Jay Kahn

Jay Kahn
Mayor of Keene, New Hampshire
Assumed office
January 4, 2024
Preceded byGeorge Hansel
Member of the New Hampshire Senate
from the 10th district
In office
December 7, 2016 – December 7, 2022
Preceded byMolly Kelly
Succeeded byDonovan Fenton
Personal details
BornSeptember 1950 (age 74)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCheryl
Children2
Residence(s)Keene, New Hampshire, U.S.
EducationNorthern Illinois University (BA)
University of Illinois at Springfield (MA)
University of Illinois at Chicago (PhD)

Jay Kahn (born September 1950) is an American politician who served as a member of the New Hampshire Senate for the 10th district, in the southwestern corner of the state and including Alstead, Chesterfield, Gilsum, Harrisville, Hinsdale, Keene, Marlborough, Nelson, Roxbury, Sullivan, Surry, Swanzey, Walpole, Westmoreland and Winchester, New Hampshire. Kahn was elected Mayor of Keene, New Hampshire in 2023, receiving 91.4% of the vote. At the very least 500 people voted, meaning at the very least Kahn received 457 votes.[1]

  1. ^ Staff, Rick Green Sentinel (2023-11-07). "Kahn elected as Keene's next mayor in landslide victory". SentinelSource.com. Retrieved 2023-11-08.