Indya Kincannon
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. Kincannon is affiliated with the Democratic Party.[3]
Indya Kincannon | |
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69th Mayor of Knoxville | |
Assumed office December 21, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Madeline Rogero |
Personal details | |
Born | March 20, 1971 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Ben Barton (m. 1995)[1] |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Haverford College (BA) Princeton University (MPA) |
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.
- "Biography of Mayor". knoxvilletn.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-19.