Kenneth Mapp
Ken Mapp | |
|---|---|
| 8th Governor of the United States Virgin Islands | |
| In office January 5, 2015 – January 7, 2019 | |
| Lieutenant | Osbert Potter |
| Preceded by | John DeJongh |
| Succeeded by | Albert Bryan Jr. |
| 7th Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands | |
| In office January 2, 1995 – January 4, 1999 | |
| Governor | Roy Schneider |
| Preceded by | Derek Hodge |
| Succeeded by | Gerard Luz James |
| Member of the Virgin Islands Legislature from the St. Croix district | |
| In office January 11, 1993 – January 2, 1995 | |
| In office January 1989 – May 1989 | |
| In office January 1983 – January 1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kenneth Ezra Mapp November 2, 1955 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Republican (before 2000) Independent (2000–present) |
| Education | New York City College of Technology University of the Virgin Islands Harvard University (MPA) |
Kenneth Ezra "Ken" Mapp (born November 2, 1955) is an American politician who served as the eighth governor of the United States Virgin Islands, from 2015 to 2019. Though a registered Republican, Mapp was elected Governor in 2014 as an independent. From 1995 to 1999, Mapp served as the seventh lieutenant governor of the United States Virgin Islands, and had previously served for three terms in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.
Mapp was an independent candidate for Governor in 2006 and 2010, but was defeated both times by Democrat John de Jongh. He was elected Governor in 2014, defeating Donna Christian-Christensen, the longtime Delegate to Congress, in a run-off election. Mapp ran for a second term in 2018, but was defeated in the runoff election by Democrat Albert Bryan.