Скачать или смотреть Meet the first trans woman to run for Wisconsin Senate

In 2022 Jessica Katzenmeyer broke barriers by becoming the first transgender person to run for state senate.

She then became the first to win a contested primary election. Although she didn't win a seat in the Senate chambers, she tells TMJ4 that just being on the ballot is a step in the right direction for LGBTQ+ representation in politics.

“I believe that representation is so important,” said Katzenmeyer. “There’s never been anyone who looks like me in the state legislature, whether it’s the state assembly or the state Senate.”

But it wasn't until she lost everything she had, and nearly her life, that Katzenmeyer decided to run for public office. She says the decision to campaign came after a house fire burned everything in her West Allis home to the ground in 2019.

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