Quetcy Lozada | |
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| Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 7th district | |
| Assumed office November 28, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Quiñones-Sánchez |
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| Born | 1970 (age 54–55) Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Northwood,Philadelphia |
Quetcy Lozada (born 1970) is an American politician who represents the 7th Councilmanic District on the Philadelphia City Council since 2022. [1] [2]
Lozada was born and raised in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia. She earned an MBA in Human Resource Management from Lincoln University in 2019. [2]
Lozada served as the Chief of Staff to Maria Quiñones-Sánchez. When Quinones-Sanchez resigned to run for Mayor,Lozada was nominated by the Ward Leaders in the 7th District over Angel Cruz for the special election nomination. [3] She won the general election on November 8,2022. She represents Kensington,Feltonville,Juniata Park,and Frankford on the council. [3] [4]
After taking office,Lozada pushed for the city to adopt an enforcement-focused strategy to combat the billion-dollar opioid trade that has severely impacted the neighborhood of Kensington,contributing to some of the highest gun violence rates in the city. [5] In 2024 she proposed a law to force businesses such as bodegas,smoke-shops,and take-out restaurants in Kensington to close from 11 pm - 6 am. [6] She said the nuisance activity from these businesses such as excessive trash interferes with quality of life in the Kensington community and that it's part of a strategy to address the open-air drug selling and criminal activity in the neighborhood. [6]
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