Joanne Conte, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoanne Conte
former councilwoman in Arvada, Colorado
Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1933
Date of Death: 27-Jan-2013
Profession: independent politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Joanne Conte
- Joanne Marie Conte (October 18, 1933 – January 27, 2013) is considered to be the first openly transgender person to be elected to a city council in the U.S.
- She served on Arvada's City Council from 1991-1995.
- In March 1993, Conte made a public announcement revealing that she was transgender as a preemptive strike against Westword, which had been planning to publish the story on their front page. Following her short-lived political career, she became a radio host on 850 KOA, but quit after only a few episodes due to transmisogynistic advertising for her broadcast.
- She then went on to work as an investigative reporter for KGNU Radio.
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