Lesbian Houston Mayor Annise Parker will be the featured guest at The Victory Fund's annual Chicago Champagne Brunch.
The event will take place Sunday, Sept. 7, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel, 221 N. Columbus Dr.
Others slated to speak include Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner and Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute Chair Debra Shore; Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Institute President/CEO Chuck Wolfe; author Zach Wahls; Michigan state Rep. candidates Jon Hoadley and Jeremy Moss; and Ken Stromdahl, scheduling associate at the office of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Laura Ricketts, co-owner of the Chicago Cubs; and Ray Koenig, member of Clark Hill, will receive awards.
For more information, email baraq.stein@victoryfund.org or see https://www.victoryfund.org/get-involved/events/victory-fund-chicago-champagne-brunch.
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund works to elect LGBT leaders to public office.