Lori Lightfoot
Lori Elaine Lightfoot (born August 4, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician. Lightfoot was the 56th Mayor of Chicago from 2019 to 2023. On April 2, 2019, Lightfoot was elected mayor. She is the first African-American woman and first LGBT individual elected to the position of Mayor of Chicago. She lost her re-election campaign in 2023, becoming the first Chicago mayor to lose re-election in 40 years.