Kenyatta Johnson | |
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| President of the Philadelphia City Council | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Darrell L. Clarke |
| Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 2nd District | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Anna Verna |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 186th district | |
| In office January 6, 2009[1] – January 2, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Harold James |
| Succeeded by | Harold James |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 30, 1973 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dawn Chavous (m. 2012) |
| Alma mater | Mansfield University of Pennsylvania (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MGA) |
| Website | Official website |
Kenyatta J. Johnson (born October 30, 1973)[2] is an American politician who has served as president of the Philadelphia City Council since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he has represented the second district on the Council since 2012. His district includes parts of Center City, South, and Southwest Philadelphia.[3]
Johnson previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 186th district from 2009 to 2012.[4]
- ^ "SESSION OF 2009 - 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. January 6, 2009.
- ^ "Kenyatta Johnson". Committee of Seventy. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "COUNCIL PRESIDENT KENYATTA JOHNSON". Philadelphia City Council. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
- ^ Cox, Harold (February 26, 2010). "House Members J". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.