Both Green and Parker trace back their starts to the politically powerful “Northwest Coalition,” which could lead to both candidates jockeying for support from this critical group of Black and Brown voters. After 10 years serving in Harrisburg, Parker now chairs the Delaware River Port Authority and maintains a focus on the city’s labor sector. Parker was also a staffer for Tasco before she became the youngest African American woman elected to the state House of Representatives. Parker, Council’s then-majority leader, was a second-term Councilmember who represented the 9th district in the Mount Airy section of the city. Parker followed Green and Quiñones-Sánchez out the City Hall door, becoming the third Councilmember to resign and announce a run for mayor. With another former City Councilmember suspending their campaign, here is the list of who is running to be the city’s next chief executive.
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Will the city’s progressive movement overcome the Democratic establishment? Will a political outsider shake things up in a race full of former Council members? Will the city see its first female mayor in history? All these questions will be answered soon enough.
With the city in a time of upheaval coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, residents are seeking change that can resolve worsening issues related to public safety, education, housing and more. In one of the most highly anticipated mayoral races in years, several of Philadelphia’s highest-profile politicos resigned from their current positions and have thrown their hats in the ring. Several former city officials and lawmakers have launched campaigns with hopes of becoming the city’s 100th mayor. Philadelphians have a wide selection of candidates to choose from in this year’s mayoral primary race.
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