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'{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Kenneth Mapp |image = Kenneth Ezra Mapp.png |order = 8th [[List of Governors of the United States Virgin Islands|Governor of the United States Virgin Islands]] |lieutenant = [[Osbert Potter]] |term_start = January 5, 2015 |term_end = January 7, 2019 |predecessor = [[John DeJongh]] |successor = [[Albert Bryan (politician)|Albert Bryan]] |office1 = 7th [[Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands]] |governor1 = [[Roy Schneider]] |term_start1 = January 2, 1995 |term_end1 = January 4, 1999 |predecessor1 = [[Derek Hodge]] |successor1 = [[Gerard Luz James]] |birth_name = Kenneth Ezra Mapp |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|11|2}} |birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (2000–present) |otherparty = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (before 2000) |parents = |education = [[New York City College of Technology]]<br>[[University of the Virgin Islands]]<br>[[Harvard University]] {{small|([[Master of Public Administration|MPA]])}} }} '''Kenneth Ezra Mapp''' (born November 2, 1955) is an American politician who served as the eighth elected [[Governor of the United States Virgin Islands]], from 2015 to 2019. He is registered Republican,<ref name="stcroixsource.com">[http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2001/11/30/mapp-says-hell-run-governor-2002-0 Mapp says He'll run for Governor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716134740/http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2001/11/30/mapp-says-hell-run-governor-2002-0 |date=2011-07-16 }}. 2002</ref> but ran as an independent. A former three-term Virgin Islands [[Senator]], Mapp served as the [[Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands]] from 1995 until 1999. Mapp was an independent candidate for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the [[United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election, 2010|2010 gubernatorial election]],<ref name=vidn>{{cite news |first=Aldeth |last=Lewin |title=Mapp formally announces his gubernatorial bid |url=http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/mapp-formally-announces-his-gubernatorial-bid-1.964004 |work=[[Virgin Islands Daily News]] |date=2010-08-21 |access-date=2010-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720105116/http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/mapp-formally-announces-his-gubernatorial-bid-1.964004 |archive-date=2011-07-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but was defeated by incumbent governor [[John de Jongh]].<ref name=stthomassource>{{cite news|first=Ananta |last=Pancham |title=DeJongh-Francis to Return for Second Term |url=http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2010/11/02/dejongh-francis-return-second-term |work=[[St. Thomas Source]] |date=2010-10-02 |access-date=2010-11-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106054450/http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2010/11/02/dejongh-francis-return-second-term |archive-date=2010-11-06 }}</ref> He ran in the [[United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election, 2014|2014 gubernatorial election]] for [[Governor of the United States Virgin Islands]], defeating [[Donna Christian-Christensen]], the longtime Delegate to Congress, in a [[Two-round system|run-off]].<ref name="viconsortium.com">{{cite web|url=http://viconsortium.com/politics/kenneth-mapp-8th-elected-governor-united-states-virgin-islands/|title=Kenneth Mapp Elected Governor Of The United States Virgin Islands|work=viconsortium.com}}</ref> Mapp ran for a second term in [[United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election, 2018|2018]], but was defeated in the runoff election by Democrat [[Albert Bryan (politician)|Albert Bryan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryan Defeats Mapp for Governor |url=https://stjohnsource.com/2018/11/20/bryan-defeats-mapp-in-runoff-for-governor/ |website=St. John Source |date=21 November 2018}}</ref> ==Early life and education== Kenneth Ezra Mapp<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170301005504/en/|title= Cigna Foundation Announces Grants Available in U.S. Virgin Islands |publisher=Cigna Foundation|date=March 1, 2017|access-date=October 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ame-church.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Holy-Communion-Worship-Service.pdf|title=Holy Communion Worship Service|date=July 10, 2016|publisher=African Methodist Episcopal Church|access-date=October 13, 2017}}</ref> was born on November 2, 1955, in [[Brooklyn, New York]], to Al Mapp and Vashti Hewitt Mapp of St. Croix.