Kim Janey
Kim Janey | |
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| President of the Boston City Council | |
| Assumed office January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Andrea Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Ed Flynn (elect) |
| Member of the Boston City Council from the 7th district | |
| Assumed office January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Tito Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Tania Fernandes Anderson (elect) |
| Mayor of Boston | |
Acting | |
| In office March 22, 2021 – November 16, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Marty Walsh |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Wu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16, 1965 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Clifford B. Janey |
| Education | Smith College |
| Website | Official website |
Kim M. Janey[1] (born May 16, 1965)[2] is an American politician. In March 2021, Janey became acting Mayor of Boston. She became mayor when Marty Walsh resigned to become United States Secretary of Labor in March 2021. She is the first woman and first African-American to become mayor of Boston.[3]
In January 2020, she was elected President of the Boston City Council. She has represented District 7 of the city council since January 2018.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "School Committee needs to proceed on achievement gap task force". The Boston Globe. January 25, 2015. p. A10. Retrieved January 22, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
- ↑ @Kim_Janey (May 16, 2020). "Thanks so much for all the birthday love" (Tweet). Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Kim Janey Poised To Become Boston's First Woman And First Black Mayor". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ↑ "New City Council Members Sworn In, Marking Historic Diversity For Boston". WBUR-FM. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
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