emerged from parker a crowded field Five front-runner Democratic candidates are vying to replace Democrat Jim Kenney, who is term-limited. He defeated other former city council members who resigned their seats to throw their hats in the ring; a state representative; A former city controller and a political outsider.
The Philadelphia race serves as the latest barometer of how residents of some of the nation’s biggest cities expect to emerge from the pandemic, which has raised concerns about crime, poverty and inequality. The results have sometimes been tumultuous in other parts of the country, leading to the defeat of Chicago’s incumbent mayor in February and the ousting of San Francisco’s district attorney last year.
Parker pledged to “stop the sense of lawlessness that pervades our city” by bringing hundreds more officers to the street to engage in community policing. Parker implored officers to use every legal tool, including stopping someone when they have “reasonable cause and reasonable suspicion.”
He received support from members of the Philadelphia delegation in the House as well as from members of Congress. She also had the support of labor unions and several city wards, and Kenny said that he had cast his ballot for her.
