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Jun
4
2025

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Rep. Robin Kelly Receives Endorsements from Several Members of LGBTQ+ Community

Source: Politico Illinois

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ENDORSEMENT PRIDE: Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and her wife, Amy Eshleman, have endorsed Congresswoman Robin Kelly in her bid for the U.S. Senate.

The former mayor leads a list of LGBTQ+ leaders backing Kelly in her bid to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. Also on the list are Chicago Alds. Bennett Lawson and Lamont Robinson, Kane County Commissioner Alex Arroyo and AIDS Foundation Chicago CEO John Peller. The full list is here.

“We stand behind Robin Kelly because she has always stood with us,” Robinson, chair of the council’s LGBTQ caucus, said in a statement. “I personally experienced her resolve when she stood with me to save Mercy Hospital and the vital role it plays in my community.”

By Shia Kapos