Congresswoman Robin Kelly Announces Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot as State of the Union Guest

Chicago, IL – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly announced that Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot would attend the State of the Union address as her guest.

Elected in April 2019, Mayor Lightfoot was sworn in as the 56^th Mayor of Chicago in May 2019. Her election made history as she became the first African American woman, first openly LGBTQ person and only the second woman to lead the nation's 3^rd largest city.

Last year, Congresswoman Kelly was joined by then-State Senator Kwame Raoul, the current Attorney General of Illinois.

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