<ref>1984. The Fifteenth Legislature of the U.S. Virgin Islands</ref> He was one of four siblings. Mapp moved to [[Saint Croix]] in the [[U.S. Virgin Islands]] in 1961, where he was raised by his maternal grandmother, Almina N. Hewitt, in [[Rattan and Belvedere, U.S. Virgin Islands|Estate Rattan]]. He graduated from [[St. Croix Central High School (Virgin Islands)|St. Croix Central High School]] in 1973. Mapp has attended [[New York City Community College]] of [[City University of New York]] and the [[University of the Virgin Islands]], but has not earned a bachelor's degree. After leaving office as lieutenant governor in 1999, however, he completed the six-week Advanced Management Program at [[Harvard Business School]] (which has no formal educational requirements)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/amp/Pages/admissions.aspx|title=Advanced Management Program|work=hbs.edu}}</ref> and received a [[master's degree]] in [[public administration]] from the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]].<ref name=vidn/> Mapp also completed other fellowships at Harvard University and [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh]].<ref name=vidn/> ==Career== Mapp has worked as a [[police|police trainee]] in [[New York City]] and a police officer in the [[U.S. Virgin Islands]].<ref name=vidn/> He joined the [[New York City Police Department]] soon after graduating from high school in 1973 and was based in the 83rd Police Precinct in Brooklyn. He later became a police officer in the Virgin Islands and was elected president of the Virgin Islands [[Police Benevolent Association]]. Mapp was elected as a [[senator]] in the [[Virgin Islands Legislature]] in three separate elections.<ref name=vidn/> Mapp was elected to the 15th Legislature of the Virgin Islands<ref name=vidn/> in 1982, his first elected office. He would later be elected as a senator in the 18th and 20th Legislatures as well. He chaired the Committee on Public Safety and Judicial Affairs and was a standing member on the Committee on Finance.<ref name=vidn/> Additionally, Mapp held other positions within the Virgin Islands government. He served as the assistant director of the Industrial Development Commission, which later became the Economic Development Authority.<ref name=vidn/> Mapp also became the director of the Consumer Services Administration, which is now the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs.<ref name=vidn/> In 1994, gubernatorial candidate [[Roy Schneider|Roy L. Schneider]] chose Mapp as his [[running mate]] for lieutenant governor in the election.<ref name=vidn/> Schneider and Mapp jointly campaigned as independent candidates.<ref name=insular>{{cite news|title=A Report on the State of the Islands 1997: Chapter 5 Virgin Islands|url=http://www.interior.gov/oia/StateIsland/chapter5.html|work=[[United States Department of the Interior]] [[Office of Insular Affairs]]|year=1997|access-date=2010-08-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721043229/http://www.interior.gov/oia/StateIsland/chapter5.html|archive-date=2011-07-21}}</ref> Schneider and Mapp were elected Governor and Lt. Governor in a special gubernatorial [[Two-round system|runoff election]] held on November 22, 1994.<ref name=insular/> They defeated the Democratic gubernatorial ticket, which consisted of then-Lt. Gov. [[Derek M. Hodge]] and his running mate, [[Alfred O. Heath]].<ref name=insular/> Governor Roy Schneider and Lt. Governor Kenneth Mapp were [[inaugurated]] to a four-year term on January 2, 1995.<ref name=insular/> However, Schneider and Mapp had a publicly strained relationship while in office and the two often did not speak to one another during their four-year tenure.<ref name=sts>{{cite news|first=John|last=Baur|title=James to Boycott Government House Gala, Rips Turnbull|url=http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2000/06/01/james-boycott-govt-house-gala-rips-turnbull|work=[[St. Thomas Source]]|date=n.d.|access-date=2010-08-24|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716160142/http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2000/06/01/james-boycott-govt-house-gala-rips-turnbull|archive-date=2011-07-16}}</ref> Schneider and Mapp did not seek re-election in 1999. Instead, Schneider ran with Finance Commissioner Juan Centeno as his running mate and they were defeated in the election by Democratic candidate [[Charles Wesley Turnbull|Charles Turnbull]] and his running mate, [[Gerard Luz James]], who were sworn in on January 4, 1999.