Who Is Kim Janey? Boston City Council President Would Make History As Mayor

Boston is set to have a new mayor after news broke Thursday that President-Elect Joe Biden intends to nominate Mayor Marty Walsh for Labor Secretary. If and when Walsh steps down as mayor, Boston City Council President Kim Janey would become acting mayor and make history in the process.

Janey would be the first woman and first person of color to serve as mayor of Boston. WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller said she would likely become one of at least three candidates for mayor in this year’s election, joining fellow City Councilors Andrea Campbell and Michelle Wu who have already declared they are running.

Janey grew up in Roxbury, and is a graduate of the Boston and Reading Public Schools, as well as Smith College. She was elected the first woman to represent District 7 in 2017, and was voted president of the council in 2020.

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