Jenn McGinn

Jenn McGinn is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) from 2008 to 2009, representing the electoral district of Vancouver-Fairview as part of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus. She is the first openly lesbian MLA in British Columbia.

Biography Born in Prince Edward Island, McGinn first became involved in politics as a high school student in Charlottetown in the late 1980s. She joined the NDP at 17 years old, then became president of the P.E.I. Young New Democrats. She moved to Vancouver in 1993, and worked in various roles such as vice-president of the Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, director of development for the Surrey Women's Centre, and executive director of the South Granville Seniors Centre.

She ran as a Coalition of Progressive Electors candidate for Vancouver Park Board commissioner in the 2005 municipal election, but was unsuccessful. She subsequently worked as an account manager with the community business banking team of Vancity Savings Credit Union prior to entering provincial politics. She was elected to the legislature by defeating BC Liberal candidate Margaret MacDiarmid in the October 2008 by-election, she returned to Vancity following her electoral defeat.

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