Walter Evans Edge was an American diplomat and Republican politician who served as the 36th governor of New Jersey,from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1944 to 1947,during both World War I and World War II. Edge also served as United States Senator representing New Jersey from 1919 to 1929 and as United States Ambassador to France from 1929 to 1933.
Harold Eugene Ford Sr. is an American politician and Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives representing the area of Memphis,Tennessee,for 11 terms—from 1975 until his retirement in 1997. He was the first African-American to represent Tennessee in the U.S. Congress. He is a member of the Ford political family from Memphis.
Vincent Joseph Fumo is an American politician,lawyer,and businessman from Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. A Democrat,he represented a South Philadelphia district in the Pennsylvania Senate from 1978 to 2008. On March 16,2009,he was convicted of 137 federal corruption charges. On July 14,2009,he was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison.
Hiram Monserrate is an American politician and felon who served in the New York State Senate from 2009 until his expulsion in 2010. A Democrat,he previously served on the New York City Council from 2002 through 2008.
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.
Vincent J. Hughes is an American politician who is serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 7th District since 1994. Hughes previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 190th District from 1987 to 1994.
Sean Michael Ramaley was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 16th District from 2004 to 2008.
Kenyatta J. Johnson is an American politician who has served as president of the Philadelphia City Council since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,he has represented the second district on the Council since 2012. His district includes parts of Center City,South,and Southwest Philadelphia.
John J. "Johnny Doc" Dougherty is a former labor leader in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. He was the business manager of the powerful IBEW Local 98 and a prominent political figure who helped numerous Democratic candidates get elected by directing donations and volunteers. In 2021,he was convicted of fraud and resigned as business manager of Local 98. In 2023,he was convicted of 70 counts of embezzlement for stealing funds from the union.
The 1992 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 3,1992. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Arlen Specter narrowly won re-election to a third term,garnering just forty-nine percent of the vote in what was described by The Philadelphia Inquirer as a "massive turnout for Bill Clinton."
The 2012 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 6,2012,alongside a presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Casey,Jr. ran for and won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican nominee Tom Smith,and Libertarian nominee Rayburn Smith.
Peter Moraites was an American Republican Party politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1969.
Nicholas D. Kettle is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Rhode Island Senate. He represented District 21 in the Rhode Island Senate from January 2011 until his resignation in February 2018.
Nikil Saval is an American magazine editor,writer,organizer,activist,and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he represents the 1st district in the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Arthur L. Haywood III is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from the 4th district since 2015. A Democrat,he is also the current president of the advocacy group Americans for Democratic Action.
Katrina Robinson is an American former politician who served in the Tennessee Senate from the 33rd district from 2019 to 2022 as a member of the Democratic Party. She was the first sitting member of the state senate to be indicted since Operation Tennessee Waltz and later became the first person to ever be expelled from the state senate.
The 2022 elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate were held on November 8,with 25 of 50 districts being contested. The term of office for those elected in 2022 would begin when the Senate convenes in January 2023. Pennsylvania State Senators are elected for four-year terms,with half of the seats up for election every two years. The election coincided with the 2022 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania,United States House of Representatives elections,and the election of the entirety of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Reclaim Philadelphia is an American progressive activist group based in the city of Philadelphia. Strongly associated with the 501c4 group Pennsylvania Stands Up,Reclaim was founded out of the structures created by the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign.
An election for the United States Senate was held by the Pennsylvania General Assembly beginning on January 17,1899,to fill the seat then held by Matthew Quay for a six-year term beginning March 4,1899. Quay was a candidate for re-election,but he was damaged by a pending indictment for involvement in financial irregularities with state money;his trial took place during the three months that the legislature attempted to resolve the Senate deadlock,and he was acquitted the day it adjourned,having failed to elect a senator. Quay was appointed to the Senate seat by the governor,but the Senate refused to seat him on the grounds that the governor lacked the constitutional authority to make the selection,and the seat remained vacant until the next meeting of the legislature,in 1901,when Quay was elected.
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.
