Politics

Lori Lightfoot Takes Over As Chicago’s History Making Mayor

Gail Nussbaumby Gail Nussbaum
Lori Lightfoot at MacLean Center. Photo courtesy of MacLean Center.

Lori Lightfoot, the first openly gay and black woman to hold the office of mayor of Chicago, was sworn in on May 20th, 2019. Watch the highlights in the following video.

Gail Nussbaum

Gail Nussbaum has been involved in politics and diplomacy for over 15 years. Her interest in foreign relations, economics and budget policy has led her to her position as fiscal policy writer at Left Justified. Gail can be contacted at gailnussbaum(at)leftjustified.com.

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