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Kim Janey
Kim Janey was the acting Mayor of Boston in Massachusetts. Janey assumed office on March 22, 2021. Janey left office on November 16, 2021.
Janey ran for re-election for Mayor of Boston in Massachusetts. Janey lost in the primary on September 14, 2021.
Although the office of mayor is nonpartisan, Janey is a member of the Democratic Party.[1]
Biography
Janey received a bachelor's degree from Smith College. She spent five years as a community organizer with Parents United for Child Care before working as a project coordinator, deputy project director, and senior project director with Massachusetts Advocates for Children between 2001 and 2017. In 2020, fellow Boston City Council members elected Janey council president.[2]
Elections
2021
See also: Mayoral election in Boston, Massachusetts (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of Boston
Michelle Wu defeated Annissa Essaibi George in the general election for Mayor of Boston on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 64.0 | 91,794 |
![]() | Annissa Essaibi George (Nonpartisan) | 35.6 | 51,125 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 595 |
Total votes: 143,514 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Boston
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Boston on September 14, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Michelle Wu (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 33.4 | 36,060 |
✔ | ![]() | Annissa Essaibi George (Nonpartisan) | 22.5 | 24,268 |
Andrea Campbell (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 21,299 | ||
Kim Janey (Nonpartisan) | 19.5 | 21,047 | ||
![]() | John Barros (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 3,459 | |
![]() | Robert Cappucci (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 1,185 | |
![]() | Jon Santiago (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.3 | 368 | |
Richard Spagnuolo (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 286 |
Total votes: 107,972 | ||||
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2019
See also: City elections in Boston, Massachusetts (2019)
General election
General election for Boston City Council District 7
Incumbent Kim Janey defeated Roy Owens in the general election for Boston City Council District 7 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Kim Janey (Nonpartisan) | 74.5 | 3,856 | |
![]() | Roy Owens (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 1,269 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 53 |
Total votes: 5,178 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Boston City Council District 7
Incumbent Kim Janey and Roy Owens defeated Valerie Hope Rust in the primary for Boston City Council District 7 on September 24, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Kim Janey (Nonpartisan) | 70.0 | 2,147 | |
✔ | ![]() | Roy Owens (Nonpartisan) | 16.8 | 517 |
Valerie Hope Rust (Nonpartisan) | 12.4 | 381 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 24 |
Total votes: 3,069 | ||||
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2017
The city of Boston, Massachusetts, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on September 26, 2017. All 13 seats on the city council were up for election. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 23, 2017.
Kim Janey defeated Rufus Faulk in the general election for District 7 on the Boston City Council.[3]
Boston City Council, District 7 General Election, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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55.47% | 4,942 |
Rufus Faulk | 43.28% | 3,856 |
Write-in votes | 1.26% | 112 |
Total Votes | 8,910 | |
Source: City of Boston, "Official Ward 7 Election Results," accessed November 27, 2017 |
The following candidates ran in the primary election for District 7 on the Boston City Council.[4]
Boston City Council, District 7 Nonpartisan Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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25.00% | 1,534 |
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11.72% | 719 |
Deeqo Jibril | 9.86% | 605 |
Domonique Williams | 9.66% | 593 |
Charles Clemons Muhammad | 6.89% | 423 |
Roy Owens | 6.03% | 370 |
Jose Lopez | 5.92% | 363 |
Brian Keith | 5.67% | 348 |
Joao DePina | 4.87% | 299 |
Hassan Williams | 4.64% | 285 |
Carlos Henriquez | 4.29% | 263 |
Angelina Camacho | 4.03% | 247 |
Steven Wise | 1.04% | 64 |
Write-in votes | 0.37% | 23 |
Total Votes | 6,136 | |
Source: City of Boston, "Official District 7 election results," September 26, 2017 |
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kim Janey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
The following themes were on Janey's campaign website.
