Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta makes history with latest election win
@kenmartin73 who knows we must: Build to Win, Build to Expand, and Build to Last! He is the leader we need in this moment. pic.twitter.com/B8sWwsku8hKenyatta won election to the Pennsylvania House in 2018.
In doing so, he became the first LGTQ+ Black person elected to the state’s general assembly. He represents the 181st District.
He lives in North Philadelphia with his husband, Dr. Matthew Kenyatta, and their dog, Cleo.A post shared by Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (@malcolmkenyatta)In a phone interview with Whyy on Monday, Kenyatta says he wants to see Democrats win back working-class voters. “North Philly is a place where you have working people who tell you exactly what they think, and who recognize we’re getting less than we deserve.”He said his campaign to be Vice Chair, “Was about a recognition that if we are going to change outcomes for people I love best in the world, make people in our community have the security they deserve, if we’re going to make sure Philadelphia has the things we need.
Politics is a math problem, and what I believe is we have to elect more Democrats at this moment.”Kenyatta addressed discussions as to whether Democrats need to focus less on some communities to appeal to the broader electorate.“I ask rhetorically, ‘Who the hell should we leave behind?’ Should we leave behind the young Black guy in West Philly who has a good idea and wants to start a business and is locked out of lending institutions because of historic barriers?
