Trans candidate Leigh Finke wins Minnesota state House primary setting up historic candidacy

Leigh Finke spoke at the rally
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Leigh Finke has won Tuesday’s Democratic primary election for Minnesota’s state House district 66A. The journalist, advocate, and filmmaker will now advance to November’s general election, where she will face off against Republican nominee Trace Johnson.

A win in November would make Finke the first out transgender state legislator ever elected in Minnesota.

On Tuesday morning, Finke posted a photo of herself and her team on Twitter, along with a simple celebratory message: “We did it. We won.”

Endorsed by the LGBTQ Victory Fund, Finke was named one of the organization’s “Spotlight Candidates.”

“From safeguarding abortion rights to addressing economic inequality to expanding protections for trans people, Leigh has…

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