“We have been embarked on what I would call a proactive strategy that looks at our gun violence as a public health crisis, which is what it is. That means we look at the root causes of the violence.”

American politician and attorney

Lori Lightfoot is an American politician and attorney who served as the 56th mayor of Chicago from 2019 to 2023. A Democrat, she was the first Black woman and the first LGBTQ person to hold the office. She was also the second woman and the third Black person overall to serve as Chicago mayor. In the largest cities in the United States, she was the second openly lesbian woman to become mayor of one of the 10 most populous cities.