Daily News | Welcome to the messy race to lead Philly
Many of this year’s candidates will tell you that they want to become mayor because Philadelphia is at a crossroads.. He was mayor when Philadelphia hosted the Second Continental Congress and became the capital of a nation in rebellion against a king.Like all the early mayors, Powel was super rich. His grandfather arrived in Philadelphia in 1685, and turned a career as a tradesman into a real estate portfolio.
His time as mayor was broken up into two stints by the American Revolution. He was in office for less than a year when July 4, 1776, came around and his office was abolished. But he returned as the post-colonial mayor after the war.You can still visit the Powel House. Get ready for stories about dinner parties with guest lists including George Washington, Ben Franklin, and the Marquis de Lafayette.
Guess which mayor we’ll feature next week: His 14 years in office and 16 elections make him the longest-serving and most-elected mayor in Philadelphia’s history. No Googling.Prepare to see a small army of people with clipboards begging for your attention, because as of last week, it’s nomination petition season. Filing lists of signatures is how candidates actually get their names on the ballot.
Mayoral candidates have three weeks to gather 1,000 signatures. Expect some to submit more than that, because rivals can challenge each other’s signatures and candidates will want to brag about how much support they have. We’ll be watching to see if any of the candidates fail to get enough signatures. We’d bet on the ones
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