Robert A. Brady is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district from 1998 to 2019. He was the ranking Democrat and Chairman of the United States House Committee on House Administration from 2007 to 2019. He has served as Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party for more than 35 years and is a registered lobbyist for NBC Universal and Independence Blue Cross.
Michael Anthony Nutter is an American politician who served as the 98th Mayor of Philadelphia from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Democratic Party,he is also a former member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 4th district and had served as the 52nd Ward Democratic Leader until 1990. Nutter also served as the President of the United States Conference of Mayors from 2012 to 2013,and is a former member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
Dennis Michael O'Brien is an American Republican Party politician who served as the 137th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2007 to 2008. First elected in 1976,he represented the 169th Legislative District in the state House for the most part of four decades. He served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council for one term,from 2012 to 2016.
The 2007 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 6,2007 when Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States elected Michael Nutter as the Mayor of Philadelphia starting in 2008. The incumbent mayor,John F. Street was barred from seeking a third term because of term limits. The Democratic Party primary campaign saw two well-known,well-funded Philadelphia congressmen –Bob Brady and Chaka Fattah –eclipsed by self-funding businessman Tom Knox and reformist former Philadelphia City Council member Nutter,who won by a surprisingly large margin in the primary election on May 15. He went on to face Republican Party nominee Al Taubenberger in the general election,which he won by a large margin and with the lowest voter turnout in a Philadelphia mayoral election without an incumbent since 1951. Mayor Nutter was sworn in on January 7,2008.
The 2007 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 6. During this off-year election,the only seats up for election in the United States Congress were special elections held throughout the year. None of these congressional seats changed party hands. There were also several gubernatorial races and state legislative elections,and numerous citizen initiatives,mayoral races in several major cities,and several types of local offices on the ballot.
Thomas Milton Street Sr. was an American businessman,a Pennsylvania state senator from Philadelphia,and the brother of former Philadelphia mayor John F. Street. Originally a street hot dog vendor,he rose to prominence as an activist challenging the city's vending and housing ordinances.
Joan L. Krajewski was a Democratic politician and former member of the Philadelphia City Council who represented the Sixth District of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania for almost thirty years.
James Francis Kenney is an American politician who is the 99th Mayor of Philadelphia. Kenney was first elected on November 3,2015,defeating his Republican rival Melissa Murray Bailey after winning the crowded Democratic primary contest by a landslide on May 19.
Kevin J. Boyle is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and current minority Chairman of the PA House State Government Committee. He is the state Representative from Pennsylvania House District 172,which covers parts of Northeast Philadelphia. Boyle was elected to the House of Representatives in November 2010 when he ran against 32-year incumbent and former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House John Perzel. Boyle is the younger brother of United States Representative Brendan F. Boyle and together they are the only set of brothers to serve simultaneously in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives in its 300-year history.
The mayoral election for Phoenix,Arizona,United States,in 2011 was held in a two-round system on August 30,2011,and November 8,2011. Greg Stanton,a former city councilman,was elected over Wes Gullett,and took office on January 3,2012,succeeding Phil Gordon,who held the office of Mayor of Phoenix from 2004 to 2012. The election coincided with the Phoenix City Council elections to the four odd-numbered districts.
The Philadelphia City Commissioners are three officials responsible for administering voter registration and conducting elections for Philadelphia County.
David Oh is an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican member of the Philadelphia City Council from 2012 to 2023. He was the first Asian American elected to the city council.
On November 4,2014,Washington,D.C.,held an election for its mayor,concurrently with U.S. Senate elections in various states and U.S. House elections and various state and local elections.
The 2015 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 3,2015,to elect the Mayor of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,concurrently with various other state and local elections. Heavily favored Democratic party candidate Jim Kenney won.
The 2013 New York City Public Advocate election was held on November 5,2013,along with elections for the Mayor,Comptroller,Borough Presidents,and members of the New York City Council. Incumbent Democratic Public Advocate Bill de Blasio,serving his first term,ran for Mayor of New York City rather than seek re-election.
The 1951 Philadelphia municipal election,held on Tuesday,November 8,involved contests for mayor,district attorney,all seventeen city council seats,among other offices. Citywide,the Democrats took majorities of over 130,000 votes,continuing their success from the elections four years earlier. Richardson Dilworth,who had been elected district attorney in 1951,was elected mayor. Victor H. Blanc,a city councilman,was elected district attorney. The Democrats also kept fourteen of seventeen city council seats,losing one district seat while gaining another,and kept control of the other citywide offices. The election represented a further consolidation of control by the Democrats after their citywide victories of four years earlier.
Helen Gym is an American politician. She was the first Asian American woman to serve on the Philadelphia City Council. She was first elected to Council in 2015 and served until 2022,when she resigned to run in the Democratic primary of the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election. Gym finished in third place behind Cherelle Parker,who won the nomination,and Rebecca Rhynhart.
Samuel George King was an American politician who served as the 73rd mayor of Philadelphia from 1881 to 1884. He was a member of the Democratic Party and was the last Democrat elected as mayor of Philadelphia until 1952.
Kendra Nicole Brooks is an American politician and activist. She won a citywide at-large election in the Philadelphia City Council as a member of the Working Families Party (WFP) on November 5,2019. The Council has seven at-large seats that go to the highest overall vote-getters,two seats are reserved for a minority party. Brooks's election is the first time a representative of a minor party won a seat on the council since the creation of the modern version of City Council in 1919.
The 2023 Philadelphia City Council elections will be held November 7,2023 for elections of all seats in the Philadelphia City Council. The Democratic Party currently has a super-majority on the council. It will take place on the same day as the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election and other local elections in the Commonwealth.
