Past Members of the Philadelphia City Council
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

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Philadelphia City Council
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...

 members.

Current city council members

The current City Council sit until the next election, scheduled for 2011, with those elected taking office in January 2012.

Past city councils

Year District At-large
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 At-Large At-Large At-Large At-Large At-Large At-Large At-Large
2008 Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco is a Democratic Councilman representing the First District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-External links:*...

 
Anna C. Verna
Anna C. Verna
Anna Cibotti Verna is the current President of the Philadelphia City Council on which she has served since 1975 as the representative of the Second District, which encompasses most of South Philadelphia as well as most of the western end of Center City. She is a Democrat. Her husband operates a...

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Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Third District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1991...

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Curtis J. Jones, Jr.
Curtis J. Jones, Jr.
Curtis J. Jones, Jr. is a Democratic Councilman representing the Fourth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He has served since 2008.-External links:* official city website...

 
Darrell L. Clarke  Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Sixth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1980.-References:...

 
Maria Quiñones-Sanchez
Maria Quiñones-Sanchez
Maria D. Quiñones-Sanchez is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Seventh District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 2008.-External links:* official city website...

 
Donna Reed Miller
Donna Reed Miller
Donna Reed Miller is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Eighth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1996.-Ward leader:...

 
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Ninth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1988.She is the Majority Leader.-References:...

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Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980....

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Blondell Reynolds Brown
Blondell Reynolds Brown
Blondell Reynolds Brown is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. She is currently serving her 3rd term as a member of Philadelphia City Council...

 
Bill Green
Bill Green (politician)
Bill Green is a Democratic Councilman-at-Large on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 2008.-Early life and education:...

William Greenlee W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
W. Wilson Goode, Jr. is a City Councilman At-Large in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Councilman Goode is the son of former Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode. He was born on August 9, 1965. He graduated from Central High School and the University of Pennsylvania....

 
Jack Kelly  James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney is a Democratic Councilman-at-Large on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He has served since 1992.-References:...

 
Frank Rizzo, Jr.
2007% Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco is a Democratic Councilman representing the First District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-External links:*...

 
Anna C. Verna
Anna C. Verna
Anna Cibotti Verna is the current President of the Philadelphia City Council on which she has served since 1975 as the representative of the Second District, which encompasses most of South Philadelphia as well as most of the western end of Center City. She is a Democrat. Her husband operates a...

† 
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Third District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1991...

  *
Carol Campbell
Carol Campbell (politician)
Carol Ann Campbell was the Democratic Councilwoman representing Philadelphia's Fourth City Council District. Campbell was narrowly defeated for renomination by Curtis Jones, Jr. on May 15, 2007....

Darrell L. Clarke  Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Sixth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1980.-References:...

 
Daniel Savage Donna Reed Miller
Donna Reed Miller
Donna Reed Miller is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Eighth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1996.-Ward leader:...

 
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Ninth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1988.She is the Majority Leader.-References:...

** 
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980....

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Blondell Reynolds Brown
Blondell Reynolds Brown
Blondell Reynolds Brown is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. She is currently serving her 3rd term as a member of Philadelphia City Council...

 
William Greenlee W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
W. Wilson Goode, Jr. is a City Councilman At-Large in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Councilman Goode is the son of former Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode. He was born on August 9, 1965. He graduated from Central High School and the University of Pennsylvania....

 
Jack Kelly  James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney is a Democratic Councilman-at-Large on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He has served since 1992.-References:...

 
Juan F. Ramos  Frank Rizzo, Jr.
2004 Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco is a Democratic Councilman representing the First District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-External links:*...

 
Anna C. Verna
Anna C. Verna
Anna Cibotti Verna is the current President of the Philadelphia City Council on which she has served since 1975 as the representative of the Second District, which encompasses most of South Philadelphia as well as most of the western end of Center City. She is a Democrat. Her husband operates a...

† 
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Third District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1991...

*
Michael A. Nutter
Michael A. Nutter
Michael Anthony Nutter is the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the third African-American mayor of Philadelphia, the largest city in the United States with an African-American mayor. Elected on November 6, 2007, he was sworn in on January 7, 2008 and re-elected on November 8, 2011...

 
Darrell L. Clarke  Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Sixth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1980.-References:...

 
Richard T. Mariano  Donna Reed Miller
Donna Reed Miller
Donna Reed Miller is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Eighth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1996.-Ward leader:...

 
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Ninth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1988.She is the Majority Leader.-References:...

** 
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980....

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Blondell Reynolds Brown
Blondell Reynolds Brown
Blondell Reynolds Brown is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. She is currently serving her 3rd term as a member of Philadelphia City Council...

