Transgender lawmaker from Minnesota wins USA Today ‘Women of the Year’ alongside Michelle Obama Posted on March 22, 2023 By Charlielikes Leigh Finke, a former academic, journalist and author, was voted into her heavily left-leaning district in the Twin Cities metro area last November with 81 percent of the ballot. news Tags:alongside, from, lawmaker, michelle, minnesota, news, obama, of, the, today:, topnews, transgender, trending, usa,, wins, women”, year