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PUBLIC EDUCATION I was born into a family of educators and know, first-hand, the importance of a quality education in lifting children out of poverty and preparing them to achieve all they can in life. Like many Boston parents today, my parents fought for me; sending me first to an independent school created by the Jewish and Black communities when their children were not being well served by the Boston Public Schools. And later, enrolling me in the Reading Metco program when the tumultuous years of forced busing proved inadequate in providing the quality education they sought. These solutions were available to my parents but no parent should have to work around the system. Instead, Boston Public Schools can and must provide a quality education for all students, at every age. I spent most of my career, first as an education advocate and then as a City Councilor, fighting to ensure that this promise of public education was kept. As your Mayor, I’ve hit the ground running, tackling issues affecting our children, teachers and schools. As Mayor, I have already:
PUBLIC HEALTH AND COVID-19 The COVID-19 crisis has revealed and exacerbated long-standing racial inequities in the availability and affordability of healthcare in our community. By focusing on recovery, reopening and renewal, we can build a more equitable, more just and more vibrant Boston. I couldn’t be more proud of our city and our successes in my tenure as mayor, which include:
54.1% of eligible residents are fully vaccinatedBuilding on the work of the COVID-19 Health Inequities Task Force to address the health inequities exacerbated by the pandemic.
As Mayor, it is my job to protect the lives and livelihoods of Boston residents and businesses. I respect and appreciate the guidance and information from national and state health entities. But I will always be looking at Boston-specific data, studying trends and numbers carefully, and working with my staff to ensure that we are making the right decisions for our city. After we have successfully tackled COVID-19, we must continue to address persistent disparities. In a city known for the excellence of its hospitals and medical professionals, it is unacceptable that the life expectancy in parts of Roxbury can be as low as 59 years (among the lowest in the world) while in Beacon Hill it stands at 92 (among the highest). MassHealth’s Accountable Care Organization program, in which 17 health care organizations partner with 27 community partners who understand specific community-based health challenges and support health-related social needs, is a start. We have to keep working to make Boston a city that works for everyone. As your mayor, I will continue to invest in:
But we must always remember that health cannot be separated from other socio-economic factors. We have to make sure we are addressing the growing income inequality in our city – that families have an opportunity to earn a real living wage, be in safe housing they can afford, and that their children have opportunities to attend great schools. AFFORDABLE HOUSING Boston remains one of the most expensive cities in the United States to live in, and too many of our neighborhoods are segregated by race and income. It is getting harder and harder for working families – especially those who earn too much to qualify for a subsidy, but don’t make enough to pay market rent – to stay in our city. They are being squeezed out. We need to ensure that our housing mix includes additional workforce housing for working families of moderate income and increased homeownership opportunities. As someone who has experienced housing insecurity firsthand, I know how crucial this is. As a child, I lived in a shelter for a week, then bounced around to friends and family. My family was pushed out of their home from a gentrified South End in the 1980s, robbing them of the opportunity to create generational wealth. As a single mom, my first apartment was a Section 8 apartment. Those life experiences have guided my tenure as mayor to date, where I:
I’m committed to ensuring affordable housing for every Boston resident, that allows them to stay in the city they grew up in, and invites young families to put down roots. This is not just another campaign policy issue for me — it is something that has deeply impacted my life and the lives of my family members for six generations in Boston. Whether it is public housing, Section 8 vouchers, homelessness, or the loss of generational wealth due to gentrification – we have lived the housing challenges that so many residents are struggling with today. That is why I am supportive of efforts to implement community stabilization strategies that will increase cost certainty for our city’s tenants. And I do believe local control is important on all issues, so I support state legislation that would allow cities and towns to decide for themselves how to control rising housing costs. My administration is working with housing advocates to improve the Inclusionary Development Policy, address displacement and capture the silver lining of development. We are looking into lowering the 10-unit threshold to increase the stock of affordable housing and opportunities for family-sized housing. While we can’t have a one-size-fits-all approach in looking at what the right percentage for IDP is, we must ensure the IDP requirement is one of our many tools to address displacement, inequity, and affordability. I will commit to ensuring the affordability levels of IDP units better reflect the area median incomes of our neighborhoods. I also see IDP as a tool to increase homeownership for working families and to close the racial wealth gap. My administration will also work to revise and reform development processes in the City, leaning on and prioritizing the needs of the community, to ensure neighborhood planning proactively leads and informs development, building on affirmatively furthering fair housing assessments, to ensure community planning and needs determine outcomes before developers’ financial interests. