Kendra Brooks

Kendra Brooks
Brooks in 2020
Minority Leader of Philadelphia City Council
Assumed office
January 1, 2024
Preceded byBrian J. O'Neill
Member of the Philadelphia City Council
from the At-Large district
Assumed office
January 6, 2020
Preceded byAl Taubenberger
Personal details
Born
Kendra Nicole Brooks

(1972-07-09) July 9, 1972 (age 52)
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Political partyWorking Families
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Socialists of America
Children4
Alma materTemple University (BS)
Eastern University (MBA)

Kendra Nicole Brooks (born July 9, 1972)[1] is an American politician and activist. Brooks, a member of the Working Families Party (WFP), won a citywide at-large seat in the election to Philadelphia City Council on November 5, 2019.[2][3] The Council has seven at-large seats that go to the highest overall vote-getters with two seats reserved for a minority party. Brooks's initial 2019 election was the first time a third party candidate won the minority party seat since its inception in 1919, through the creation of the modern Philadelphia City Council.[2][3][4] Brooks won reelection to Philadelphia City Council in 2023.[5]

  1. ^ Brooks, Kendra [@kendraforphilly] (July 9, 2020). "Today is my 48th birthday, and this year, I'm reflecting on the whirlwind of a year: winning our City Council election, a global pandemic, a national uprising for Black Liberation, financial strain" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2024 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b McCrystal, Sean Collins Walsh, Laura (6 November 2019). "Kendra Brooks captures a Philadelphia City Council seat in a historic win for the Working Families Party and Philly progressives". inquirer.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "Working Families Party wins City Council seat in historic Philly election". 6 November 2019.
  4. ^ Lacy, Akela (November 4, 2019). "Two Surging Candidates Could Make Philadelphia Far More Progressive. Democrats Are Going to War to Stop Them. [UPDATED]".
  5. ^ Orso, Anna (8 November 2023). "Working Families Party poised to take two City Council seats in a historic win for Philly progressives". inquirer.com.