“Today Reclaim Philadelphia officially announced its first round of endorsements ahead of the city’s 2023 municipal primary election. By a near-unanimous vote, members have chosen to endorse two progressive champions: Helen Gym for Mayor and Amanda McIllmurray for City Council At-Large. “
Read MoreReclaim’s Steering Committee recommends this first round of municipal endorsements due to the overwhelming support we’ve heard from members including through our recent member survey. We plan to interview a second round of candidates for potential endorsement in Spring of 2023.
Read More“Amanda McIllmurray, the cofounder and former political director for the progressive group Reclaim Philadelphia, is jumping into the race for City Council at-large next year.
Flanked by allies in FDR Park in South Philly on Saturday afternoon, McIllmurray touted her upbringing in a Northeast Philly union household, pitching a campaign that would orbit around labor, affordable housing, and public safety.
“I’m very much working to build a coalition between labor, progressives, and working-class people across the city,” said McIllmurray, who turned 30 the day before launching her campaign.” Read more here
Read More“I’m concerned that people may not understand the stakes of what is happening here,” Pa. Sen. Nikil Saval, who represents the district where hearings were held, told Billy Penn. Read more here
Read MoreReclaim’s steering committee elections are underway! We are voting for who will be responsible for ensuring the political health of Reclaim - holding staff accountable to engaging members, initiating campaigns that build power for our movement and strengthening our processes so that member voices are heard and shape our path forward.
Read MoreA founder of the progressive Reclaim Philadelphia is eyeing a City Council run against Mark Squilla
Amanda McIllmurray was the political director of Reclaim, which has been instrumental in pulling the city’s politics to the left since its founding in 2016. Read More Here
Read More“What the Democratic Party keeps trying to do is decide for us who we should support without engaging us as committeepeople,” Sergio Cea, interim political director for Reclaim Philadelphia, told Billy Penn. Read more here
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