Career
On the Municipal Council of Newark. She had previously served from 1995 to 2006, and ran on the slate of Ras J. Baraka, a candidate in the 2014 Newark mayoral election, for the city"s Central Ward. and faced incumbent Darrin Sharif in a run-official She was sworn in on July 1, 2014.
Chaneyfield Jenkins, along with late Councilman Donald Tucker, were enstooled as ‘Nana’ in Newark "s sister city Kumasi in South Ghana.
‘Nana’ is a term signifying royalty in the West African nation. After leaving the municipal council she started Jericho Limited Liability Company, a firm which sought to consult the city on development.
