Malcolm Kenyatta

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On February 18, 2021, Kenyatta announced his bid for the United States Senate in the 2022 Democratic primary. [28] He lost the Democratic nomination to Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, winning only 10.9% of the vote and also losing his home county. [29]

2024 Auditor General campaign

On March 8, 2023, Kenyatta announced his candidacy to be Pennsylvania's Auditor General. Kenyatta was the first Democrat to announce a bid to challenge the incumbent Auditor General, Timothy DeFoor. [30] He defeated Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley in the Democratic primary election. [31] During the primary, Kenyatta faced criticism after he was caught on camera claiming Pinsley didn't "like Black people." [32] His victory made Kenyatta the first openly gay man nominated by any major party for any statewide office in Pennsylvania. [33] Among his priorities, Kenyatta has stated that as auditor general he would create a bureau of worker safety and restart school audits that were transferred to the Department of Education by DeFoor. [34]

Personal life

Kenyatta and his husband Matt live in Philadelphia. [35]

Recognition

In 2017, Kenyatta was named as one of Philadelphia Magazine's 38 "people we love" as a "neighborhood champ." [36]

Kenyatta was the subject of an award-winning documentary, Going Forward, [37] [38] which followed his 2018 victory.

The Philadelphia Tribune called Kenyatta one of Philadelphia's most influential African-Americans. [39]

In 2020, Kenyatta was named an OUT 100 Honoree by OUT Magazine, their annual list of the most "impactful and influential LGBTQ+ people". In the same year, he was awarded the Sen. Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award. [40]

On August 20, 2024, Kenyatta spoke at the Democratic National Convention. [41]

Electoral history

Malcolm Kenyatta
Malcolm Kenyatta - Gov. Wolf Highlights $2.5 Million Capital Investment for Philadelphia LGBT Community Center Renovations - 52532446260 (cropped).jpg
Kenyatta in 2022
Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 181st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)
2018 Pennsylvania State Representative election for the 181st district, Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malcolm Kenyatta 2,270 42.14
Democratic Lewis Nash Sr.1,43526.64
Democratic Lewis F. Thomas III95617.75
Democratic Jason Alexander Deering4227.83
Democratic Gilberto Gonzalez3045.64
Total votes5,387 100
2018 Pennsylvania State Representative election for the 181st district
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Malcolm Kenyatta 21,382 95.32 −4.68
Republican Thomas Street1,0504.68+4.68
Total votes22,432 100.0% N/A
Democratic hold
2020 Pennsylvania State Representative election for the 181st district, Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malcolm Kenyatta (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes10,377 100
2020 Pennsylvania State Representative election for the 181st district
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malcolm Kenyatta (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes25,258 100.0%
Democratic hold
2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, Democratic primary [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Fetterman 753,557 58.65%
Democratic Conor Lamb 337,49826.27%
Democratic Malcolm Kenyatta139,39310.85%
Democratic Alexandria Khalil54,4604.24%
Total votes1,284,908 100.00%
2024 Pennsylvania Auditor General election, Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Malcolm Kenyatta 655,687 64.54%
Democratic Mark Pinsley360,18235.46%
Total votes1,015,869 100.0%

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