Indya Kincannon
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Indya Kincannon | |
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| 69th Mayor of Knoxville | |
| Assumed office December 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Madeline Rogero |
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| Born | March 20, 1971 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Ben Barton (m. 1995)[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Haverford College (BA) Princeton University (MPA) |
Indya Kincannon (born March 30, 1971) is an American politician who has served as the 69th Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee since 2019. She won the 2019 mayoral election with more than 52% of the vote over opponent Eddie Mannis.[2] She is Knoxville's second female mayor, after her predecessor Madeline Rogero. Though elected in a nonpartisan municipal election, Kincannon is affiliated with the Democratic Party.[3]
In 2004, Kincannon was elected to the Knox County Board of Education representing District 2. She was elected as Chairperson for three consecutive years from 2008 until 2011, and served on the board until 2014.[4]
In the August 27, 2019 primary election for Mayor of Knoxville, Kincannon advanced with 29.13% of the vote. Business-owner Eddie Mannis received 36.64% of the vote and also advanced to the November regular election. Councilman Marshall Stair finished third with 26.98% of the vote.
On November 5, Kincannon was elected mayor with 52.41% of votes cast.[5]
Education[]
Kincannon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Haverford College. As an undergraduate, she studied Spanish colonial history during the spring of 1992 at the University of Barcelona. She then earned a master's degree in Public Affairs and Urban and Regional Planning from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. She took teaching certification courses at the University of Tennessee.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Biography of Mayor - City of Knoxville". Knoxvilletn.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ^ "Knoxville mayor election breakdown: Indya Kincannon didn't give up and it paid off". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about Indya Kincannon". The Daily Beacon. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Biography of Mayor". knoxvilletn.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
- ^ "Election Results History". Knox County.
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Mayors of cities with populations exceeding 100,000 in Tennessee | ||
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- Women mayors of places in Tennessee
- Mayors of Knoxville, Tennessee
- Living people
- 1971 births
- Tennessee Democrats
- 21st-century American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians