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Jackie Biskupski
Jackie Biskupski (born January 11, 1966) is an American politician who served as the 35th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 2016 to 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing the 30th District in Salt Lake County from 1999 to 2011.
In 2009, Biskupski adopted a son. On August 14, 2016, she married longtime partner Betty Iverson, who also has a son. She currently[as of?] lives in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City.
Biskupski holds a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from Arizona State University.
After graduating from college, Biskupski opened her own private investigation firm and later worked in the auto insurance industry. Biskupski got involved in politics after a 1995 controversy at East High School, when the Board of the Salt Lake City School District and the Utah State Legislature tried to eliminate a gay/straight student alliance club.
In 1997, Biskupski was elected to the executive committee for the Salt Lake County Democratic party as well as the board of directors for the YWCA of Salt Lake City.
When elected in 1998 to the Utah House of Representatives, she became the state's first openly gay person elected to a state office. She won by a two-to-one margin even though the Eagle Forum ran an antigay ad campaign against her.
She was re-elected 6 times, serving in the legislature for 13 years before retiring in 2011.
In 2000, Biskupski unsuccessfully combated Utah's ban on adoption by same-sex parents and Utah's sodomy law. This attempt was in response to a 1998 bill sponsored by Nora B. Stephens titled Amendments to Child Welfare.
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Jackie Biskupski
Jackie Biskupski (born January 11, 1966) is an American politician who served as the 35th mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah from 2016 to 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing the 30th District in Salt Lake County from 1999 to 2011.
In 2009, Biskupski adopted a son. On August 14, 2016, she married longtime partner Betty Iverson, who also has a son. She currently[as of?] lives in the Sugar House neighborhood of Salt Lake City.
Biskupski holds a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from Arizona State University.
After graduating from college, Biskupski opened her own private investigation firm and later worked in the auto insurance industry. Biskupski got involved in politics after a 1995 controversy at East High School, when the Board of the Salt Lake City School District and the Utah State Legislature tried to eliminate a gay/straight student alliance club.
In 1997, Biskupski was elected to the executive committee for the Salt Lake County Democratic party as well as the board of directors for the YWCA of Salt Lake City.
When elected in 1998 to the Utah House of Representatives, she became the state's first openly gay person elected to a state office. She won by a two-to-one margin even though the Eagle Forum ran an antigay ad campaign against her.
She was re-elected 6 times, serving in the legislature for 13 years before retiring in 2011.
In 2000, Biskupski unsuccessfully combated Utah's ban on adoption by same-sex parents and Utah's sodomy law. This attempt was in response to a 1998 bill sponsored by Nora B. Stephens titled Amendments to Child Welfare.
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