Kim Janey

Kim M. Janey[1] (born May 16, 1965)[2] is an American politician serving as the president of the Boston City Council. She has represented District 7 (includes Roxbury, with parts of the South End, Dorchester, and Fenway) on the Council since January 2018, and was selected as president of the Council in January 2020.[3] As of January 2021, Janey is poised to become Boston's acting mayor, should incumbent Marty Walsh be confirmed as United States Secretary of Labor. She is poised to be the first woman and first black person to become mayor of Boston.[4]

Kim Janey
President of the Boston City Council
Assumed office
January 2020
Preceded byAndrea Campbell
Member of the Boston City Council
from the 7th district
Assumed office
January 2018
Preceded byTito Jackson
Personal details
Born (1965-05-16) May 16, 1965
Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSmith College (BA)
Websitekimjaney.org

Early life and education

Janey was born in Roxbury, Boston. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in 1994.[5]

Career

Starting in 2010, Janey was a Senior Project Director at Massachusetts Advocates for Children prior to her election to the Boston City Council. She held a variety of positions there since she first started at the non-profit in 2001. Previously, she was a community organizer for Parents United for Child Care.[5]

Boston City Council

Janey was first elected to the council in November 2017.[6] She won the low-turnout election with 55.5 percent of the 8,901 votes cast.[7] She was subsequently re-elected in November 2019 with over 70% of the votes cast in her district.[8]

Acting mayor of Boston
Further information: 2021 Boston mayoral election § Potential special election

On January 7, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden selected Boston mayor Marty Walsh as his choice for Secretary of Labor. Should Walsh be confirmed by the United States Senate, as is expected, Janey will become the acting mayor of Boston.[9][10] She would be the first woman and the first Black mayor of Boston, albeit in an acting capacity. Janey would either serve the remainder of Walsh's term (through January 2022), or until a special election for mayor is held, depending on when Walsh leaves office, per Boston's city charter.[11][12]

Personal life

She lives in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston,[13] and is affiliated with the Democratic Party.[14]

References
  1. "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.
  2. @Kim_Janey (May 16, 2020). "Thanks so much for all the birthday love" (Tweet). Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. "New City Council Members Sworn In, Marking Historic Diversity For Boston". WBUR-FM. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  4. "Kim Janey Poised To Become Boston's First Woman And First Black Mayor". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. "Kim Janey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  6. Smith, Jennifer (October 5, 2017). "District 7 Council race: Kim Janey seeks inside role". Dot News. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  7. Miller, Yawu (November 8, 2017). "Janey wins in District 7". Bay State Banner. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  8. "City of Boston - Unofficial Results - UPDATED" (PDF). boston.gov. November 13, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  9. "Biden Taps Walsh for Labor Secretary". Boston Globe. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  10. "Biden chooses Boston Mayor Walsh as Labor secretary". POLITICO. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  11. McDonald, Danny (January 8, 2021). "In light of Walsh departure, Boston councilor wants to override special election requirement". The Boston Globe. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  12. Cotter, Sean Philip (January 13, 2021). "Proposal to eliminate Boston special mayoral election could be bad look, some councilors say". Boston Herald. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  13. Acitelli, Tom (September 13, 2018). "Boston City Council to consider housing vouchers to stem gentrification in Roxbury". Curbed Boston. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  14. "Kim Janey". Boston.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

Further reading
Political offices
Preceded by
Andrea Campbell		 President of the Boston City Council
2020–present		 Incumbent
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