Indya Kincannon
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Indya Kincannon | |
|---|---|
| 69th Mayor of Knoxville | |
| Assumed office December 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Madeline Rogero |
| Member of the Knox County Board of Education from the 2nd district | |
| In office 2004–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 30, 1971 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | 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 serving since 2019 as the 69th mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. She won the 2019 mayoral election with more than 52% of the runoff vote over 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]
Kincannon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Haverford College. As an undergraduate, she studied Spanish colonial history in 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]
In 2004, Kincannon was elected to the Knox County Board of Education, representing District 2. She was elected chairperson for three consecutive years from 2008 until 2011, and served on the board until 2014.[4]