Lori Elaine Lightfoot was born in Massillon, Ohio, on August 4, 1962. Widely known as Lori Lightfoot, she is an attorney and politician. She works as the Mayor of Chicago now. She is the first lesbian African-American woman to lead the major city in America. The Mayor has been leading Chicago since 2019.
Explore more about Lori regarding his net worth and mansion in this article.
Lori Lightfoot Career as a Lawyer
Before being elected as the Mayor, Lori was a lawyer in Chicago. From 1996 to 2002, she had worked as Assistant U.S. Attorney. She started working at the Mayer Brown law firm, where she worked with a wide range of clients.
Working as a federal prosecutor, she has helped to prosecute the accused of federal crimes. She has also got a warning for misconduct by Judge Richard Posner.
The warning was for her role in misleading a United States Circuit Judge in a case. It is reported that she misled the judge about the whereabouts of a suspect.
She also worked as the chief administrator of the Chicago Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards.
Net Worth and Salary
Lori Lightfoot’s net worth is around $1.5 Million. She has come to this net worth working as an attorney for a long time before holding the Mayoral post in 2019.
Her annual salary is $216,210.
House and Lifestyle
Lightfoot lives in the Northwest side of Chicago with her partner Amy Eshleman and daughter Vivian Lightfoot. She is a lesbian by sexuality and is married to Amy. The couple has adopted Vivian as their daughter.
Lightfoot and Eshleman got married in 2014 on the same day when same-sex marriage became legal in Chicago. They lived in a relationship for a long time before getting married. They live happily with their adopted daughter. Eshleman plays the role of a full-time mother to look after their 13-year old daughter. She is a student and athlete and loves to make TikTok videos.
Lori Lightfoot Education
There is no information available about her junior schooling. She completed her high school at Washington High School in Massillon. Later, she went to the University of Michigan to complete Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. Lori went to Law School at the University of Chicago, where she earned a J. D. degree.
Height and Measurements
Although Lori has achieved a successful career height, her physical height is not that impressive. She is only around 5 feet 1 inch tall. When she stands with her partner, Amy Eshleman, who is 6 feet tall, she looks short.