Mayor's Office
Terry Gillen for Mayor: “I Want to Make Philadelphia a City of Opportunity for Everybody”
Terry Gillen has spent much of her adult life in public service to the city of Philadelphia — serving Mayors Rendell and Nutter in positions […]
Terry Gillen Raising Cash to Run for Mayor
“Terry Gillen, a former director of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority who worked for Mayors Ed Rendell and Michael Nutter, has formed a political committee and […]
Clarke, Butkovitz Lead Mayoral Field
A poll featuring likely Philly mayoral candidates puts City Council President Darrell Clarke at the head of the field with 14 percent, followed closely by City Controller Alan […]
Hospital Workers Union Backs
Kenney for Mayor
The 2015 Philadelphia mayor’s campaign has officially begun. Henry Nicholas, president of the National Union of Hospital & Health Care Employees Local 1199, said Thursday […]
Butkovitz Looks Likely for Mayoral Run
The Inquirer reports that City Controller Alan Butkovitz is making the kinds of moves you’d expect a mayoral candidate to make, only without quite saying […]
Interview: Anthony Williams Aims Higher
One surefire way to make Philly Mag’s list of the 75 most powerful people in the city? Be mayor. (Check out Philly Mag’s list on […]
Unions Hope to Unite Behind Mayoral Candidate
The Daily News reports that electrician unions chief John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty has been hosting lunches with other labor leaders, with a goal to “coalesce” around […]
Is Sam Katz Running for Mayor Again?
Former Republican mayoral candidate Sam Katz loves to tell the story about when a reporter asked him if the rumors are true that he still […]
Pastor Kevin Johnson Decides Not to Run for Mayor
Two weeks ago, the Daily News reported that the pastor of Bright Hope Baptist Church, Kevin Johnson, was exploring a mayoral run (i.e. running for mayor). […]
How Did Candidate’s Kids Get Into Penn Alexander?
The Daily News reports that likely mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson’s children attend West Philly’s prestigious Penn Alexander School. The problem? Classroom slots are supposed to […]
5 Questions With Mayoral Hopeful Kevin Johnson
He’s an outsider, but not an unknown. On Sundays, Kevin Johnson stands in the pulpit of Bright Hope Baptist Church, preaching sermons to the same […]
The Possibly Powerful Mayoral Candidate You’ve Never Heard Of
Kevin Johnson (not the ex-NBA player and mayor of Sacramento) is forming an exploratory committee to run for mayor. Johnson is the pastor at Bright […]
Butkovitz Starts New Term as Controller, Eyes Mayor’s Office
Alan Butkovitz was sworn in for his third term as Philadelphia controller today: After introduction from son Eddy, Butkovitz is sworn in for 3rd term […]
Ed Rendell Addresses Rumors He’s Running: Only If Things Got Really, Abysmally Bad
Just how desperate is Philadelphia? Come 2015, the answer to that question might determine whether or not Ed Rendell seeks a third term as mayor. […]
Philadelphia Suffers Bout of Nostalgia, Wants Mayor Ed Rendell Back
Nostalgia is a powerful emotion, especially for Philadelphians pining for better days (and winning sports teams). Things in the past were just better, more navigable […]