Philadelphia Mayoral Candidates on NBC10's @Issue About What Matters in 2019
By NBC10 Staff ••
The two Democrats challenging incumbent Mayor Jim Kenney in the May 21 primary election sat down with NBC10's @Issue in recent weeks.
State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams and former Controller Alan Butkovitz talked with Rosemary Connors in separate interviews on the Sunday morning news show. Here are the interviews in full. (Kenney declined an offer to talk with @Issue about the 2019 election.)
With only weeks to go to the May 21 election, the race for Philadelphia mayor is heating up. Alan Butkovitz, a Democratic former city controller, is running to unseat Mayor Jim Kenney, saying Kenney is not adequately using the city’s tax income to give back to residents.
State Sen. Anthony Williams is running to unseat Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, and one of his main targets is the controversial “soda tax.” Williams discusses how he plans to repeal the tax, despite the fact that it was approved by the City Council.
Ahead of next month’s election, Philadelphia’s mayoral candidates addressed gun violence and education during a forum in the city’s East Germantown neighborhood.
With the election two weeks away, the Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity endorsed Anthony Williams for the city’s mayor over Jim Kenney. They spoke to NBC10 about why they believe Williams will win.
It's Official: Candidates for Mayor, Sheriff, City Council in Philadelphia
Incumbents in nearly every elected position in Philadelphia are facing competition in the upcoming May municipal elections. Notably, Mayor Kenney faces an old foe, and two women are trying to unseat the incumbent sheriff and become the first-ever female sheriff in the city.
Democrat names are in blue and Republicans in red.