<ref name=sts1>{{cite news|first=Shaun|last=Penington|title=Turnbull becomes 6th Elected Governor|url=http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/1999/01/04/turnbull-becomes-6th-elected-governor|work=[[St. Thomas Source]]|date=1999-01-04|access-date=2010-08-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716160219/http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/1999/01/04/turnbull-becomes-6th-elected-governor|archive-date=2011-07-16}}</ref> After leaving office as lieutenant governor, Mapp earned a master's degree in [[public administration]] from Harvard University's [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] and completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP 159) at Harvard Business School.<ref name=scs2>{{cite news|first=Jamie|last=Bate|title=Mapp says He'll Run For Governor in 2002|url=http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2001/11/30/mapp-says-hell-run-governor-2002-0|work=[[St. Thomas Source]]|date=2001-11-30|access-date=2010-08-25|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716134740/http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2001/11/30/mapp-says-hell-run-governor-2002-0|archive-date=2011-07-16}}</ref> Though he ran for lieutenant governor as [[Independent (politics)|independent]], Mapp had changed his party affiliation from [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] by 2001.<ref name=scs2/> Mapp did not run for governor in 2002.<ref name=scs2/> He campaigned for Governor Turnbull who was re-elected to a second term. In 2002, Governor Charles Turnbull appointed Mapp as the Virgin Island's Public Finance Authority's Director of [[finance]] and [[Administration (government)|administration]]. Mapp raised millions of dollars for the government and [[Hovensa]], the territory's largest private sector employer. The Public Finance Authority acquired its first ever investment grade ratings on VI government-backed securities during Mapp's tenure. Mapp also managed several major capital projects and served on the Governor's financial and budget team. Mapp participated in budget hearings and prepared a variety of detailed analysis and reports. The Governor's financial team worked closely with department heads and legislators to develop and gain legislative approval of the annual territorial budgets.<ref name=vidn/> In 2006, Mapp announced his candidacy for governor as an independent candidate with former Senator at Large [[Almando Liburd]] as his running mate. His two main opponents were businessman [[John De Jongh]] and Senator [[Adlah Donastorg]]. In the general election, de Jongh won 15,914 votes which equalled 49.33% of the total vote, Mapp won 9,100 of the total votes (equalling 26.78 percent) and Donatorg earned 7,871 votes, or 23.16 percent of the votes cast.<ref name=scs3>{{cite news|first=Ananta|last=Pancham|title=DeJongh Two Votes Shy of Outright Win; Runoff With Mapp Set for Tuesday|url=http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2006/11/18/dejongh-two-votes-shy-outright-win-runoff-mapp-set-tuesday|work=[[St. Croix Source]]|date=2006-11-17|access-date=2010-08-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716134815/http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2006/11/18/dejongh-two-votes-shy-outright-win-runoff-mapp-set-tuesday|archive-date=2011-07-16}}</ref> De Jongh and Mapp, the two top candidates in terms of votes, were forced into a second runoff election on November 21, 2006, since no candidate earned more than 50% of the total votes cast.<ref name=scs3/> In the 2006 gubernatorial runoff, De Jongh was elected Governor with 16,644 votes (57.30%), while Mapp came in second, garnering 12,402 votes (42.70%).<ref name=caribnn>{{cite news|first=Susan|last=Mann|title=DeJongh wins USVI gubernatorial runoff election|url=http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000043/004388.htm|work=[[Caribbean Net News]]|date=2006-11-22|access-date=2010-08-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610011248/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000043/004388.htm|archive-date=2010-06-10}}</ref> ===2010 gubernatorial election=== Mapp formally announced his candidacy for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the [[United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election, 2010|2010 gubernatorial election]] on August 20, 2010, at his headquarters on Saint Thomas.<ref name=vidn/> Mapp, who is running as an Independent rather than a Republican, picked [[Malik Sekou]], a [[professor]] and department chair at the [[University of the Virgin Islands]], as his running mate for lieutenant governor.<ref name=vidn/><ref name=stcroix>{{cite news|first=Bill |last=Kossler |title=Gubernatorial Challengers Pick Running Mates |url=http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2010/07/26/gubernatorial-challengers-pick-running-mates |work=[[St. Croix Source]] |date=2010-07-26 |access-date=2010-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428025444/http://stcroixsource.com/print/85682 |archive-date=2012-04-28 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mapp's main campaign platform included reducing crime and improving education in the Virgin Islands.