 
David Cohen  W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
W. Wilson Goode, Jr. is a City Councilman At-Large in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Councilman Goode is the son of former Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode. He was born on August 9, 1965. He graduated from Central High School and the University of Pennsylvania....

 
Jack Kelly  James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney is a Democratic Councilman-at-Large on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He has served since 1992.-References:...

 
Juan F. Ramos  Frank Rizzo, Jr.
2000 Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco is a Democratic Councilman representing the First District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-External links:*...

 
Anna C. Verna
Anna C. Verna
Anna Cibotti Verna is the current President of the Philadelphia City Council on which she has served since 1975 as the representative of the Second District, which encompasses most of South Philadelphia as well as most of the western end of Center City. She is a Democrat. Her husband operates a...

† 
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Third District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1991...

  *
Michael A. Nutter
Michael A. Nutter
Michael Anthony Nutter is the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the third African-American mayor of Philadelphia, the largest city in the United States with an African-American mayor. Elected on November 6, 2007, he was sworn in on January 7, 2008 and re-elected on November 8, 2011...

 
Darrell L. Clarke  Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Sixth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1980.-References:...

 
Richard T. Mariano Donna Reed Miller
Donna Reed Miller
Donna Reed Miller is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Eighth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1996.-Ward leader:...

 
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Ninth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1988.She is the Majority Leader.-References:...

** 
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980....

 ***
Blondell Reynolds Brown
Blondell Reynolds Brown
Blondell Reynolds Brown is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. She is currently serving her 3rd term as a member of Philadelphia City Council...

 
David Cohen  W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
W. Wilson Goode, Jr. is a City Councilman At-Large in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Councilman Goode is the son of former Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode. He was born on August 9, 1965. He graduated from Central High School and the University of Pennsylvania....

James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney is a Democratic Councilman-at-Large on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He has served since 1992.-References:...

 
W. Thacher Longstreth
W. Thacher Longstreth
William Thacher Longstreth was a Republican member of the Philadelphia City Council, known for his influence. Longstreth was a graduate of Princeton University....

 
Angel L. Ortiz  Frank Rizzo, Jr.
1999 Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco is a Democratic Councilman representing the First District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-External links:*...

 
Anna C. Verna
Anna C. Verna
Anna Cibotti Verna is the current President of the Philadelphia City Council on which she has served since 1975 as the representative of the Second District, which encompasses most of South Philadelphia as well as most of the western end of Center City. She is a Democrat. Her husband operates a...

Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Third District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1991...

**
Michael A. Nutter
Michael A. Nutter
Michael Anthony Nutter is the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the third African-American mayor of Philadelphia, the largest city in the United States with an African-American mayor. Elected on November 6, 2007, he was sworn in on January 7, 2008 and re-elected on November 8, 2011...

 
Darrell L. Clarke Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Sixth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1980.-References:...

 
Richard T. Mariano  Donna Reed Miller
Donna Reed Miller
Donna Reed Miller is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Eighth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1996.-Ward leader:...

 
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Ninth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1988.She is the Majority Leader.-References:...

 
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980....

 
Augusta A. Clark  David Cohen  W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
W. Wilson Goode, Jr.
W. Wilson Goode, Jr. is a City Councilman At-Large in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Councilman Goode is the son of former Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode. He was born on August 9, 1965. He graduated from Central High School and the University of Pennsylvania....

James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney is a Democratic Councilman-at-Large on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He has served since 1992.-References:...

 
W. Thacher Longstreth
W. Thacher Longstreth
William Thacher Longstreth was a Republican member of the Philadelphia City Council, known for his influence. Longstreth was a graduate of Princeton University....

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Angel L. Ortiz  Frank Rizzo, Jr.
1996 Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco is a Democratic Councilman representing the First District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-External links:*...

 
Anna C. Verna
Anna C. Verna
Anna Cibotti Verna is the current President of the Philadelphia City Council on which she has served since 1975 as the representative of the Second District, which encompasses most of South Philadelphia as well as most of the western end of Center City. She is a Democrat. Her husband operates a...

*
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Third District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1991...

** 
Michael A. Nutter
Michael A. Nutter
Michael Anthony Nutter is the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the third African-American mayor of Philadelphia, the largest city in the United States with an African-American mayor. Elected on November 6, 2007, he was sworn in on January 7, 2008 and re-elected on November 8, 2011...

 
John F. Street
John F. Street
John Franklin Street was the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3, 2000, and was re-elected to a second term beginning in 2004...

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Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Sixth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1980.-References:...

 
Richard T. Mariano  Donna Reed Miller
Donna Reed Miller
Donna Reed Miller is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Eighth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1996.-Ward leader:...

 
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Ninth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1988.She is the Majority Leader.-References:...

Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980....

Augusta A. Clark David Cohen  Happy Fernandez  James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney is a Democratic Councilman-at-Large on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He has served since 1992.-References:...

 
W. Thacher Longstreth
W. Thacher Longstreth
William Thacher Longstreth was a Republican member of the Philadelphia City Council, known for his influence. Longstreth was a graduate of Princeton University....

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Angel L. Ortiz  Frank Rizzo, Jr.
1995 Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco
Frank DiCicco is a Democratic Councilman representing the First District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-External links:*...

Anna C. Verna
Anna C. Verna
Anna Cibotti Verna is the current President of the Philadelphia City Council on which she has served since 1975 as the representative of the Second District, which encompasses most of South Philadelphia as well as most of the western end of Center City. She is a Democrat. Her husband operates a...

*
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Third District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1991...

**
Michael A. Nutter
Michael A. Nutter
Michael Anthony Nutter is the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the third African-American mayor of Philadelphia, the largest city in the United States with an African-American mayor. Elected on November 6, 2007, he was sworn in on January 7, 2008 and re-elected on November 8, 2011...

 
John F. Street
John F. Street
John Franklin Street was the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3, 2000, and was re-elected to a second term beginning in 2004...

Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Sixth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1980.-References:...

 
Richard T. Mariano▲ Alvin Stewart  Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Ninth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1988.She is the Majority Leader.-References:...

Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980....

Augusta A. Clark David Cohen  Happy Fernandez  James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney is a Democratic Councilman-at-Large on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He has served since 1992.-References:...

W. Thacher Longstreth
W. Thacher Longstreth
William Thacher Longstreth was a Republican member of the Philadelphia City Council, known for his influence. Longstreth was a graduate of Princeton University....

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Angel L. Ortiz  Frank Rizzo, Jr.
1994 Joseph C. Vignola  Anna C. Verna
Anna C. Verna
Anna Cibotti Verna is the current President of the Philadelphia City Council on which she has served since 1975 as the representative of the Second District, which encompasses most of South Philadelphia as well as most of the western end of Center City. She is a Democrat. Her husband operates a...

*
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Third District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1991...

Michael A. Nutter
Michael A. Nutter
Michael Anthony Nutter is the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the third African-American mayor of Philadelphia, the largest city in the United States with an African-American mayor. Elected on November 6, 2007, he was sworn in on January 7, 2008 and re-elected on November 8, 2011...

 
John F. Street
John F. Street
John Franklin Street was the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3, 2000, and was re-elected to a second term beginning in 2004...

Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Sixth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1980.-References:...

 
Daniel P. McElhatton  Alvin Stewart▲ Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Ninth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1988.She is the Majority Leader.-References:...

Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980....

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Augusta A. Clark** David Cohen  Happy Fernandez  James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney is a Democratic Councilman-at-Large on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He has served since 1992.-References:...

 
W. Thacher Longstreth
W. Thacher Longstreth
William Thacher Longstreth was a Republican member of the Philadelphia City Council, known for his influence. Longstreth was a graduate of Princeton University....

Angel L. Ortiz  Joan Specter
1992 Joseph C. Vignola  Anna C. Verna
Anna C. Verna
Anna Cibotti Verna is the current President of the Philadelphia City Council on which she has served since 1975 as the representative of the Second District, which encompasses most of South Philadelphia as well as most of the western end of Center City. She is a Democrat. Her husband operates a...

*
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell
Jannie L. Blackwell is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Third District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1991...

Michael A. Nutter
Michael A. Nutter
Michael Anthony Nutter is the Mayor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the third African-American mayor of Philadelphia, the largest city in the United States with an African-American mayor. Elected on November 6, 2007, he was sworn in on January 7, 2008 and re-elected on November 8, 2011...

 
John F. Street
John F. Street
John Franklin Street was the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3, 2000, and was re-elected to a second term beginning in 2004...

Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski
Joan L. Krajewski is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Sixth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1980.-References:...

 
Daniel P. McElhatton  Herbert H. DeBeary, Sr. Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco
Marian B. Tasco is a Democratic Councilwoman representing the Ninth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She has served since 1988.She is the Majority Leader.-References:...

Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill
Brian J. O'Neill is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980....

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Augusta A. Clark** David Cohen  Happy Fernandez  James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney
James F. Kenney is a Democratic Councilman-at-Large on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He has served since 1992.-References:...

 
W. Thacher Longstreth
W. Thacher Longstreth
William Thacher Longstreth was a Republican member of the Philadelphia City Council, known for his influence. Longstreth was a graduate of Princeton University....

Angel L. Ortiz  Joan Specter

  • There is no current information available on the original city council (pre-1854).
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