Lori Lightfoot Quotes
Obviously, we have to do a far better job on keeping our community safe, and that's where I'm going to put a significant amount of input.
"Mayor Lori Lightfoot on tackling Chicago's gun violence." Face the Nation, CBS, 18 Aug. 2019.
She told constituents that she would try and implement some gun control measures. She, later in her career explained to critics of Congressional inaction via gun control--see {640804}.
Lori Elaine Lightfoot is an American attorney and politician who serves as the 56th and current mayor of Chicago. She has served since 2019. Before becoming mayor, Lightfoot worked in private legal practice as a partner at Mayer Brown and held various government positions in the City of Chicago. Most notably, she served as president of the Chicago Police Board and chair of the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force. Lightfoot ran for Mayor of Chicago in 2019, advancing to a runoff election against Toni Preckwinkle in the February 2019 election. She defeated Preckwinkle in the runoff on April 2, 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party.