Election 2025

ABOVE PHOTO: In this Sept. 9, 2020 file photo, a sign is displayed near a homeless encampment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File) By Amy V. Simmons The intersection between the need for adequate, affordable housing and the political will to effectively address that need has been at the forefront…

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As Election Day looms, a significant portion of Philadelphia’s voters are still trying to figure out who they want to replace Mayor Jim Kenney. By Denise Clay-Murray Under normal circumstances, Emma Tramble is the go-to person in her neighborhood when it comes to Election Day. Tramble describes herself as a “strategic voter.” Every election cycle,…

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By Khysir Carter Kensington Voice This story, originally published on April 25, is part of the Kensington Voice’s “Hey, City Hall! It’s us, Kensington” series and has been included in Lenfest’s “Every Voice, Every Voice” series. Approaching the primary election on May 16, high schools in Kensington are preparing their students to show up and…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Election workers perform a recount of ballots from the recent Pennsylvania primary election at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh on June 1, 2022. Elections officials in a central Pennsylvania county were scrambling Monday, April 17, 2023, to fix an error on more than 18,000 mail-in ballots for the spring primary,…

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By Katie Finkle  PGN Note: This story originally appeared in Philadelphia Gay News on March 30, 2023 In a city as liberal and LGBTQ-friendly as Philadelphia, the choice in mayoral elections usually revolves not around Democrat versus Republican, but around which Democratic candidate best meets the specific needs of voters and communities. For LGBTQ Philadelphians,…

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Nine of the remaining candidates running for Mayor of Philadelphia came to Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church on Thursday to share their vision for the city. But they were also reminded that when it came to their mostly African American audience, they had a lot of convincing to do. By Denise Clay-Murray There was a buzz…

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By Denise Clay-Murray Former City Councilmember Derek Green made the decision to resign from City Council and put his hat in the ring for mayor of Philadelphia at the same time his former colleague, Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, did. Last week, Green joined Quiñones-Sánchez in suspending his campaign for the Democratic nomination for mayor. In an interview…

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