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Al Taubenberger
Al Taubenberger (Republican Party) was an at-large member of the Philadelphia City Council in Pennsylvania. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on January 6, 2020.
Taubenberger (Republican Party) ran for election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 172. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Taubenberger is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Northeast High School. He received a bachelor's degree in agronomy from Pennsylvania State University. From 1991 to 2014, he was the president of the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GNPCC). Other professional experience includes working at Friends Hospital as the grounds supervisor, the district offices of Congressman Charles F. Dougherty, Mid-Atlantic Trade Adjustment Assistance Center and the offices of Councilwoman Joan Krajewski and Councilman Jack Kelly.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 172
Incumbent Kevin Boyle defeated Al Taubenberger in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 172 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Boyle (D) | 57.0 | 10,625 |
 | Al Taubenberger (R) | 43.0 | 8,023 | |
| Total votes: 18,648 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 172
Incumbent Kevin Boyle defeated Robert Stewart in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 172 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Boyle | 68.0 | 3,656 |
| Robert Stewart | 31.8 | 1,707 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 5,376 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nathanael Cheng (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 172
Al Taubenberger advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 172 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Al Taubenberger | 99.6 | 2,488 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 2,498 | |||
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Campaign finance
2019
See also: City council elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2019)
General election
General election for Philadelphia City Council At-large (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Philadelphia City Council At-large on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Helen Gym (D) | 15.4 | 205,661 |
| ✔ |  | Isaiah Thomas (D) | 14.7 | 196,733 |
| ✔ |  | Derek Green (D) | 14.2 | 189,819 |
| ✔ |  | Katherine Richardson (D) | 14.2 | 189,813 |
| ✔ |  | Allan Domb (D) | 13.9 | 186,665 |
| ✔ |  | Kendra Brooks (Working Families Party) | 4.5 | 60,256 |
| ✔ |  | David Oh (R) | 4.0 | 53,742 |
| Al Taubenberger (R) | 3.6 | 47,547 | |
 | Nicolas O'Rourke (Working Families Party) | 3.5 | 46,560 | |
 | Daniel Tinney (R) | 3.5 | 46,270 | |
 | Bill Heeney (R) | 3.2 | 43,249 | |
 | Matt Wolfe (R) | 3.1 | 41,341 | |
 | Sherrie Cohen (A Better Council Party) | 0.7 | 9,116 | |
 | Joe Cox (Independent) | 0.7 | 8,880 | |
 | Maj Toure (L) | 0.5 | 6,179 | |
 | Steve Cherniavsky (Term Limits Philadelphia Party) | 0.3 | 3,480 | |
| Clarc King (Independent) | 0.2 | 2,959 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 745 | ||
| Total votes: 1,339,015 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Council At-large (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Council At-large on May 21, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Helen Gym | 15.6 | 107,153 |
| ✔ | | Allan Domb | 9.8 | 67,193 |
| ✔ | | Isaiah Thomas | 9.2 | 63,295 |
| ✔ | | Derek Green | 8.9 | 61,070 |
| ✔ | | Katherine Richardson | 6.6 | 45,470 |
| Justin DiBerardinis | 6.2 | 42,643 | ||
| Adrian Reyes | 5.2 | 35,565 | ||
| Eryn Santamoor | 5.1 | 35,026 | ||
