Trans woman wins Democratic nomination for Michigan state legislature
Joanna Whaley at the Michigan Pride rally at the state capitol in Lansing on 25 June 2023. Photograph: Robert Killips | Lansing State J/USA Today Network/Reuters ConnectView image in fullscreenJoanna Whaley at the Michigan Pride rally at the state capitol in Lansing on 25 June 2023. She faced indignities from her opponent, channeled the energy into knocking on doors, doubled down on her economic agenda, and she defeated that former Dem legislator (who took the low road against her) by 30+%!
- ▪Joanna Whaley at the Michigan Pride rally at the state capitol in Lansing on 25 June 2023.
- ▪Photograph: Robert Killips | Lansing State J/USA Today Network/Reuters ConnectView image in fullscreenJoanna Whaley at the Michigan Pride rally at the state capitol in Lansing on 25 June 2023.
- ▪She faced indignities from her opponent, channeled the energy into knocking on doors, doubled down on her economic agenda, and she defeated that former Dem legislator (who took the low road against her) by 30+%!
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Joanna Whaley at the Michigan Pride rally at the state capitol in Lansing on 25 June 2023. Photograph: Robert Killips | Lansing State J/USA Today Network/Reuters ConnectView image in fullscreenJoanna Whaley at the Michigan Pride rally at the state capitol in Lansing on 25 June 2023. Photograph: Robert Killips | Lansing State J/USA Today Network/Reuters ConnectMichiganTrans woman wins Democratic nomination for Michigan state legislatureJoanna Whaley, ex-megachurch pastor who endured years of conversion practices, comfortably bested her opponents US politics live – latest updates David Smith Washington bureau chiefWed 5 Aug 2026 12.59 EDTLast modified on Wed 5 Aug 2026 13.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA former megachurch pastor who endured 15 years of conversion practices is set…
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