Kim Janey

A fourth-generation Roxbury resident, Kim Janey is a mother, grandmother, sister and daughter. She built her career as a longtime education advocate and non-profit leader. In 2017 she was elected to the Boston City Council in a historic election, becoming the first woman to represent District 7. In 2020 she became President of the most diverse City Council in Boston’s history. Kim Michelle Janey is the first Black, first woman Mayor of Boston.