The race to become Philadelphia’s 100th mayor has begun. City Council members Derek Green and Maria Quiñones-Sánchez are both resigning and launching campaigns for the May 2023 Democratic primary.
City Council members Derek Green and Maria Quiñones-Sánchez are both resigning Tuesday and launching campaigns for the May 2023 Democratic primary for mayor, they told The Inquirer in separate interviews.but is still weighing whether to run to replace the term-limited Mayor Jim Kenney. Others are expected to join the field of candidates soon, including as many as three more Council members.
Green, known for tackling in-the-weeds policy issues while eschewing open conflict, is pitching himself as someone who can rise above the internecine battles that have defined debates over some of Philadelphia’s most important issues. Voters, he said, shouldn’t have to choose between police accountability and public safety, or between development and affordable housing.
He played a key role in the passage of a tax-cut package Council approved in the spring that slightly lowered a business tax, cut the wage tax for city residents, and greatly increased property tax relief programs to combat skyrocketing real estate appraisals.City Council’s tax-cutting budget deal represents a return to the center in Philly politics
Now in her fourth term, Quiñones-Sánchez has never been backed by party leaders, and has fought off several challenges from establishment-backed candidates. She openly fought Kenney over policy issues such as the sweetened beverage tax, and was the most vocal Democratic critic of the administration during his first term. She has for years fought against the politically powerful Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
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