Kenneth Gittens
{{Short description|United States Virgin Islands politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Kenny Gittens
|office = Vice President of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
|term_start = January 13, 2025
|term_end =
|predecessor = Marvin A. Blyden
|successor =
|office1 = Majority Leader of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
|term_start1 = January 9, 2023
|term_end1 = January 13, 2025
|predecessor1 = Marvin A. Blyden
|successor1 = Kurt Vialet
|office2 = President of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands
|term_start2 = January 14, 2019
|term_end2 = May 15, 2019
|predecessor2 = Myron D. Jackson
|successor2 = Novelle E. Francis
|office3 = Member of the Virgin Islands Legislature
from the St. Croix district
|term_start3 = January 14, 2019
|term_end3 =
|predecessor3 =
|successor3 =
|term_start4 = January 14, 2013
|term_end4 = January 9, 2017
|predecessor4 =
|successor4 =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|6|3}}
|birth_place = Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Democratic
|spouse =
|children = 2
|education = University of the Virgin Islands
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Columbia Southern University (BS, MS)
}}
Kenneth L. "Kenny" Gittens is a United States Virgin Islands politician and the current Vice President of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.{{Cite web |title=Kenneth Gittens |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kenneth_Gittens |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}} Gittens has previously served as President and Majority leader of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.
Biography
Gittens graduated from St. Croix Central High School. He joined the Virgin Islands Police Department in November 1990. While working as a police officer, he also attended the University of the Virgin Islands, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and Columbia Southern University, where he earned an Associate of Science in Police Science and Administration, a Bachelor of Science, and a Master of Science, respectively.{{Cite web |title=Senator Kenneth L. Gittens |url=https://legvi.org/senator/senator-kenneth-l-gittens/ |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands |language=en-US}} In October 2021, Gittens was hospitalized due to blood clots he thought were gas pain.{{Cite web |title=Senator Kenneth Gittens Hospitalized at Juan F. Luis Hospital, Said to be in Stable But Serious Condition |url=https://viconsortium.com/vi-community_center/virgin-islands-senator-kenneth-gittens-hospitalized-in-juan-f-luis-hospital-said-to-be-in-stable-but-serious-condition |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=The Virgin Islands Consortium}} He made a full recovery.{{Cite web |author=Daily News Staff |date=2021-11-09 |title=Sen. Kenneth Gittens back home after hospital stay |url=https://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/sen-kenneth-gittens-back-home-after-hospital-stay/article_aa4957ee-a6ff-50b2-8991-0e68fed1542c.html |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=The Virgin Islands Daily News |language=en}}
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Category:21st-century American legislators
Category:Columbia Southern University alumni
Category:Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands politicians
Category:John Jay College of Criminal Justice alumni
Category:People from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Category:Senators of the Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands
Category:University of the Virgin Islands alumni
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