| Kenneth Reeves | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Harvard, University of Michigan Law School |
Kenneth "Ken" Reeves (born 1951) served as the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, (United States) from 1992–1995 and again from 2006-2007. He is the first openly gay African American man to have served as mayor of any city in the United States.[1] Cambridge's elections are non-partisan, but he identifies himself with the Democratic Party. Reeves is a graduate of Harvard College. While mayor, he was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition,[2] an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston mayor Thomas Menino. He served as the Managing Attorney of the General Motors/United Auto Workers legal plan and as an attorney specializing in utility, insurance and banking regulations for the National Consumer Law Center in Boston. Reeves has also been in private practice as a principal in the law firm Singleton, Reeves, Bowzer and Huggins.
According to Laurie Aaron, Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Administrator, Reeves has suspended practicing law, and has decided to no longer be a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association.[3]
Reeves was succeeded as mayor in 2008 by E. Denise Simmons, who became the first openly lesbian African American mayor in the United States.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Alice Wolf |
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1992 - 1995 |
Succeeded by Sheila Russell |
| Preceded by Michael A. Sullivan |
Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts January 2, 2006 - 2007 |
Succeeded by E. Denise Simmons |