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Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club endorses candidates based on an open and democratic process.  Members of the Endorsement Committee determine which candidates qualify for endorsement and evaluate them based on candidate responses to a questionnaire, interviews, the candidate's address to membership, and other research.  The Endorsement Committee then makes recommendations to the General Membership, who ultimately decide on our slate of endorsed candidates.  You can read more about our endorsement process by clicking here.

Below is a record of candidates we have endorsed for each election cycle over the past few years.

 

General Election Endorsements

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Below is the official slate of endorsed candidates for the General Election on November 8, 2011.  You can print out this list and take it with you when you vote.

Mayor

  • Mayor Michael Nutter

City Council At-Large

  • Blondell Reynolds Brown
  • Bill Green
  • Bill Greenlee
  • James Kenney

1st District City Council

  • Mark Squilla

2nd District City Council

  • Kenyatta Johnson

7th District City Council 

  • Maria Quiñones Sánchez

8th District City Council

  • Cindy Bass

City Commissioner 

  • Stephanie Singer

Commonwealth Court

  • Kathryn Boockvar

Court of Common Pleas 

  • Diana Anhalt
  • Jonathan Irvine
  • Angelo Foglietta
  • Barbara McDermott
  • Carolyn Nichols

Delaware County Council 

  • Keith Collins
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2011 Primary Election Endorsed Candidates

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The following candidates were endorsed by Liberty City in the Primary Election on May 17th.  The candidates in bold were victorious in the Election and go on as Endorsed Liberty City Candidates for the General Election.

Mayor

  • Mayor Michael Nutter

City Council At-Large

  • Blondell Reynolds Brown
  • Sherrie Cohen
  • Bill Green
  • James Kenney
  • Andrew Toy

1st District City Council

  • Joe Grace

2nd District City Council

  • Kenyatta Johnson

7th District City Council 

  • Maria Quiñones Sánchez

8th District City Council

  • Cindy Bass

City Commissioner 

  • Stephanie Singer
  • Bernard B. Talmadge

Commonwealth Court

  • Kathryn Boockvar

Court of Common Pleas 

  • Diana Anhalt
  • Jonathan Irvine
  • Angelo Foglietta
  • Christopher Mallios
  • Barbara McDermott
  • Carolyn Nichols
  • Drew Aldinger
  • Giovanni Campbell
  • Leon King
  • Sayde Ladov

Municipal Court 

  • Judge Kenneth Powell

Traffic Court 

  • Robert Tuerk
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2010 General Election Endorsed Candidates

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The following candidates were endorsed by Liberty City in the General Election in 2010.  The candidates in bold were victorious.

UNITED STATES SENATE 

  • Joe Sestak

UNITED STATES CONGRESS 

  • Allyson Schwartz - 13th District
  • Patrick Murphy - 8th District
  • Bryan Lentz - 7th District
  • Manan Trivedi - 6th District

PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR

  • Dan Onorato

PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATE

  • Ruth Damsker - 12th District (parts of Montomery and Bucks)
  • Cynthia Philo - 10th District (Bucks County)

PENNSYLVANIA STATE HOUSE

  • Fern Kaufman - 26th District (Chester County)
  • Matt Bradford - 70th District (Montgomery County)
  • Rick Taylor - 151st District (Montgomery County)
  • Shannon Meehan - 163rd District (Delaware County) 
  • Mike O'Brien - 175th District (Philadelphia) 
  • Babette Josephs - 182nd District (Philadelphia) 
  • Kenyatta Johnson - 186th District (Philadelphia) 
  • James Roebuck - 188th District (Philadelphia) 
  • Vanessa Brown - 190th District (Philadelphia)
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2010 Primary Election Endorsed Candidates

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The following candidates were endorsed by Liberty City in the Primary Election 2010.  The candidates in bold were victorious in the Primary and went on as Endorsed Liberty City Candidates for the General Election in 2010.

UNITED STATES SENATE 

  • Arlen Specter

UNITED STATES CONGRESS 

  • Manan Trivedi - 6th District

PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR

  • Joe Hoeffel

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

  • Jonathan Saidel

PENNSYLVANIA STATE HOUSE

  • Fern Kaufman - 26th District (Chester County)
  • Tim Kearney - 172nd District (Philadelphia)
  • Mike O'Brien - 175th District (Philadelphia)
  • Jonathan Ramos - 180th District (Philadelphia)
  • Lewis Thomas - 181st District (Philadelphia) 
  • Babette Josephs - 182nd District (Philadelphia) 
  • Kenyatta Johnson - 186th District (Philadelphia) 
  • James Roebuck - 188th District (Philadelphia) 
  • Vanessa Brown - 190th District (Philadelphia)
  • Josh Cohen - 194th District (Philadelphia)
  • Anthony Ingargiola - 195th District (Philadelphia)
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2009 General Election Endorsed Candidates

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The following candidates were endorsed by Liberty City in the General Election of 2009.  The candidates in bold were victorious.

