The win was a disappointment to progressives who rallied around Helen Gym, who was backed by Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Parker emerged from a crowded field of five front-runner Democratic candidates vying to replace Democrat Jim Kenney, who is term-limited. Parker pledged to “stop the sense of lawlessness that is plaguing our city” by putting hundreds more officers on the street to engage in community policing. She was also backed by labor unions and a number of wards in the city, and Kenney said he had cast his ballot for her.
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Democrat Cherelle Parker wins primary for Philadelphia mayorVoters in Philadelphia have chosen Cherelle Parker as their Democratic nominee for mayor. In the heavily Democratic city, that makes Parker likely to become Philadelphia’s 100th mayor and the first woman to serve in the role. She beat out other former council members, a former city controller and a political outsider in Tuesday’s primary. Parker has a long political history in Pennsylvania, after 10 years as a state representative and six as a member of the city council. She will go up against Republican David Oh in the Nov. 7 general election.
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Democrat Cherelle Parker wins primary for Philadelphia mayorVoters in Philadelphia have chosen Cherelle Parker as their Democratic nominee for mayor
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Democrat Cherelle Parker wins primary for Philadelphia mayorParker is likely to become Philadelphia’s 100th mayor and the first woman to serve in the role.
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Cherelle Parker wins Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayorCherelle Parker, a Democrat with a long political history in Pennsylvania, won Philadelphia’s mayoral primary on Tuesday, likely setting her up as the city’s 100th mayor and the first woman to serve in the role.
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