The Inquirer endorses Nina Ahmad, Rue Landau, Drew Murray, Katherine Gilmore Richardson, and Isaiah Thomas in City Council at-large race.
This election cycle has featured a host of capable candidates vying for at-large seats on City Council. After the primary in May, the field was whittled down to nine remaining contenders who are competing for seven spots, out of which voters must select five.in the Democratic primary. They remain the best choices for voters.
Out of the Democratic slate, incumbent Jim Harrity is inspiring when he talks about the needs of the city’s young people, particularly in his own Kensington neighborhood, but he fell short as this board considered its five choices.Murray, a longtime civic leader in Center City and former chair of the Crosstown Coalition, has the right experience to give voice on Council to the city’s 115,000 Republicans.
Given Philadelphia’s heavily Democratic electorate — registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 7-1 — the progressive Working Families Party has billed itself as the city’s genuine minority party.
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