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Kim Janey
NameKim Janey
CaptionJaney in 2021
OfficeActing Mayor of Boston
Term startMarch 22, 2021
Term endNovember 16, 2021
PredecessorMarty Walsh
SuccessorMichelle Wu
Office1President of the Boston City Council
Term start1January 2020
Term end1March 22, 2021
Predecessor1Andrea Campbell
Successor1Matt O'Malley
Office2Member of the Boston City Council, from the 7th district
Term start2January 8, 2018
Term end2November 16, 2021
Predecessor2Tito Jackson
Successor2Tania Fernandes Anderson
Birth nameKimberly Michelle Janey
Birth date16 May 1965
Birth placeBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
SpouseBarry S. Wilson
EducationSmith College (BA), Harvard University (MEd)

Kim Janey. Kimberly Michelle Janey is an American politician who served as the acting Mayor of Boston from March to November 2021, becoming the first woman and first African American to hold the office. She assumed the role upon the confirmation of then-Mayor Marty Walsh as United States Secretary of Labor, serving the remainder of his term before being succeeded by Michelle Wu. Prior to this, Janey was a member and president of the Boston City Council, representing Roxbury, parts of the South End, Dorchester, and Fenway–Kenmore.

Early life and education

Kim Janey was born and raised in Roxbury, a historically African-American neighborhood in Boston. Her family has deep roots in the city’s civil rights movement; her parents were involved with the Freedom House and she was part of the first class of students to be bused as part of the Boston busing desegregation efforts in the 1970s. She attended Boston Public Schools, including the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science, before earning a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She later received a Master of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Early career

Before entering politics, Janey built a career in education advocacy and nonprofit leadership. She worked for over two decades at Massachusetts Advocates for Children, a nonprofit focused on educational equity, eventually serving as its Senior Project Director. In this role, she led initiatives like the Harvard Law School’s Education Law Clinic and advocated for policies supporting students of color and those with disabilities. Her work also included collaborations with the Boston School Committee and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, establishing her as a prominent voice in local education reform.

Boston City Council

Elected in 2017 to represent District 7, Janey succeeded Tito Jackson. Her platform emphasized affordable housing, education equity, and economic development in underserved neighborhoods. As a councilor, she championed the Boston Rent Stabilization Act, pushed for reforms in the Boston Planning & Development Agency, and supported the City of Boston’s Community Preservation Act. In January 2020, she was elected by her peers as President of the Boston City Council, succeeding Andrea Campbell and becoming the first Black woman to hold that leadership role, where she focused on issues like pandemic response and police reform.

Acting Mayor of Boston

Janey ascended to the acting mayoralty on March 22, 2021, following the confirmation of Marty Walsh to President Joe Biden’s Cabinet. Her tenure was marked by managing the city’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, including vaccine distribution and school reopenings. She declared a public health emergency regarding gun violence in Boston and advanced policies like the City of Boston’s Fossil Fuel Free Boston initiative. Janey entered the 2021 Boston mayoral election but finished fourth in the nonpartisan preliminary election, leading to a general election contest between Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George, with Wu ultimately succeeding her.

Post-mayoral career

After leaving office, Janey joined the Political Analysis and Strategy practice at the consulting firm Dewey Square Group. She has remained active in public discourse, frequently speaking on issues of racial justice, urban policy, and Democratic politics. She has been a commentator for outlets like GBH News and serves on the advisory board for the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. Janey has also been involved with initiatives at Harvard University and the University of Massachusetts Boston, focusing on civic engagement and leadership development.

Personal life

Janey is married to Barry S. Wilson, a former Boston Public Schools teacher and administrator. They have one daughter and reside in Roxbury. She is a member of the Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, a congregation with a storied history in the civil rights movement once led by Martin Luther King Jr. In her free time, Janey enjoys reading, particularly works on American history and biographies of political figures, and is an avid supporter of the Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox.

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