Jim Kenney
Politician
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 40,000 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.