Andrea Jenkins

About Andrea Jenkins

Andrea Jenkins, born May 10, 1961, is an American politician, writer, performance artist, poet, and transgender activist. She is the first openly transgender Black woman elected to public office in the United States. Jenkins serves as President of the Minneapolis City Council, representing Ward 8. Before her election, she worked as a policy aide and curator of the Transgender Oral History Project at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on transgender rights and racial equity.

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