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT We stand together, at this moment in Boston’s history, in a position of strength. We are a global hub of innovation for the life science, medical and research sectors. We have wonderful neighborhoods to call home. We have institutions in higher education and health care, in finance and consulting, in the arts and technology, that are setting the standards in their fields. We have a municipal government that has guided us through a global pandemic and sustained a AAA bond rating throughout. And, our most important asset: the people of Boston. We are a diverse, dynamic and resilient community, driving Boston forward. And yet, the pandemic revealed what many of us already knew — that for all our greatness, we are also a city of great inequity. The income inequality gap is widening, with many people of color and immigrants left out of opportunity and pushed out of their communities. We have an enormous wealth gap. The median net worth for Black families is just $8. And $8 is not an accident. It’s the product of discriminatory policies that we have all inherited. We need to call it out. And we need to implement new policies to address it. As we move forward, we must ensure an equitable recovery for every resident of Boston. As we look to our successes, we have to recognize that there is much more work to be done. As Mayor, I have already:
To keep moving our city forward, and create real equity and fairness, I will continue to:
Boston has always been a city of possibilities. COVID-19 has reminded us that our entire community is connected. When we do what is right for those who are left out, when we create shared goals and shared solutions, everyone is better off. Now is the time to move Boston forward, together. PUBLIC SAFETY Every resident of Boston should feel safe in their home. Every child should feel safe walking to their school. No grandmother should ever be or feel unsafe simply sitting on her porch. Effective community policing is essential to making this a reality, and so are programs that address the root causes of violence.. As mayor, I will always emphasize crime prevention alongside responsible intervention strategies, and I will hold police accountable for improperly exercising their authority. I will push to reform our local criminal justice policies to ensure that poor communities of color do not bear the brunt of harsh penalties for minor offenses. I will also continue to protect civil liberties and privacy, ensuring that our residents are not subject to intrusive camera surveillance. I strongly believe:
But we must also invest in comprehensive violence prevention and intervention strategies, particularly those focused on our young people and families affected by trauma. That is why as Mayor of Boston, I have already:
OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES I grew up in Roxbury, a neighborhood rich with immigrants from all over the world — like my nana, who was a first-generation Guyanese American woman. Early on, I recognized the importance of welcoming folks who are just arriving here — whether from another town or another country. And as Mayor, I think it is critical thatyou feel welcomed, seen, and served in Boston, whether your family has been here six generations or six months. I have committed myself to this work throughout my entire professional career. As an education advocate, long before I ever ran for office, I worked with Spanish-speaking mothers in East Boston who had immigrated from Central and South America to successfully obtain a dual language school for their children in their community. I then led similar efforts in the Haitian community — which is the second largest language group in Boston Public Schools — to fight for their children’s ability to learn. First on the City Council and now as Mayor, I have worked to ensure that our immigrant communities are fully served in the City’s recovery, reopening and renewal. That includes:
Increasing support for immigrant fellowships during the summer Youth Engagement and Employment program. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE ACTION This is personal to me. I grew up — and my grandkids are growing up — in communities that been the industrial and environmental dumping grounds of our city. When we’re talking about climate justice, this is what we need to talk about: racial justice. And for too long, we have seen the ways in which poor people and communities of color get the short end of the stick. It’s no wonder we see higher rates of asthma and other health issues in those communities. We need to accelerate our efforts around environmental justice, expand our green jobs pipeline and achieve our shared goal of carbon neutrality. As mayor, I am actively fighting the environmental racism that leads to food deserts, heat islands, air pollution and their life-threatening health impacts. I am supporting the burgeoning clean energy economy that bolsters our public transportation system and protects communities of color from pollution. I am also increasing access to green space and community gardens. As mayor:
TRANSIT EQUITY This is an issue near and dear to my heart. I do not own a car. In my case, I have relied on buses — 14, 19, 23 and 28 — because the Orange Line train was stolen from my community. As a single mother, I took those buses, struggling getting the stroller up and down the stairs, day after day. This is a racial justice issue, a climate justice issue and an economic justice issue. I stand with environmental and transportation equity advocates to make our public transit system better for all workers and families. While we need to keep the pressure on our State partners to fund and manage a public transit system that works for its riders, as Mayor I’m not standing pat. That is why as I have:
Called on the MBTA to set a transparent schedule and communicate about the return to service.
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—Kim Janey's 2021 campaign website[6] |
2019
Kim Janey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Archive.org, "Boston City Council: Council President Kim Janey," accessed March 23, 2021
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Kim Janey," accessed August 11, 2021
- ↑ City of Boston, "Election Department Certifies Candidates For Municipal Election," June 5, 2017
- ↑ City of Boston, "Election Department Certifies Candidates For Municipal Election," June 5, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Kim Janey's 2021 campaign website, "On The Issues," accessed August 16, 2021
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Martin Walsh |
Mayor of Boston 2021-2021 |
Succeeded by Michelle Wu |
Preceded by - |
Boston City Council District 7 2018-2022 |
Succeeded by Tania Anderson |
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