Jim Kenney
ABOUT JIM KENNEY
The 99th mayor of Philadelphia. He was elected for his first term on November 3, 2015. He won a second term in 2019. Prior to his work as mayor, he spent 23 years as councilman. His phillymayor Instagram account documents his work as a politician and his political initiatives. He has accumulated 50,000 followers.
In 1980, he received a bachelor's degree in political science from LaSalle University.
He taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania .
He was born and raised in Whitman section of Philadelphia. His father was a firefighter, and his mother was a homemaker. He has four siblings. He has two children, Nora and Brendan.
He has been a vocal opponent of Donald Trump .
