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RSS FeedsPhiladelphia mayor easily fends off 2 challengers in primary
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22 may 2019 05:28:25

 
Philadelphia mayor easily fends off 2 challengers in primary
(WorldNews Politics)
 


PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Democrat Jim Kenney is poised to keep his job as mayor of the nation`s sixth largest city after fending off two challengers in Tuesday`s primary who criticized his signature achievement: a soda tax to help provide free preschool classes. The victory all but assures Kenney will stay on as mayor in Philadelphia, where Democrats outnumber Republicans by a nearly 7-to-1 ratio, and the city has not elected a Republican mayor in nearly 70 years. Republican Billy Ciancaglini ran unopposed in the GOP primary. Kenney has had an eventful first term, antagonizing President Donald Trump over Philadelphia`s sanctuary city status and carrying out the tax on soda and other sweetened...


 
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