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Lori Lightfoot | |
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.jpg) Lightfoot in 2021 | |
| 56th Mayor of Chicago | |
| In office May 20, 2019 – May 15, 2023 | |
| Deputy | Tom Tunney |
| Preceded by | Rahm Emanuel |
| Succeeded by | Brandon Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 4, 1962 Massillon, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic[1][2] |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Eshleman |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Michigan (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
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Lori Elaine Lightfoot (born August 4, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician. Lightfoot was the 56th Mayor of Chicago from 2019 to 2023. On April 2, 2019, Lightfoot was elected mayor. She is the first African-American woman and first LGBT individual elected to the position of Mayor of Chicago.[3] She lost her re-election campaign in 2023, becoming the first Chicago mayor to lose re-election in 40 years.
- ↑ "The Latest: Lightfoot says election is a movement for change". Associated Press. April 2, 2019. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019 – via The Washington Post.
- ↑ "New Face and Longtime Politician Vying for Chicago Mayor". Associated Press. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019 – via WTTW.
- ↑ "Chicago elects Lori Lightfoot as first gay and first black female mayor in city's history". USA Today. April 4, 2019.