Lisa Naylor is a

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politician, who was elected to the

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in the

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.Bryce Hoye
"Meet the rookies: Manitobans elect 13 first-time MLAs"

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Manitoba, September 11, 2019. She represents the electoral district of Wolseley as a member of the

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. Prior to her election to the legislature, Naylor served as a trustee on the

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board."Trustee Naylor seeks provincial NDP nomination". ''

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'', April 2, 2019. An out lesbian, Naylor successfully fought to have her partner recognized as a legal parent of her child in the early 2000s, prior to the legalization of

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Electoral history

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