Daily News | Philly City Council results: Anthony Phillips is poised to win the 9th District seat based in Northwest Philly
Anthony Phillips stands inside Salem Baptist Church in Abington, where he worships. Phillips won a seat on Philadelphia City Council and will replace Cherelle Parker, who resigned to run for mayor.Anthony Phillips, a 33-year-old Democrat, was poised to win a seat representing parts of North of Northwest Philadelphia on City Council Tuesday, and will become the youngest member of the city’s legislative body.
Phillips, like Parker, considers himself to be a political centrist. He was nominated by party ward leaders in the district, not voters, which is the process the city uses to fill vacancies on Council.What you need to know about Anthony Phillips, the 33-year-old Ph.D. student in line for a City Council seat
The 9th District includes parts of Mt. Airy, East and West Oak Lane, and Olney, and stretches to neighborhoods in the lower Northeast, including Lawndale and Oxford Circle. The seat has long been held by elected officials affiliated with the storied Northwest Coalition,“It’s hard to celebrate this particular race in Philadelphia, because there’s so much work to be done,” Phillips said Tuesday night.
Phillips, who lives in East Mt. Airy, is one of four new members of City Council picked in special elections Tuesday, all expected to be Democrats filling seats vacated by members who resigned ahead of mayoral runs.
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