Kathy Kozachenko
Kathy Kozachenko | |
|---|---|
| Ann Arbor City Council, Second Ward (Michigan) | |
| In office 1974–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Nancy Wechsler (HR) |
| Succeeded by | Earl W. Greene (D) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexandra Virginia |
| Political party | Human Rights Party |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Kathy Kozachenko (born 1953) is an American politician who was the first openly LGBT candidate to successfully run for political office in the United States. Kozachenko ran on the ticket of the Human Rights Party (HRP), the local, left-wing third party, which had already succeeded in winning two Ann Arbor, Michigan, council seats in 1972.