Key takeaways:
- Cherelle Parker has been chosen as the Democratic mayoral nominee in Philadelphia.
- Parker ran on a platform of restoring order to the city, and promised to hire 300 more police officers and reinstitute a “constitutional” stop-and-frisk policy.
- Her victory is likely to have a positive impact on the Democratic majority in the Pennsylvania state House.
Philadelphia Democrats have chosen Cherelle Parker to be their party’s mayoral nominee, according to the Associated Press. Parker, a former City Council Majority Leader, ran on a platform of restoring a “sense of order” to a city gripped by violent crime.
Parker, a Black woman from a working-class background in North Philadelphia, promised to hire 300 more police officers to be dispersed evenly throughout the city, and to reinstitute a “constitutional” stop-and-frisk policy that she calls “Terry stops.” With about 66% of precincts reporting, Parker was leading with 32.89% of the vote, with Rebecca Rhynhart in a distant second place with 22.33%.
The Democratic Party also narrowly maintained their majority in the Pennsylvania state House, thanks to Parker’s victory. She is set to become the city’s 100th mayor.
The election of Cherelle Parker as the Democratic mayoral nominee in Philadelphia is a significant victory for the party. Parker’s platform of restoring order to the city has resonated with voters, and her victory will likely have a positive impact on the Democratic majority in the Pennsylvania state House. It remains to be seen how her policies will be implemented, and what effects they will have on the city.
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