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Althea Garrison (born October 7, 1940) [1] is an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts who previously served a single term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1993–1995) and a partial term as an at-large councilor on the Boston City Council (2019–2020). She is considered the earliest transgender person known to have been ...
Oct 19, 2023 · Garrison, 83, is thought to be the first transgender person to be elected to a state legislature. This fact has largely been known since her election in 1992 but never confirmed until an interview in late September with The 19th, when Garrison confirmed to the media for the first time that she is trans. Vanessa Leroy for The 19th.
Oct 19, 2023 · A year earlier, Virginia Delegate Danica Roem made history as the first openly trans person to be elected to a state legislature. “Imagine being the Althea Garrison, and just when the world knows of your name, it’s not because of the bills that you put forward,” Roem said. “That’s really hard for her.”.
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Nov 7, 2023 · Althea Garrison. Althea Garrison was an at-large member of the Boston City Council in Massachusetts. She assumed office on January 9, 2019. She left office in 2020. Garrison ran for election to the Boston City Council to represent District 7 in Massachusetts. She lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Althea Garrison is an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts who previously served a single term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1993–1995) and a partial term as an at-large councilor on the Boston City Council (2019–2020). She is considered the earliest transgender person known to have been elected to a state legislature in the United States. She was outed against ...
Althea Garrison was sworn in as an At-Large member of the Boston City Council on January 9, 2019. Duly elected by the residents of the City of Boston from the municipal election in November 2017, Councilor Garrison brings a unique perspective to the Council as an independent voice for change. Her top priorities include: working hard to offer ...
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Nov 1, 2021 · Althea Garrison Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe. By Mia McCarthy. November 1, 2021. Althea Garrison is an independent candidate who previously served as an at-large city councilor in 2019 ...