<ref name=vidn/> Mapp promised to construct a technical school, promote economic growth while protecting the environment and pursue cleaner forms of energy if elected.<ref name=vidn/> The general election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent governor [[John de Jongh]] defeated Mapp in the election to win a second term in office.<ref name=stthomassource/> De Jongh earned 17,535 votes, or 56.27% of the vote, while Mapp came in second with 13,580 votes, or 43.58% of the vote.<ref name=stthomassource/> Mapp initially refused to concede, citing possible voting irregularities and the advice from his campaign advisor.<ref name=stthomassource2>{{cite news|first=Bill|last=Kossler|title=BVI's O'Neal Congratulates DeJongh as Mapp Won't Fold|url=http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2010/11/05/bvis-oneal-congratulates-dejongh-mapp-wont-fold|work=[[St. Thomas Source]]|date=2010-10-05|access-date=2010-11-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716160545/http://stthomassource.com/content/news/local-news/2010/11/05/bvis-oneal-congratulates-dejongh-mapp-wont-fold|archive-date=2011-07-16}}</ref> ===2014 gubernatorial election=== Mapp ran for Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the [[United States Virgin Islands gubernatorial election, 2014|2014 gubernatorial election]], choosing Osbert Potter, a former Virgin Islands senator as his running mate. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. He received 47.47% of the vote, but since no candidate received the required 50%+1 as required by the [[Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands]], a runoff was held between him and [[Donna Christian-Christensen]], the two top vote receivers. The runoff was held on November 18, 2014, two weeks after the general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/ballot-set-for-runoff-election-neither-christensen-nor-mapp-tickets-expected-to-reach-threshold-after-ballot-counting-from-general-election-1.1788027|title=Ballot set for runoff election Neither Christensen nor Mapp tickets expected to reach threshold after ballot-counting from General Election|author=Fiona Stokes|work=virgin islands daily news|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141115053118/http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/ballot-set-for-runoff-election-neither-christensen-nor-mapp-tickets-expected-to-reach-threshold-after-ballot-counting-from-general-election-1.1788027|archive-date=2014-11-15}}</ref> Mapp went on to win the run-off election, receiving almost 64% of the vote.<ref name="viconsortium.com"/> ===2018 gubernatorial election=== Mapp ran for reelection but lost with 44.67 percent of the vote to [[Albert Bryan (politician)|Albert Bryan]]'s 55.04 percent in a run-off election.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thegreenpapers.com/G18/VI |title=Virgin Islands 2018 General Election |website=[[The Green Papers]] |access-date=August 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=69166 |title=Albert Bryan Becomes Ninth Elected Governor Of US Virgin Islands |date=November 20, 2018 |website=The Virgin Islands Consortium |access-date=August 17, 2021}}</ref> ==Political career== Mapp was sworn in as the 8th elected Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands on January 5, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=15569 |title=Kenneth Mapp Sworn In As 8th Governor Of U.S. Virgin Islands |date=January 5, 2015 |website=VI Consortium |access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> Upon taking office, Mapp requested $1 million to file lawsuit against [[Hovensa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=16598 |title=Mapp Asks Senate For $1 Million For Suit Against Hovensa, Says 'It's Time To Turn Page' |website=VI Consortium |date=January 27, 2015}}</ref> Mapp appointed former governor Charles W. Turnbull to the Centennial Commission.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=16957 |title=Mapp Appoints Turnbull To Centennial Commission |website=VI Consortium |date=February 3, 2015}}</ref> He later signed a bill which appropriate $1 million to further take legal action towards [[Hess Oil and Chemical|Hess Oil]] and [[PDVSA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=20020 |title= Governor Mapp Signs $1 Million Appropriations Bill For Hovensa Lawsuit |website=VI Consortium |date=March 28, 2015}}</ref> To combat rising crime in the territory, Mapp formed alliance between the [[New York City Police Department]] and the [[United States Virgin Islands Police Department|Virgin Islands Police Department]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=19516 |title= Mapp Announces New NYPD-VIPD Partnership At Cruise Industry Conference, Will Launch Police Training Program In Local High Schools |website=VI Consortium |date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> In addition, VIPD officers were sent to New York for training and mentorship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=22986 |title=Local Officers To Be Sent To New York In VIPD/NYPD Swap For Better Policing Experience |website=VI Consortium |date=May 27, 2015}}</ref> Mapp signed executive order allowing [[Same-sex marriage in the United States Virgin Islands|same-sex marriage]] in the U.S. Virgin Islands following a [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court's]] decision.