The Keystone Mountain Lakes Regional Council of Carpenters has endorsed Democrat Judy Moore in the 10th Councilmanic District.
Moore is challenging Republican Councilman Brian O’Neill.
“I am excited about the endorsement of Judy Moore for City Council and the updated perspective it will provide the people of the 10th District,” said Mike Hand, assistant executive secretary-treasurer of the Keystone Mountain Lakes Regional Council of Carpenters and a Local 158 member. “In 1979, when the current councilman was elected, if you were willing to work hard, you could find a good union job, support your family and retire when it was time. Forty years later, factories are closing, companies are moving, and we have to fight harder than ever to secure basic protections for our workers. Judy will not sit on the sidelines and will put the needs of working-class families first. She’s a proven leader, a proven job creator, and she’s the right choice for Northeast Philly.”
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Working Families Party candidate Kendra Brooks has earned the Network of Public Education Action’s endorsement in her campaign for an at-large seat on City Council.
“Philadelphia voters shouldn’t miss this opportunity to elect a candidate committed to ensuring that every neighborhood has a quality public school,” said Carol Burris, NPE Action executive director. “Kendra is trained as an educator and facilitator in restorative practices, with a specialization in family and parent engagement, and has been a leader in Parents United for Public Education, ACTION United and the Journey for Justice Alliance as well as the former president of the Steel School School Advisory Council.”
Brooks has also been endorsed by liberal groups such as the Coalition to Abolish Death By Incarceration along with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Councilwoman Helen Gym and state Reps. Elizabeth Fiedler, Chris Rabb and Malcolm Kenyatta.
The Working Families Party is seeking to end Republican control of two at-large council seats in the Nov. 5 General Election. There are 16 candidates going for seven seats. The five Democrats are shoo-ins because of their voter-registration advantage. Five Republicans and six independent and minor-party candidates are also on the ballot.
Brooks and Nicolas O’Rourke, the other Working Families Party candidate, have raised more than $252,000 for their campaign.
“Voters are ready for a Republican-free government in Philadelphia and are putting their money where their mouth is,” O’Rourke said. “They want to end mass incarceration, fund our schools, alleviate poverty and have a Green New Deal to protect our communities for generations to come.”
Brooks and O’Rourke also issued a statement criticizing Republican Councilman David Oh for posting on Facebook his opposition to city funding of transgender surgery.
“David Oh has shown yet again why the GOP has no place in our government,” the statement started, ending with, “We are running because there’s no place for Trump’s party in City Hall.” ••
