Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 2nd District
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2012 (2012-01-02)
Preceded by
Anna Verna
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 186th district
In office January 6, 2009 (2009-01-06)[1] – January 2, 2012 (2012-01-02)
Preceded by
Harold James
Succeeded by
Harold James
Personal details
Born
(1973-10-30) October 30, 1973 (age 50) 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.
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