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/07/10/virgin-islands-governor-signs-marriage-executive-order/ |title=Virgin Islands governor signs marriage executive order |website=Washington Blade |date=July 10, 2015}}</ref> In July 2015, Mapp became a member of the [[National Governors Association|NGA's Committee on Economic Development]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=26085 |title=Mapp Named Member Of National Governors Association's Committee On Economic Development |website=VI Consortium |date=July 27, 2015}}</ref> His administration moved to sue HESS Corporation for $1.5 billion given the refinery immediate closure.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=28492 |title=GVI Files $1.2 Billion Suit Against HESS Corporation |website=VI Consortium |date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> Mapp created the Virgin Islands Climate Change Council through executive order.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=30247 |title=Mapp Signs Executive Order Aimed At Fighting Climate Change In Territory |website=VI Consortium |date=October 19, 2015}}</ref> In December 2015, Mapp began agreement with ArcLight Partners, LLC, to operate the oil storage terminal of [[Hovensa]] refinery.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=32042 |title=Governor Mapp Unveils Landmark Hovensa Agreement With Arclight |website=VI Consortium |date=December 1, 2015}}</ref> Mapp implemented salary increases for government employees while his administration focused on raising the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.50 in three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/local/mapp-signs-bill-to-raise-minimum-wage/article_efcb4873-34d1-5e95-8f6d-b19cadaae852.html |title=Mapp signs bill to raise minimum wage |website=The Virgin Islands Daily News |date=March 25, 2016}}</ref> Worked with [[Sinopec]] on St. Croix oil refinery and met with [[Air China]] officials to attract Chinese tourists to the territory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stjohnsource.com/2016/06/14/mission-to-china-brings-back-additional-investment-opportunities-for-usvi-mapp-says/ |title=Mission to China Brings Back Additional Investment Opportunities for USVI, Mapp Says |website=St. John Source |date=June 14, 2016}}</ref> In February 2017, Mapp faced a government fiscal crisis with over $2 billion in debt and a structural deficit of $110 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/25/business/dealbook/virgin-islands-debt-payment-pensions.html |title=After Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis, Worries Shift to Virgin Islands |website=The New York Times |date=June 25, 2017}}</ref> Mapp provided the federal Medicaid program to all eligible Virgin Islands residents, giving vital health care access to many families who lacked health insurance and access to basic health care services.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=52660 |title= In Good News For Territory, An Additional 19,000 Virgin Islanders Now Eligible For Medicaid |website=VI Consortium |date=May 20, 2017}}</ref> On September 5, 2017, Mapp declared a state of emergency in preparations for [[Hurricane Irma]] which was followed by [[Hurricane Maria]] thirteen days later. He met [[President Donald Trump]] on a ship off [[Puerto Rico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stthomassource.com/content/2017/10/04/trump-agrees-to-v-i-assistance-after-meeting-with-mapp/ |title=Trump Meets with Mapp, Agrees to V.I. Assistance |date=October 4, 2017}}</ref> Within ten months of the storms, over 130 members of Congress led by then House Minority Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]] were in the USVI seeing firsthand of the devastation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vitema.vi.gov/news/news-details/2018/07/29/congressional-delegation-led-by-nancy-pelosi-visits-u.s.