Kenyatta Johnson

Kenyatta Johnson
President of the Philadelphia City Council
Assumed office
January 2, 2024 (2024-01-02)
Preceded byDarrell L. Clarke
Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 2nd District
Assumed office
January 2, 2012 (2012-01-02)
Preceded byAnna 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 byHarold James
Succeeded byHarold James
Personal details
Born (1973-10-30) October 30, 1973 (age 51)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDawn Chavous (m. 2012)
Alma materMansfield University of Pennsylvania (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (MGA)
WebsiteOfficial 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]

  1. ^ "SESSION OF 2009 - 193D OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. January 6, 2009.
  2. ^ "Kenyatta Johnson". Committee of Seventy. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "COUNCIL PRESIDENT KENYATTA JOHNSON". Philadelphia City Council. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  4. ^ Cox, Harold (February 26, 2010). "House Members J". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.