Preceded by Dave Quest Occupation Educational assistant | Name Estefania Cortes-Vargas Role Politician | |
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Political party Alberta New Democratic Party Party Alberta New Democratic Party | ||
Estefania cortes vargas speaks to the alberta human rights amendment act
Estefania Cortes-Vargas (born 1991) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Strathcona-Sherwood Park as a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party. Upon election they became one of the first three out LGBT people elected to the Alberta legislature, alongside caucus colleagues Michael Connolly and Ricardo Miranda.
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Although Cortes-Vargas was represented in media coverage during the election campaign as female and lesbian, in December 2015 they formally came out as non-binary in the legislature during debate on the inclusion of transgender rights in the provincial human rights code. While the provincial Hansard normally reports members' speeches under the gender honorifics "Mr." or "Ms.", Cortes-Vargas is recorded as "Member Cortes-Vargas".