Kim Janey
Kim Janey | |
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President of the Boston City Council | |
Assumed office January 2020 | |
Preceded by | Andrea Campbell |
Member of the Boston City Council from the 7th district | |
Assumed office January 2018 | |
Preceded by | Tito Jackson |
Personal details | |
Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Education | Smith College (B.A.) |
Kim Janey (born 1965)[1] is an American politician, representing District 7 (includes Roxbury, with parts of the South End, Dorchester, and Fenway) on the Boston City Council, since January 2018. In January 2020, she was selected as president of the council.[2]
Starting in 2010, Janey was a Senior Project Director at Massachusetts Advocates for Children prior to her election to the 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.[3]
Janey was first elected to the council in November 2017.[4] She won the low-turnout election with 55.5 percent of the 8,901 votes cast.[5] She was subsequently re-elected in November 2019 with over 70% of the votes cast in her district.[6]
Janey received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1994.[3] She lives in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston,[7] and is affiliated with the Democratic Party.[8]
References
- ^ Roxbury Elects A Woman To Boston City Council
- ^ "New City Council Members Sworn In, Marking Historic Diversity For Boston". WBUR-FM. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Kim Janey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Smith, Jennifer (October 5, 2017). "District 7 Council race: Kim Janey seeks inside role". Dot News. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Miller, Yawu (November 8, 2017). "Janey wins in District 7". Bay State Banner. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "City of Boston - Unofficial Results - UPDATED" (PDF). boston.gov. November 13, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ Acitelli, Tom (September 13, 2018). "Boston City Council to consider housing vouchers to stem gentrification in Roxbury". Curbed Boston. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Kim Janey". Boston.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2020.