Jamie Lee Hamilton
Canadian politician and advocate (1955–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jamie Lee Hamilton (September 20, 1955 – December 23, 2019) was a Canadian political candidate and advocate of aboriginal people, residents of Vancouver's poverty-stricken Downtown Eastside, and sex workers. She was an independent candidate for the publicly elected Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation in the city's 2008 municipal election, after being controversially blocked from running on the Non-Partisan Association ticket.[1]
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Jamie Lee Hamilton | |
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Born | September 20, 1955 |
Died | December 23, 2019(2019-12-23) (aged 64) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Alma mater | Capilano University |
Occupation(s) | Political candidate and advocate |
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Hamilton was a lifelong resident of the Downtown Eastside and Strathcona, Vancouver. She ran for Vancouver City Council in 1996, becoming the first transgender person to run for political office in Canada.[2]