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Trans judicial candidate Jill Rose Quinn wins primary, could make history in Illinois
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metroweekly.comJIll Rose Quinn — Photo: votejillrosequinn.com Chicago attorney Jill Rose Quinn is poised to make history as Illinois’ first openly transgender elected official.
Quinn declared victory in Tuesday’s primary after besting her Democratic opponents in the race to fill a vacancy on the Cook County Circuit Court, whose jurisdiction includes Chicago.
In the likely event that Quinn emerges victorious in November’s election — she is currently unopposed, as no Republican candidates have declared — she will not only be Illinois’ first openly trans judge, but also only the fourth openly trans judge in the United States, the Chicago Tribune reports. “I won,” Quinn wrote on Facebook after results were announced. “Chicago won, Cook County won, everybody
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