We didn’t have enough space to profile each candidate in depth, so here’s the rest of the field for Mayor, City Council At-Large and Sheriff. Don’t forget to vote on November 3rd! Profiles by Kenneth Lipp, Bob Stewart,  Andrew Mark Corkery, Max Pulcini and Ptah Gabrie.

Mayor of Philadelphia

 

Jim Kenney, Democrat for Mayor

Jim Kenney was an at-large city councilmember for almost 24 years and has chaired or vice-chaired every committee. Kenney made environmental issues a focus of his early term, when he admits to being otherwise more socially conservative. Throughout two-and-half decades, Kenney has made his mark with a passion for issues he has adopted, including legislation to protect LGBTQ city employees, and, you may not have heard, pot decriminalization. (KL)

Melissa Murray-Bailey, Republican for Mayor

Bailey is an accomplished business-woman running for Mayor. Raised in a family of school teachers, her pro-business/pro-education approach is intriguing. However she faces a tough uphill battle against the city’s Democratic Machine. Her lack of a political network will make it difficult to work with Council, perhaps even turning city governance over to the Council President and 11 cooperating council members. (BS)

Jim Foster, Independent For Mayor

Jim Foster is an independent mayoral candidate. He’s lived in and around Philadelphia for his entire life and is very active in the Mt. Airy/Germantown neighborhood where he currently resides. According to his website, Foster was a candidate for U.S. Congress 2nd District in 2012. He’s also served as president of the Germantown Life Enrichment Center (formerly Germantown YMCA Board), a former Marine and currently is publisher/editor of Germantown Chronicle and Northwest Independent. (PG)

Boris Kindji, Independent For Mayor

Boris Kindji is an independent mayoral candidate. He’s a Croatian born American and he lives in South Philadelphia. Kindji fought in the bloody Croatian war in the early 1990s before moving to the U.S. in 2000. According to his website, he’s held many jobs outside of politics and currently works in property management. Kindji is most outspoken on the topics of pension reform and establishing a viable path to raising the minimum wage to $15. (PG)

City Council At-Large

 

Allan Domb, Democrat for City Council At-Large

Known for years as the “Condo King of Philly,” Domb is the owner of Allan Domb Real Estate, which specializes in luxury condominiums and is located in Domb’s Rittenhouse office tower, itself premium real estate. Domb has made collecting unpaid tax debt, in large part from unpaid property taxes, a key plank in his fiscal platform. Domb wants raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour — he says raising it to $15.00 an hour now would hurt small business. (KL)

Derek Green, Democrat for City Council At-Large

Green received the endorsement of Mayor Nutter and he had more votes than any of his opponents in the May primary. The attorney and “former banker” has broad support in Mt. Airy, where he resides. Green was Councilman Marian Tasco’s Special Counsel and has been referred to as the former councilman’s protege. (KL)

Blondell Reynolds Brown, Democrat for City Council At-Large

Reynolds Brown is one of two incumbent at-large councilmembers who received their party’s nomination in the May primary. She’s been on City Council for 16 years and served as majority Whip for three. Brown has fronted quality of life issues, such as public health and litter, throughout her term. Brown disclosed and settled omissions in her 2012 campaign finance report with the Board of Ethics. (KL)

William Greenlee, Democrat for City Council At-Large

Greenlee was first appointed to council to serve a special term in 2006 and was elected the next year. He’s a lifelong resident of Philadelphia and a St. Joseph’s grad. Prior to holding office, Greenlee spent 26 years as an aide to the late Councilman David Cohen. He’s the majority deputy Whip, as well as the leader of Philadelphia’s 15th Ward. (KL)

Sheila Armstrong, Independent for City Council At-Large

Sheila Armstrong from North Philly is currently running for City Council At Large as an Independent (I). A single mother of two boys, she’s a member of PA State Parent Advisory Council. Armstrong has been a supporter of public schools, advocating for the necessary resources to ensure every child can meet state academic standards, be prepared for postsecondary success and become productive, knowledgeable, and engaged adults. She is in favor of setting up a Full Fair Funding Formula. Armstrong currently is head of her own cleaning, event-planning and motivational-speaking company, started in 2014. She recently authored the book “Don’t Let Your Past Be Your Hindrance.” (AC)

Helen Gym, Democrat for City Council At-Large

Helen Gym is a teacher and an outspoken education advocate. In a 2013 article published in Philly Mag, Gym is playfully called “The Agitator.” The article goes on to say, “Powerful figures often look for the exits when she approaches.” Education is her forte and she’s laid out a detailed plan to  address the district’s $100 million budget shortfall. Gym also wants to end Stop and Frisk and she also wants to stop civil forfeiture abuses in The District Attorney’s office. (PG)

David Oh, Republican

David Oh, an incumbent Republican on Council, was elected to City Council At-Large in November 2011 and took office in January 2012. He is the first and only Asian-American elected to political office in Philadelphia and also the only veteran currently serving on City Council. Economic/job growth, restructuring public school governance, tax reform and re-energizing Philadelphia’s music industry are among the issues that Oh has campaigned on. Despite his party affiliation, Oh has been endorsed former Mayor and Governor Ed Rendell. (MP)

Al Taubenberger, Republican

Al Taubenberger is the longtime director of the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GNPCC). Northeast Philly born and raised, Taubenberger has served as a top aide to City Council members Joan L. Krajewski and Jack Kelly, and U.S. Rep. Charles Dougherty. He ran for mayor in 2007, City Council in 2011 and served on Philadelphia’s Tax Reform Commission. Endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, Taubenberger has made public safety, education, senior citizen care and improved infrastructure his main campaign points. (MP)

Sheriff of Philadelphia

 

Christopher Sawyer, Republican for Sheriff

Though he has never been elected to public office, Sawyer has been active in ground-level, even at times one man, direct action politics for years. His ideology could be described as conservative on issues of crime and and social policy, with a focus on combating blight and street-level crime. His blog, Philadeliquency, largely has served as a venue for his political vigor, which he has fused with often incisive and usually painstaking coverage of Philadelphia real estate. Sawyer is a Riverwards resident. (KL)

Jewell Williams, Democrat for Sheriff

This is Williams’s first reelection bid since being sworn into office in January 2012. Before being elected Sheriff he served 11 years as State Representative of the 197th Legislative District, which covers parts of North Philadelphia on both sides of Broad Street, including much of Kensington. He’s also leader of the 16th Democratic Ward. (KL)