Quinn says it would be thrilling to able to be a pioneer in those ways. But she says she doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about being a first anything as she runs in this year’s highly competitive mayoral race.
Quinn is currently the front-running Democrat in the race, though the gap has narrowed in recent months.
She’s been on the council since 1999 and its leader since 2006.
Earlier, she was a tenants’-rights advocate and ran an organization that works to combat violence against gay people and others.
Source: Associated Press