Illinois’ First Openly Gay Democratic House Leader Announces Retirement

By |2025-12-23T12:51:42-08:00November 29th, 2021|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: , , , , , |

SPRINGFIELD, IL — (11-29-21) — After serving 8 terms in the Illinois General Assembly,  Rep. Greg Harris, the first openly Gay leader of the Illinois House of Representatives Democratic Party, announced his retirement on Monday. A native of Chicago, Greg Harris, 66, made history by becoming the first openly LGBTQ legislative leader in Illinois history.  [...]