Kim Janey

Kim Janey
Kim Janey
President of the Boston City Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 2020
Preceded by	Andrea Campbell
Member of the Boston City Council from the 7th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 2018
Preceded by	Tito Jackson
Personal details
Born	1965 (age 54–55)
Political party	Democratic
Residence	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.
"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.

Preceded by Andrea Campbell	President of the Boston City Council 2020–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] Roxbury Elects A Woman To Boston City Council

[2] "New City Council Members Sworn In, Marking Historic Diversity For Boston". WBUR-FM. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[Ballotpedia-3] "Kim Janey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[Jennifer-4] Smith, Jennifer (October 5, 2017). "District 7 Council race: Kim Janey seeks inside role". Dot News. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[Yawu-5] Miller, Yawu (November 8, 2017). "Janey wins in District 7". Bay State Banner. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[6] "City of Boston - Unofficial Results - UPDATED" (PDF). boston.gov. November 13, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.

[Acitelli-7] Acitelli, Tom (September 13, 2018). "Boston City Council to consider housing vouchers to stem gentrification in Roxbury". Curbed Boston. Retrieved 11 October 2019.

[Janey-8] "Kim Janey". Boston.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2020.