Edward Gene Rendell is an American lawyer,prosecutor,politician,and author who served as the 45th governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011. He served as chair of the national Democratic Party from 1999 to 2001,as the 96th mayor of Philadelphia from 1992 to 2000,and as district attorney of Philadelphia from 1978 to 1986.
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.
Fashion District Philadelphia is a shopping mall in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States,located in Center City along Market Street. It opened in 2019 on the site of a previous mall known as The Gallery and later renamed The Gallery at Market East.
Sharswood is a small neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of the city of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania in the United States. It is located to the east of Brewerytown,north of Girard College,west of Ridge Avenue,east of 24th Street and south of Cecil B. Moore Avenue. It is often grouped with Brewerytown,as in the Brewerytown-Sharswood Community Civic Association,and the Brewerytown-Sharswood NTI Planning Area.
Gwendolyn A. Faison was an American Democratic politician. Faison held the office of Mayor of Camden,New Jersey from 2000 to 2010. She was the city's first female mayor,as well as the first African-American woman to serve as president of the Camden City Council.
Blondell Reynolds Brown is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. She served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council.
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.
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.
Michael Allan Domb is an American real estate developer and Democratic politician,who served as an at-large member of the Philadelphia City Council from 2016 to 2022. Born and raised in northern New Jersey,he moved to Philadelphia after graduating from college. After a successful career in Philadelphia real estate,he entered politics for the first time in 2015,being elected to the Philadelphia City Council. On November 15,he announced his candidacy for the 2023 Philadelphia Mayoral Election.
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.
Jamie Gauthier is an American Democratic politician and member of the Philadelphia City Council. In 2019,she was elected to represent the Third District,which covers much of West Philadelphia and Southwest Philadelphia.
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.
Isaiah Thomas Sr. is a Democratic politician and At-Large member of Philadelphia City Council. He was born to a family of 10 children from the East Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia. He attended Frankford High School,Pennsylvania State University and Lincoln University. He was first elected to an At-Large seat on Philadelphia City Council in 2019. Thomas was re-elected to a second term with the highest votes in the 2023 primary and general elections. He assumed office January 2nd,2024 and was elected by fellow members to serve as Majority Whip.
Amen R. 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.
Sharon Vaughn is an American politician who has served as an at-large representative on the Philadelphia City Council since 2022.
