We caught back up with Joanna Whaley to discuss her primary election victory, what has happened in the last year, and her plans for the future.

We caught back up with Joanna Whaley to discuss her primary election victory, what has happened in the last year, and her plans for the future.

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    Jane Migliara Brigham: Wanna start by introducing yourself?

    Joanna Whaley: Sure. I’m Joanna Whaley. I’m running for the Michigan House of Representatives to represent the Downriver area, which is south of Detroit, Michigan.

    I’ve got a wild journey into politics. Before coming out as a trans woman, I was an evangelical pastor for 20 years and went through 15 years of conversion therapy. And in that process, I found my way out of the closet, but as a result, I was fired from my job for coming out as trans. You can imagine, that was pretty wild being a mega church pastor and coming out.