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    Lori Lightfoot

    Mayor of Chicago from 2019 to 2023

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  1. Lori Elaine Lightfoot (born August 4, 1962) is an American politician and attorney who was the 56th mayor of Chicago from 2019 until 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party . [4] [5] Before becoming mayor, Lightfoot worked in private legal practice as a partner at Mayer Brown and held various government positions in Chicago.

  2. May 14, 2023 · Chicago Tribune reviews the four-year tenure of Lori Lightfoot, the city's first Black female and openly gay mayor, who faced COVID-19, civil unrest, violence and corruption. The article examines her achievements and challenges in addressing inequity, public health, education, transit and police reform.

  3. May 8, 2023 · Outgoing Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot gives a farewell address at the BUILD headquarters in Chicago on May 8, 2023. In February, Lightfoot became the first incumbent mayor in 40 years to lose a ...

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  5. Apr 13, 2024 · Lori Lightfoot (born August 4, 1962, Massillon, Ohio, U.S.) American Democratic politician and attorney who served as mayor of Chicago (2019–23). She was the first African American woman and the first openly gay person to hold that office.

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  6. Mar 1, 2023 · Lightfoot is the first incumbent elected Chicago mayor to lose re-election since 1983, when Jane Byrne, the city's first female mayor, lost her primary. Lightfoot conceded defeat Tuesday night at ...

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  7. Feb 13, 2023 · Lori Lightfoot emerged from a crowd of candidates, many of them better known, in 2019 to win election easily as Chicago’s first Black woman mayor.

  8. Feb 28, 2023 · Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago lost her bid for re-election, reflecting voter disapproval over her handling of crime and policing. ... Ms. Lightfoot, who is the first sitting mayor in Chicago ...

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