K! Billie Eilish! Molly Shannon! Laurie Anderson! The WOW Report for Radio Andy!
Olivia! Brad Pitt! Gaga! Alec Mapa Joins Us for Our 300th Episode of the WOW Report for Radio Andy!

© 2021 World of Wonder Productions, Inc | World of Wonder is a trademark of World of Wonder Productions, Inc | Privacy

Copyright © 2022 · News Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in