District Attorney

  • Seth Williams 

City Controller

  • Alan Butkovitz

Supreme Court

  • Jack Panella

Superior Court

  • Anne Lazurus
  • Teresa Sarmina
  • Robert Colville

Commonwealth Court

  • Linda Judson
  • Barbara Behrend Ernsberger

Court of Common Pleas

  • Diane Thompson
  • Angeles Roca
  • Donna Woelpper
  • Dan Anders 

Municipal Court

  • Dawn Segal
  • Charles Hayden
  • Joseph Waters
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2009 Primary Election Endorsed Candidates

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The following candidates were endorsed by Liberty City in the Primary Election of 2009.  The candidates in bold were victorious in the Primary and went on as Endorsed Liberty City Candidates for the General Election in 2009.

District Attorney

  • Seth Williams

City Controller

  • Alan Butkovitz

Superior Court

  • Anne Lazurus
  • John Younge
  • Robert Colville

Commonwealth Court

  • Linda Judson
  • Stephen Pollock

Court of Common Pleas

  • Diane Thompson
  • Angeles Roca
  • Donna Woelpper
  • Sharon Williams-Losier
  • Jonathan Irvine
  • Dan Anders
  • Joyce Eubanks

Municipal Court

  • Dawn Segal
  • Charles Hayden
  • Joseph Waters
  • Christine Adair
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2008 General Election Endorsed Candidates

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The following candidates were endorsed by Liberty City in the General Election of 2008.  The candidates in bold were victorious.

President

  • Barack Obama 

State Treasurer

  • Rob McCord

State Senate

  • Larry Farnese - 1st District

State Representative

  • Frank X. Custer - 61st District
  • Matt Bradford - 70th District
  • Kevin Lee - 163rd District
  • Mike O'Brien - 175th District
  • Tony Payton, Jr. - 179th District
  • W. Curtis Thomas - 181st District
  • Babette Josephs - 182nd District
  • Kenyatta Johnson - 186th District
  • Vanessa Brown - 190th District
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2008 Primary Election Endorsed Candidates

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The following candidates were endorsed by Liberty City in the Primary Election of 2008.  The candidates in bold were victorious in the Primary and went on as Endorsed Liberty City Candidates for the General Election in 2008.

President

  • Hillary Clinton

State Treasurer

  • Rob McCord

State Senate

  • Larry Farnese - 1st District

State Representative

  • Kevin Lee - 163rd District
  • Tony Payton, Jr. - 179th District
  • W. Curtis Thomas - 181st District
  • Babette Josephs - 182nd District
  • Kenyatta Johnson - 186th District
  • Vanessa Brown - 190th District
  • Byron Davis - 198th District

Delegate for Barack Obama

  • Rue Landau - 1st Congressional District
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2007 Primary Election Endorsed Candidates

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The following candidates were endorsed by Liberty City in the Primary Election of 2007.  The candidates in bold were victorious in the Primary and went on as Endorsed Liberty City Candidates for the General Election in 2007.

CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE

  • Jim Kenney 
  • Sharif Street
  • Matt Ruben 
  • Andy Toy
  • Blondell Reynolds Brown 

1st DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL

  • Frank DiCicco

4th DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL

  • Matt McClure

7th DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL

  • Maria Quinones-Sanchez

8th DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL

  • Irv Ackelsberg

9th DISTRICT CITY COUNCIL

  • Marian Tasco

SUPREME COURT

  • Judge Debra Todd
  • Judge C. Darnell Jones

SUPERIOR COURT 

  • Judge Ann Lazarus
  • Christine Donahue

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

  • Angeles Roca
  • Michael Erdos
  • Beverly Muldrow
  • Ellen Green Ceisler

MUNICIPAL COURT 

  • Diane Thompson
  • Joe Waters

TRAFFIC COURT

  • Willy Singletaire
  • Robert Mulgrew 
  • Brenda Reavis

CITY COMMISSIONER

  • Blair Talmadge

SHERIFF

  • Michael Untermeyer
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2006 Primary Election Endorsed Candidates

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The following candidates were endorsed by Liberty City in the Primary Election of 2006.  The candidates in bold were victorious in the Primary and went on as Endorsed Liberty City Candidates for the General Election in 2006.

Governor

  • Ed Rendell

Lieutenant Governor

  • Valerie McDonald Roberts

US Congress

  • Patrick Murphy - 8th District (Bucks County & NE Phila)

State Representative

  • James Roebuck - 188th District (Philadelphia)

 

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Endorsement Documents

Endorsement Cmte Members

Sara Jacobson, Chair
Cei Bell
Dwayne Bensing
Mark Dann
David Feldman
Kathy Gomez
Nora Lichtash
Jason Lewis
L. Curt Mangel III
Michael McCool
Ray Murphy
Solaris Powers

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