This chaplain may become first trans person elected to Michigan legislature
By Amy B WangJoanna Whaley, a hospital chaplain who won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for a Michigan state House seat, could become the first transgender person elected to the state’s legislature.Whaley defeated both former state representative Frank Liberati and Allen Park…
- ▪By Amy B WangJoanna Whaley, a hospital chaplain who won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for a Michigan state House seat, could become the first transgender person elected to the state’s legislature.Whaley defeated both former state repres
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By Amy B WangJoanna Whaley, a hospital chaplain who won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for a Michigan state House seat, could become the first transgender person elected to the state’s legislature.Whaley defeated both former state representative Frank Liberati and Allen Park City Council member Gary Schlack, and is favored to win the seat in November in a heavily Democratic district. CommentsSign up
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