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Mike Simmons becomes Illinois' 1st openly gay, Ethiopian American state senator


CHICAGO (WLS) For the first time, there s an openly gay lawmaker serving in the Illinois State Senate. State Senator Mike Simmons was appointed earlier this month to represent the 7th district, which is on Chicago s North Side.
I was a little disappointed that we haven t broken this milestone before 2021, but I am honored to be the first, said Simmons, who lives in the Uptown neighborhood.
This comes 25 years after that barrier was broken in the Illinois House of Representatives.
The seat was previously held by former State Senator Heather Steans, who resigned earlier this month.
Simmons grew up on the North Side in public housing. He s the son of an Ethiopian father who came to the U.S. as a refugee, and a Black American mother. Simmons is also the first Ethiopian American to serve in the Illinois General Assembly. ....

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Report: Cassidy alleges backroom deal, upset Democrats chose Black LGBT activist Simmons for senate


Tue. February 9, 2021 9:17 PM
by
Gerald Farinas
photo credit // nicola patterson
Rep. Kelly Cassidy (14th) is upset that Democratic committeepersons chose Mike Simmons to replace Sen. Heather Steans (7th), according to the
Chicago Sun-Times Monday. Simmons was sworn in for his seat on Saturday becoming the first openly gay Black state senator in Illinois.
The 7th senate district encompasses the North Side neighborhoods of Rogers Park, Edgewater, Andersonville, Uptown and parts of the City of Evanston.
The newspaper claimed that Cassidy, herself an out legislator, was eager to assume the seat vacated by her friend Steans and felt frustrated when she was not chosen by Democratic colleagues. ....

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