Kimberly A. Lightford

CTL-E-4943 · Person · other · contemporary

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Illinois Senate Majority Leader (speaker). Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Advance Illinois: The State We're In 2025—A Report on Public Education in Illinois' (2025-10-01).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: Illinois Senate Majority Leader (speaker). Civic lenses: 01 Government & Politics, 03 Education. Programs: Advance Illinois: The State We're In 2025—A Report on Public Education in Illinois (2025-10-01). Identity verification: "In January 2019, Kimberly A. Lightford made history when she became the first Black woman to serve as Illinois' Senate Majority Leader." — City Club of Chicago video page. Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

Relationships

City Club of Chicago: Advance Illinois: The State We're In 2025—A Report on Public Education in Illinois — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Advance Illinois: The State We're In 2025—A Report on Public Education in Illinois" (2025-10-01). Role at time: Illinois Senate Majority Leader (speaker).

Sources

Identity evidence: "In January 2019, Kimberly A. Lightford made history when she became the first Black woman to serve as Illinois' Senate Majority Leader." — City Club of Chicago video page (primary source)
City Club of Chicago program: Advance Illinois: The State We're In 2025—A Report on Public Education in Illinois (2025-10-01) — http://cityclub-chicago.org/video/5714/advance-illinois-the-state-we-re-in-2025-a-report-on-public-education-in-illinoi (primary source)

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