Political families of Philadelphia
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Political families of Philadelphia In Philadelphia, family connections are a key to elected office.[1]
- Blackwell
- Lucien E. Blackwell - City Council, Congressman
- Jannie L. Blackwell - City Council, 46th Democratic Ward leader
- Thomas Blackwell - State Representative
- Campbell
- Edgar C. Campbell, Sr.- City Council
- Carol Campbell - City Council
- Cohen
- David Cohen – City Council
- Denis P. Cohen - Common Pleas Court judge
- Mark B. Cohen - State Representative
- Florence Cohen
- Donatucci
- Robert Donatucci - State Representative
- Ron Donatucci - Register of Wills
- Goode
- Wilson Goode - Mayor
- Wilson Goode Jr. - City Council
- Green
- William Green, Jr. - Congressman
- William J. Green, III– Mayor
- Nix
- Robert N. C. Nix, Jr.
- Robert N. C. Nix, III
- Rizzo
- Frank Rizzo - Mayor
- Frank Rizzo, Jr. - City Council
- Savage
- Daniel Savage - Ward Leader
- Timothy J. Savage - U.S. District Court judge, former Philadelphia Ward Leader
- Specter
- Arlen Specter - U.S. Senator
- Joan Specter - former Councilwoman
- Stack
- Michael J. Stack(deceased)- Congressman
- Michael Stack, Jr. – 58th Ward Democratic leader
- Felice 'Fay' Stack - Municipal Court judge
- Michael Stack, III - State Senator
- Street
- John F. Street - City Council, Mayor
- Milton Street - State Representative
- Tartaglione
- Marge Tartaglione - City Commissioner
- Tina Tartaglione - State Senator
- Williams
- Hardy Williams - State Senator
- Anthony Hardy Williams - State Senator, 3rd Democratic Ward Leader
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Schaffer, Michael Currie (October 2 2006). Family tradition a key to city office. The Philadelphia Inquirer.