The Philadelphia City Council,the legislative body of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,consists of ten members elected by district and seven members elected at-large. The council president is elected by the members from among their number. Each member's term is four years,and there are no limits on the number of terms a member may serve.
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 Colle is a Canadian politician who has served as deputy mayor of Toronto since 2023,representing North York. He was elected to represent Ward 8 Eglinton—Lawrence on Toronto City Council in the 2018 election. Colle served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2018 and was a Cabinet minister during Premier Dalton McGuinty's tenure. He was formerly a York city councillor and Metro Toronto councillor,where he sat as the chair of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) from 1991 to 1994.
David Cohen was an American lawyer,Democratic civil servant and politician. For the last 26 years of his life,he was a Philadelphia city councilman representing the northwest district. Having served a four-year term not consecutive to the other terms,he represented northwest Philadelphia for a total of 29 years. He died in office aged 90.
Ronald L. Rice was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1986 to 2022. He represented the 28th Legislative District. Rice is one of the longest-serving state senators in New Jersey history.
Anna Cibotti Verna was the President of the Philadelphia City Council on which she served from 1975 to 2012,as the representative of the Second District,which encompasses most of South Philadelphia as well as most of the western end of Center City. She was a Democrat.
JoséLuis Huizar is a Mexican-American politician and a former member of the Los Angeles City 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.
Spring Garden is a neighborhood in central Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States,bordering Center City on the north. Spring Garden is a neighborhood that combines diverse residential neighborhoods and significant cultural attractions. The residential areas on the north side of the neighborhood are composed mostly of brick and brownstone three-story townhouses built during the mid-to-late 19th century. The houses include townhouses in the Italianate style,Second Empire,Queen Anne,and Venetian Gothic. Many streets include "terraced" set ups,which include a small gardened plot,often raised,in front of the house. The residential areas to the south are dominated by taller,multi-family buildings built during the 20th century. The museum area,also to the south of Spring Garden Street,includes the Rodin Museum,the Central Library of Philadelphia,and the Barnes Museum. Before consolidation of Philadelphia,Spring Garden was a district of Philadelphia County.
Jannie L. Blackwell is the Vice Chair of the Philadelphia Democratic Party and a former member of the Philadelphia City Council. She represented the Third District,which covers much of West Philadelphia and Southwest Philadelphia,including University City,from 1992 to 2020.
Shirley M. Kitchen is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 181st district from 1987 through 1988 and the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 3rd District from 1996 to 2016. She is the second African-American woman to serve in the Pennsylvania Senate.
Alan L. Butkovitz is an American politician from Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the City Controller of Philadelphia from 2006 to 2018. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1991 to 2005.
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.
Donna Reed Miller is a Democratic politician and former Councilwoman representing the Eighth District on the City Council of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,USA. She served from 1996 to 2012.
William Joseph Green IV is the former chair of the School Reform Commission of the School District of Philadelphia and a former Democratic Councilman-at-Large on the City Council of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. While in office,he prioritized accountability and fiscal discipline,constituent service,and quality of life for city residents.
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.
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.
The 1957 Philadelphia municipal election,held on November 5,involved the election of the district attorney,city controller,and the remainder of a term for one city council seat,as well as several row offices and judgeships. Democrats were successful citywide,continuing a run of victories racked up after the passage of a new city charter in 1951 despite growing divisions between factions of the party. Victor H. Blanc,the incumbent district attorney,led the Democratic ticket to victory. They held the city council seat and took two citywide offices that Republicans had won in 1953. In the judges' elections,most were endorsed by both parties but in the one race that pitted a Democratic candidate against a Republican,the Democrats were successful in seating their candidate,former Congressman Earl Chudoff.
Philadelphia's municipal election of November 7,1961,involved the election of the district attorney,city controller,and several judgeships. Democrats swept all of the city races but saw their vote totals much reduced from those of four years earlier,owing to a growing graft scandal in city government. District Attorney James C. Crumlish,Jr. and City Controller Alexander Hemphill,both incumbents,were returned to office. Several ballot questions were also approved,including one permitting limited sales of alcohol on Sundays.
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.
