John Karl Fetterman is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Pennsylvania since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the mayor of Braddock,Pennsylvania,from 2006 to 2019 and as the 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 2019 to 2023. Generally described as a progressive and a populist,Fetterman advocates healthcare as a right,criminal justice reform,abolishing capital punishment,raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour,and legalizing cannabis.
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.
Cherelle Lesley Parker is an American politician who has served as the 100th Mayor of Philadelphia since 2024. She is the first woman to hold the office.
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.
Marian B. Tasco is an American politician who served on the Philadelphia City Council. A member of the Democratic Party,Tasco represented Philadelphia's ninth district for twenty-eight years.
Brian J. O'Neill is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980.
James Francis Kenney is an American politician who served as the 99th mayor of Philadelphia from 2016 to 2024. 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.
The 2011 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 8,2011,to elect the mayor of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Incumbent Michael Nutter had been Mayor of Philadelphia since 2008 after being elected in the 2007 election,and was re-elected with approximately 75% of the vote. Primary elections were held on May 17,2011.
David Henry 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.
Martin Joseph Walsh is an American politician and trade union official who served as the mayor of Boston from 2014 to 2021 and as the 29th United States Secretary of Labor from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Walsh resigned from his position as the US Secretary of Labor in March 2023 in order to accept a position as executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association. Before his mayoralty,he served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 13th Suffolk district from 1997 until 2014. As a trade union member,Walsh worked his way up to serve as the head of the Boston Building Trades Council from 2011 until 2013.
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.
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.
Philadelphia 3.0 is a 501(c)4 nonprofit political advocacy organization based in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Philadelphia 3.0 officially launched March 26,2015. Alison Perelman is the Executive Director.
The 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election was held on November 7,2023 to elect the mayor of Philadelphia. Nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties were selected through primaries on May 16,2023.
Rebecca Rhynhart is an American politician from Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party,she served as the City Controller of Philadelphia from 2018 to 2022. Prior to running for City Controller,Rhynhart worked in Philadelphia city government as City Treasurer and Budget Director in the administration of Mayor Michael Nutter. Prior to joining city government,Rhynhart worked in public financing at Fitch Ratings and then as a managing director for municipal derivatives at investment bank Bear Stearns,just prior to the financial collapse of 2008.
Amen Brown is an American politician. He is currently a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 10th District since 2023. Brown previously represented the 190th District from 2021 to 2022 before redistricting moved him to the 10th District.
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 was held November 7,2023 for elections of all seats in the Philadelphia City Council. The Democratic Party maintained its super-majority on the council. The election took place on the same day as the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election and other local elections in the Commonwealth.
