New Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega made history recently by becoming the first-ever countywide elected Latino official and the first-ever openly gay politician in Lake County history.
New Lake County Clerk Anthony Vega, D-Grayslake, was sworn in on Dec. 1 and is believed to be both the first Latino and openly gay person to serve as a countywide elected official.Two weeks after he was sworn in as the new Lake County clerk, Anthony Vega is getting acclimated to life as a countywide elected official.
“A few cycles ago, Avon Township in Lake County made history by electing Krystal Larson the first openly transgender township clerk,” Vega said. “It’s 2022, the county is a quarter Latino, we have thousands of folks that are proudly LGBTQ and I’ve always said government works better when it reflects the community they represent.
Vega will be overseeing the old recorder of deed’s office, which folded into the county clerk’s office as the “recording division” on Dec. 1. The responsibility of the office, which includes running elections and a host of smaller, but key functions, Vega said, comes with a personal obligation to be an inspiration to both of the long underrepresented, and arguably underserved, Latino and LGBTQ communities in Lake County.
“As I was walking away, he wouldn’t let go, and he actually pulled me into a hug,” he said. “I’m going to get emotional, but he was like, ‘We’re very proud of you.’ My dad died in 2016. It felt like the hugs he would give me.”Stories like that make the hard work of campaigning and the risk of putting oneself out there in a heated political environment well worth it, Vega said.
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