Katherine Kerwin (born April 9, 1997) is a law student and former politician who served as the youngest member of the Providence City Council from 2019 until 2023, representing Ward 12. Education Kerwin earned her BA in Political Science and Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2019. In 2016, Kerwin appeared in local and national news for leading UW–Madison's Cocks Not Glocks campaign, which was based on a campaign organized by Jessica Jin at the University of Texas-Austin that called for people to display sex toys on their backpacks. Since 2020, Kerwin has been pursuing a JD from Roger Williams University School of Law. Career Kerwin's first job involved working at Providence City Hall when she was 13. In 2018, Kerwin ran against incumbent Terrence Hassett, who was first elected to the city council in 1997, the year Kerwin was born. Hassett did not submit enough signatures to get his name on the ballot in the 2018 City Council race, leading to an unopposed victory for Kerwin. Kerwin ran for office with the stated goal of demonstrating Providence had the potential to be a national example of effective progressive policy-making. During her campaign and while in office, Kerwin said she experienced inappropriate comments from colleagues, due to her age. In November 2018, Kerwin was elected into the first Providence City Council to have a female majority. On January 7, 2019, she was inaugurated. Kerwin was a part of the City Council's Ordinance Committee. Kerwin served on Providence City Council until January 2, 2023. She did not seek a second term. Policy positions In December 2018, Kerwin expressed concern over 200 employees who lost their jobs due to the closing of a local strip club after prostitution arrests. Kerwin supports decriminalization of sex work. In October 2019, Kerwin voiced support for vandalism of a local Christopher Columbus statue, stating that civil disobedience is healthy and the statue should be removed for celebrating colonization. In November 2019, Kerwin co-wrote a letter in support of six homeless families relocated from New York City to Rhode Island, as part of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s "Special One-Time Assistance Program." The letter was in response to public opposition of the program from Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien, and Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt. In December 2019, Kerwin voted against granting a 20-year, multi-million-dollar tax break to Jim Abdo to build