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A former Pennsylvania EPA head under Gov. Ed Rendell and the former Chief of Staff to Gov. Tom Wolf, McGinty is the candidate representing the capital-E Establishment. She has by far the most support from other Democrats, has boatloads of money being poured into her campaign by top Senate fundraisers and has secured more labor endorsements than her competitors.
representative and West Philly native, Chaka Fattah is facing his first real primary challenge in two decades after being indicted last summer on corruptions charges. He’s still managed to win endorsements from the city committee and a number of labor groups and faithful pols.
State Rep. Dwight Evans has represented Northwest Philadelphia in Harrisburg for years and is now making his first run for Congress against longtime incumbent Chaka Fattah. Evans has won support from the likes the governor, the mayor and a variety of local and state politicians.
Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro has never been a prosecutor, but he’s a lawyer and has vowed to clean up the Office of the Attorney General. He has broad support from establishment-y types like, um, the President, and lots of labor backing.
Nelms is a former aide to Brendan Boyle. Darragh used to work for Mike Stack. They both won the endorsement of their respective old bosses, and the winner of the race will take on Republican Martina White in the general election. Darragh has the big endorsement from the party, though.
Now he’s being challenged by three opponents, including Ben Waxman , a former aide to state Sen. Vincent Hughes, who won the endorsement of the Democratic City Committee.
Vanessa Lowery Brown has held party support for her seat in the state House since 2009, but she was indicted and her most prominent challenger is Wanda Logan. She has run before in this race and has garnered support from groups like Action United. Lowery Brown has the support of the AFL-CIO.
presidential election before he dropped out of the race on April 8, 2020.
Jane O'Meara Sanders, 4th President of Burlington College, wife of Bernie Sanders. Kesho Y. Scott, professor emerita, Grinnell College, and 1988 winner of the American Book Award. Lester Spence, media commentator and Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University.
Maurice Mitchell, activist, musician, and National Director of the Working Families Party. David Oks, political activist and campaign manager of Mike Gravel 2020 presidential campaign. Carmen Perez, activist and national co-chair of the 2017 Women's March.
Varshini Prakash, environmental activist and founder and Executive Director of Sunrise Movement. Qasim Rashid, political activist and Democratic candidate for Virginia's 28th Senate district in 2019 and Virginia's 1st congressional district in 2020.
Darrick Hamilton, microeconomist, social scientist, and executive director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University. Michael Hanchard, political scientist, Gustave C. Kuemmerle Professor, and Chair of the Africana Studies Department at the University of Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth Hinton, historian, professor in the Departments of History and African and African American Studies at Harvard University, and 2017 recipient of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Award. Gerald Horne, historian, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston.
Sandra Steingraber, biologist and author. Susan O'Neal Stryker, author, filmmaker, theorist, and professor of Gender and Women's Studies, former director of the Institute for LGBT Studies, and founder of the Transgender Studies Initiative at the University of Arizona. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, academic and writer.