-virgin-islands |title=Congressional Delegation Led by Nancy Pelosi Visits U.S. Virgin Islands |website=VITEMA |date=July 29, 2018}}</ref> Mapp was successful in persuading [[United States Congress|Congress]] and received bipartisan support for several unprecedented amendments to the [[Stafford Act]] as well as resources, an estimated $9 billion of federal funds for the recovery and rebuilding of the territory. Mapp recruited local and national nonprofit organizations to join the recovery effort, including the [[American Red Cross]], [[Bloomberg Philanthropies]], the Clinton Global Initiative, and the Kenny Chesney Foundation. He also appealed help for the territory and received personnel and resources from his fellow governors [[Andrew Cuomo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.longisland.com/news/09-15-17/us-virgin-islands-governor-mapp-new-york-governor-cuomo-announce-assessment-tour-and-recovery-mission-in-wake-of-hurricane-irma.html |title=U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Mapp, New York Governor Cuomo Announce Assessment Tour And Recovery Mission In Wake Of Hurricane Irma |website=LONG ISLAND.com |date=September 15, 2017}}</ref> [[Chris Christie]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.app.com/story/news/local/public-safety/2017/11/18/virgin-islands-get-hurricane-repair-help-nj-first-responders/868408001/ |title=Virgin Islands get post-hurricane help from NJ first responders |website=Asbury Park Press |date=November 18, 2017}}</ref> and [[Larry Hogan]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/maryland-governor-sends-national-guard-to-us-virgin-islands/ |title= Maryland governor sends National Guard to US Virgin Islands |website=The Seattle Times |date=November 18, 2017}}</ref> Major capital projects funded by the federal government started under Mapp tenure such as the Veterans Drive Improvement Project<ref>{{cite web|url= https://vifreepress.com/2018/05/mapp-breaks-ground-at-historic-veterans-drive-improvement-project-in-st-thomas/ |title= Mapp Breaks Ground At 'Historic' Veterans Drive Improvement Project In St. Thomas |website=Virgin Islands Free Press |date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> and the Bridge To NowHere.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usvicbs.com/news/bridge-to-nowhere-officials-say-is-going-somewhere/ |title=Bridge to Nowhere, Officials Say Is Going Somewhere |website=CBSUSVI |date=October 15, 2018}}</ref> Mapp offered free tuition to all local high school graduates attending the University of the Virgin Islands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://viconsortium.com/VIC/?p=67054 |title= In Historic Moment For USVI, Mapp Announces Free Tuition For College-Bound Students |website=VI Consortium |date=September 11, 2018}}</ref> ==Cabinet== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! rowspan=2| Agency ! rowspan=2| Commissioner ! rowspan=2| Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}} ! colspan=3| Term of office ! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Party ! rowspan=2| Appointed by |- |- | Department of Finance |} ==Legislative bills== ===Signed=== * January 4, 2019: The Virgin Islands Higher Education Scholarship Program, 32-0328 (now Act 8155) ; Sponsored by: Senator [[Tregenza Roach]] == References == {{Reflist}} * {{C-SPAN}} {{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=[[Derek Hodge]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands]]|years=1995–1999}} {{s-aft|after=[[Gerard Luz James]]}} |- {{s-bef|before=[[John de Jongh]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[List of Governors of the United States Virgin Islands|Governor of the United States Virgin Islands]]|years=2015–2019}} {{s-aft|after=[[Albert Bryan (politician)|Albert Bryan]]}} {{s-end}} {{Governors of the U.S. Virgin Islands}} {{Lieutenant Governors of the United States Virgin Islands}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mapp, Kenneth}} [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:20th-century African-American politicians]] [[Category:20th-century American politicians]] [[Category:21st-century African-American politicians]] [[Category:21st-century American politicians]] [[Category:African-American people in United States Virgin Island politics]] [[Category:Governors of the United States Virgin Islands]] [[Category:Harvard Kennedy School alumni]] [[Category:Lieutenant Governors of the United States Virgin Islands]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:New York City Police Department officers]] [[Category:People from Brooklyn]] [[Category:People from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands]] [[Category:Republican Party of the Virgin Islands politicians]] [[Category:Senators of the Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands]] [[Category:United States Virgin Islands police officers]] [[Category:United States Virgin Islands politicians]] [[Category:University of the Virgin Islands alumni]]'