Downriver Democrats Nominate Michigan's First Transgender Candidate for State House in Safe Seat - The Midwesterner

Midterms: Democrat Hospital Chaplain May Become Michigan's First Transgender Lawmaker

A man living as a woman in Michigan may soon become the state's first transgender lawmaker after winning the Democrat Primary in House District 2 on Tuesday. The post Midterms: Democrat Hospital Chaplain May Become Michigan’s First Transgender Lawmaker appeared first on Breitbart.

Transgender candidate Joanna Whaley victorious in Michigan Democratic primary

The hospital chaplain defeated two rivals and is favored in November to become the state’s first transgender legislator.

Downriver Democrats nominate Michigan's first transgender candidate for state House in safe seat - The Midwesterner

Downriver Democrats appear poised to elect the state’s first transgender lawmaker following Tuesday’s primary in the heavily Democratic state House District 2. Nearly 56% of voters in southeastern Wayne County, including much of Detroit’s East Side, cast their ballots for hospital chaplain Joanna Whaley, propelling Whaley to victory over former state lawmaker Frank Liberati at 34%, and Allen Park City Council member Gary Schlack at 9%. The Democ…

Legislative roundup: Michigan could elect its first openly transgender state rep

Voters decided to push a transgender candidate through a House primary, oust a Detroit House incumbent, and shun a Whitmer-endorsed west Michigan candidate.

Downriver candidate could become Michigan's first transgender state rep

Joanna Whaley, a hospital chaplain from Lincoln Park could be on her way to becoming the first transgender state rep in Michigan's history.

Downriver millage renewals pass; primary front-runners chosen

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers Downriver cities renewed millages, and a local state House race showed that issues matter more than anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in the Aug. 4 primary election. In the District 2 state House of Representatives race, Joanna Whaley won the Democratic primary and will face Republican Ron Kokinda in November. District 2 includes […]