Mayor's Office
Live, from Tierra Colombiana: Nelson Diaz Runs for Mayor
The 2015 mayoral field now has four formal candidates: Anthony Williams, Lynne Abraham, Ken Trujillo and Nelson Diaz, the former judge, city solicitor, HUD general […]
Jonathan Saidel Is Thinking About Running for Mayor
Since City Council President Darrell Clarke announced this week that he won’t be running for mayor, Jonathan Saidel says he’s been fielding a lot of calls from people asking him […]
Q&A: Darrell Clarke Talks About His Decision to Not Run for Mayor
Council President Darrell Clarke finally made official today what many political insiders have predicted all along: He will not be running for mayor. Instead, he’ll seek reelection in City Council. […]
Darrell Clarke Will Not Run For Mayor
UPDATE [4:30 p.m.] : We asked Councilman James Kenney, a possible mayoral candidate, if Council President Darrell Clarke’s announcement this afternoon makes it any more likely that he’ll get into the race. […]
Darrell Clarke Passes on Mayoral Run: Why It Matters.
Darrell Clarke won’t run for mayor. What does that mean for the race? Both more and less than meets the eye.
Why John Dougherty Won’t Get to Pick Our Next Mayor
A year ago, it looked like labor unions might just pick Philadelphia’s next mayor. Led by influential electricians union chief John Dougherty, labor leaders across […]
Kenney Still on the Mayoral Fence
It looks like at-large City Councilman Jim Kenney is kicking off his council re-election campaign with a fundraiser on Feb. 5. Does that mean his […]
Labor Leader Asks Butkovitz to Reconsider Running for Mayor
The head of Philadelphia’s correctional officers union is urging City Controller Alan Butkovitz to reconsider his decision to not run for mayor this year. Lorenzo North, president of Local […]
Milton Street “Without Question” Will Be Running for Mayor
Milton Street, the former state senator, ex-inmate and convicted tax dodger, tells us he is “without question” running for mayor of Philadelphia. His formal announcement […]
Game On: Trujillo Camp Knocks Abraham Over Citified Q&A
In her Citified Q&A published yesterday, Lynne Abraham had some tough words about Barack Obama. I’d asked Abraham about why she had decided to run now, […]
Paul Levy Wants a Truce Between Center City and Neighborhoods
Mayoral elections in Philadelphia have a tendency to become battles between neighborhood interests and Center City ones, and there are plenty of indicators that 2015 […]
Jim Kenney Tweets: About Pot, Soft Porn, Jasmine Oil and the Pope
Almost three years ago, writing for the Daily News, Citified’s own Holly Otterbein and DN staffer Will Bender broke the news that City Councilman Jim […]
Terry Gillen Exited the Mayoral Race Friday. What Does It Mean?
Terry Gillen announced Friday she was getting out of the mayor’s race, departing the field after it became clear she couldn’t raise enough money to compete. […]
Q&A: Lynne Abraham Talks Pot, Race Relations, Schools and More
Former District Attorney Lynne Abraham is the early leader in the narrowing mayoral field, with a huge head start over her opponents in name recognition […]
Terry Gillen Ends Mayoral Campaign
Terry Gillen has reportedly decided to end her mayoral campaign. She officially announced her campaign in September, though she had been talking about running for a […]