John Franklin Street is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3,2000,and was re-elected to a second term beginning in 2004. He is a Democrat and became mayor after having served 19 years in the Philadelphia City Council,including seven years as its president,before resigning as required under the Philadelphia City Charter in order to run for mayor. He followed Ed Rendell as mayor,assuming the post on January 3,2000. Street was Philadelphia's second black mayor.
Chaka Fattah is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2016. The district included portions of North Philadelphia,South Philadelphia,and West Philadelphia along with Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County. He previously served in the Pennsylvania Senate and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
John Michael Perzel is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. Perzel represented 172nd Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1978 until 2010. From April 2003 to January 2007,he served as House Speaker. He lost his bid for re-election to Democrat Kevin Boyle in 2010. Perzel was convicted in August,2011,of a variety of corruption related charges and,in March,2012,was sentenced to 30 months in prison.
Joseph Vas is an American Democratic Party politician,who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004 to 2010,where he represented the 19th Legislative District. He did not seek re-election to the assembly in 2009. He also served as Mayor of Perth Amboy,New Jersey from 1990 to 2008. He was defeated for re-election to a 5th full term by local bank vice president Wilda Diaz in 2008 by a 58% to 42% margin. He was elected Perth Amboy Democratic Chairman in 2008,succeeding his longtime campaign chairman Ray Geneske. Vas resigned as the party chairman in 2009. He was convicted of state corruption charges in 2010 and federal corruption charges in 2011.
Ralph Inzunza is a former city councilman from San Diego. He was elected in March 2001 to represent City Council District 8. He resigned in July 2005 along with Councilman Michael Zucchet after both were convicted on federal corruption charges. The conviction against Zucchet was overturned on November 10,2005,citing lack of evidence. However,the convictions against the two co-defendants were upheld.
The Atlanta graft ring was a corruption scandal that erupted in 1930 which generated 26 indictments and earned a Pulitzer Prize for the Atlanta Constitution newspaper.
Gabriel Leland is a convicted criminal and former Democratic politician from the state of Michigan. In 2004,Leland was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives,representing the 10th District,which is located in Wayne County and includes the farwest and partial northwest corner of the city of Detroit. Leland has served on the Detroit City Council from 2013 to 2021,when he resigned and pleaded guilty to misconduct in office.
Kenyatta Johnson is a Democratic member of the Philadelphia City Council. He formerly served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 186th District. He represents the 2nd District,which covers parts of Center City,South and Southwest Philadelphia,as well as the stadium area,Philadelphia International Airport,the Navy Yard and the Eastwick,Grays Ferry,Hawthorne and Point Breeze neighborhoods. Councilman Johnson was re-elected in the May 2015 primary election to represent the 2nd District for a second term.
John J. "Johnny Doc" Dougherty is a prominent labor leader in Philadelphia. As a leader within the Philadelphia organized labor scene,Dougherty is a prominent political figure who helps Democratic candidates get elected by directing donations and volunteers.
Maria Quiñones-Sánchez is an American politician and political activist who served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council representing the 7th district. The district includes the neighborhoods of Castor Gardens,Fairhill,Feltonville,Frankford,Harrowgate,Hunting Park,Juniata,Kensington,Oxford Circle and Wissinoming. A registered Democrat,she served in this position from 2008 to 2022.
Ruben W. Wills is a former member of the New York City Council,serving the 28th district from 2011 until he was convicted of a felony in August 2017. After serving a 2 - 6 year prison sentence,the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division,Second Department,reversed Wills' convictions and ordered a new trial. On April 22,2021,Ruben Wills was fully exonerated and the charges were dismissed with prejudice. He is a Democrat.
Mitchell Englander is an American former politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council,representing District 12 in the San Fernando Valley,until he resigned December 31,2018. While serving in City Council,he was the only member of the city council who was registered as Republican.
David Oh is an American attorney and politician. Oh is the presumptive Republican nominee for Mayor of Philadelphia in the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election. He 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.
Edward "Ed" Neilson is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. In April 2012,he won a special election to represent the 169th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. In May 2014 he won a special election to serve as an at-large member of Philadelphia City Council replacing outgoing councilmember Bill Green. In August 2015,he won a special election to represent the 174th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Michael Driscoll is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Philadelphia City Council,representing the 6th district since 2022. Prior to that,he served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives representing the 173rd district.
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 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election.
Curtis J. Jones Jr is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Philadelphia City Council. In 2007,he was elected to represent the 4th District,which covers parts of North,Northwest,and West Philadelphia. He has served as Majority Leader (2012-2016) and Majority Whip since 2020.
The 2022 Philadelphia City Council special elections are planned special elections in 2022. The reason for the special elections is at least five resignations from the Philadelphia City Council.
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.
