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Brian J. O'Neill (born December 23, 1949) is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980. He has served since 1980.
The Philadelphia City Council, the legislative body of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consists of ten members elected by district and seven members elected at-large. The council president is elected by the members from among their number. Each member's term is four years, and there are no limits on the number of terms a member may serve.
On January 7, 1952, Philadelphia's current city charter took effect. The city council created under that charter consists of seventeen members. Ten are elected from equal-sized districts, and seven are elected at-large in a citywide vote.
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Anthony Phillips is a Democratic member of Philadelphia's City Council, representing the 9th District. [1] He is its youngest member. [2] He replaced his mentor Cherelle Parker who had resigned to run for mayor, an election she subsequently won. [3] [4] Before Parker, the seat was held for 28 years by Marian Tasco. [5]
Harrity ran for reelection in the 2023 Philadelphia City Council election receiving 6% of the vote in the primary placing 5th out of 27 candidates, enough to get a spot on the general election ballot. [5] All Democratic city council members who won their primaries also won in the general election in November 2023, including Harrity. [6]
The 2014 Philadelphia City Council special election took place on May 20, 2014, alongside the primary election. The composition of the Philadelphia City Council remained unchanged from before the election, with Democrats maintaining their 14–3 majority on the council.
Squilla is active in Philadelphia Democratic politics, having held a variety of positions. [1] In the 2004 Democratic primary, he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent State Representative William Keller for a seat in the State House. [4] In 2011, he ran for City Council, seeking to succeed retiring Democrat Frank DiCicco in the First District ...