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 30 years and is a registered lobbyist for NBC Universal and Independence Blue Cross.
Joseph Sill Clark Jr. was an American author,lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 90th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1952 to 1956 and as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1957 to 1969. Clark was the only Unitarian Universalist elected to a major office in Pennsylvania in the modern era.
William Joseph Green III is an American politician from Pennsylvania. A Democrat,Green served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1964 to 1977 and as the 94th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1980 to 1984.
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.
James Francis Kenney is an American politician who is the 99th Mayor of Philadelphia. He was first elected on November 3,2015,defeating his Republican rival Melissa Murray Bailey after winning the crowded Democratic primary by a landslide on May 19.
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 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 18 U.S. Representatives from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including the Governor of Pennsylvania and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.
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.
Constance Hopkins Snow Dallas was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party,she served on the Philadelphia City Council as a representative of the city's 8th district. Born in New York and educated in Europe,Dallas came to Philadelphia as a teenager. After marriage and raising children,she entered local politics as a reform-minded Democrat. Following an unsuccessful run for City Council in 1947,she was elected in 1951,the first woman to serve in that legislative body.
Philadelphia's municipal election held on November 6,1951,was the first under the city's new charter,which had been approved by the voters in April,and the first Democratic victory in the city in more than a half-century. The positions contested were those of mayor and district attorney,and all seventeen city council seats. There was also a referendum on whether to consolidate the city and county governments. Citywide,the Democrats took majorities of over 100,000 votes,breaking a 67-year Republican hold on city government. Joseph S. Clark Jr. and Richardson Dilworth,two of the main movers for the charter reform,were elected mayor and district attorney,respectively. Led by local party chairman James A. Finnegan,the Democrats also took fourteen of seventeen city council seats,and all of the citywide offices on the ballot. A referendum on city-county consolidation passed by a wide margin. The election marked the beginning of Democratic dominance of Philadelphia city politics,which continues today.
The Pennsylvania Attorney General election of 2016 took place on November 8,2016,to elect a new Pennsylvania Attorney General. Democratic incumbent Kathleen Kane originally indicated her intention to seek re-election,but dropped out after she was criminally charged with violating grand jury secrecy laws stemming from alleged leaks of grand jury investigation details to embarrass a political enemy. Democratic nominee and Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro defeated Republican state senator John Rafferty Jr. by a margin of 2.78%.
Charles Michael Finley was a Democratic businessman and politician from Philadelphia.
Victor Edward Moore was a Philadelphia businessman and Democratic politician. He served three terms on the Philadelphia City Council and as chairman of the Philadelphia Gas Works.
Paul D'Ortona was a Democratic politician from Philadelphia who served as President of Philadelphia's City Council.
Philadelphia's municipal election of November 3,1959 involved contests for mayor,all seventeen city council seats,and several other executive and judicial offices. Citywide,the Democrats took majorities of over 200,000 votes,continuing their success from the elections four years earlier. Richardson Dilworth,who had been elected mayor in 1955,was re-elected over Republican nominee Harold Stassen. The Democrats also took fifteen of seventeen city council seats,the most seats allowed to any one party under the 1951 city charter. They further kept control of the other citywide offices. The election represented a continued consolidation of control by the Democrats after their citywide victories of the previous eight years.
William Aloysius Dwyer Jr. was an American lawyer,judge,and Democratic politician from Philadelphia. He served on the Philadelphia City Council from 1960 to 1963 and on the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas from 1967 until his death in 1982.
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.
Alexander Hemphill was a Democratic lawyer and politician from Philadelphia who served as City Controller from 1958 to 1968. After service in World War II and graduation from the University of Pennsylvania Law School,Hemphill embarked on a legal career before running for office. In his three terms as city controller,he exposed corruption and malfeasance,often to the discomfort of his fellow Democrats. He ran for mayor of Philadelphia in 1967 against the incumbent Democrat,James H. J. Tate,but was unsuccessful,and retired to a private law practice until his death in 1986.
The 1971 Philadelphia mayoral election took place on November 2,1971 to fill the 182nd mayoral term in Philadelphia,with Democratic nominee Frank Rizzo defeating Republican Thacher Longstreth. While Longstreth received many split ticket votes from Democrats,Rizzo found support among unions and the white working-class electorate.
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.