| Erika Almiron | 5.0 | 34,329 | ||
 | Deja Alvarez | 3.9 | 26,617 | |
| Sandra Glenn | 2.6 | 18,105 | ||
 | Willie Singletary | 2.6 | 17,858 | |
| Ethelind Baylor | 2.1 | 14,259 | ||
 | Beth Finn | 2.0 | 14,015 | |
 | Ogbonna Hagins | 1.8 | 12,570 | |
| Fernando Trevino | 1.7 | 11,400 | ||
 | Fareed Abdullah | 1.6 | 10,676 | |
| Asa Khalif | 1.4 | 9,779 | ||
| Billy Thompson | 1.3 | 8,976 | ||
 | Latrice Bryant | 1.3 | 8,966 | |
| Joseph Diorio | 1.1 | 7,803 | ||
 | Hena Veit | 0.8 | 5,405 | |
| Edwin Santana | 0.8 | 5,154 | ||
| Wayne Allen | 0.7 | 4,941 | ||
| Vinny Blackwell | 0.7 | 4,516 | ||
| Mark Ross | 0.6 | 4,255 | ||
| Bobbie Curry | 0.6 | 3,920 | ||
 | Devon Cade | 0.4 | 2,854 | |
| Wayne Dorsey | 0.4 | 2,780 | ||
| Sherrie Cohen | 0.0 | 44 | |
| Total votes: 686,637 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Melissa Robbins (D)
- Mike Stack (D)
- Janice Tangradi (D)
- David Conroy (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Philadelphia City Council At-large (7 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Philadelphia City Council At-large on May 21, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Daniel Tinney | 21.0 | 13,611 |
| ✔ | | Al Taubenberger | 19.4 | 12,542 |
| ✔ | | Matt Wolfe | 19.1 | 12,362 |
| ✔ | | Bill Heeney | 18.5 | 11,976 |
| ✔ | | David Oh | 10.0 | 6,477 |
 | Drew Murray | 6.1 | 3,935 | |
 | Irina Goldstein | 5.9 | 3,790 | |
| Total votes: 64,693 | |||
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2015
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on May 19, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 10, 2015. There were seven at-large seats up for election, one of which was vacant at the time of the election. Two at-large seats on the Philadelphia City Council are reserved for members of the minority party. In the Democratic at-large primary, Derek Green, Allan Domb, Helen Gym and incumbents Blondell Reynolds Brown and William Greenlee advanced past incumbents Edward Neilson and W. Wilson Goode, Jr. and Jenne Baccar Ayers, Wilson Alexander, Thomas Wyatt, Carla Cain, Lillian Ford, Paul Steinke, Barbara Capozzi, Marnie Aument Loughery, Sherrie Cohen, Billy Ivery, Frank Rizzo and Isaiah Thomas. In the Republican at-large primary, incumbents David Oh and Dennis M. O’Brien and Terrence Tracy Jr., Daniel Tinney and Al Taubenberger advanced past James Williams and Matt Wolfe. Green Party candidate Kristin Combs, Independent candidate Sheila Armstrong, Philadelphia Party candidate Andrew Stober and Socialist Workers Party candidate John Staggs also ran in the general election. Gym, Green, Domb, Brown, Greenlee, Oh and Taubenberger won election to the at-large seats.[2][3]
| Philadelphia City Council At-large, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Helen Gym |
15.9% | 145,087 | |
| Democratic | Derek Green |
15.8% | 144,337 | |
| Democratic | Allan Domb |
15.7% | 143,265 | |
| Democratic | Blondell Reynolds Brown Incumbent |
15.5% | 141,368 | |
| Democratic | William Greenlee Incumbent |
15.1% | 137,315 | |
| Republican | David Oh Incumbent |
3.8% | 34,887 | |
| Republican | Al Taubenberger |
3.8% | 34,711 | |
| Republican | Dennis M. O’Brien Incumbent | 3.8% | 34,324 | |
| Republican | Daniel Tinney | 3.5% | 31,863 | |
| Republican | Terrence Tracy Jr. | 3.1% | 28,050 | |
| Philadelphia | Andrew Stober | 1.8% | 16,301 | |
| Green | Kristin Combs | 1.2% | 11,366 | |
| Independent | Sheila Armstrong | 0.6% | 5,466 | |
| Socialist Workers | John Staggs | 0.3% | 3,028 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.01% | 105 | ||
| Total Votes | 911,473 | |||
| Source: City of Philadelphia, "Official general election results," accessed November 23, 2015 | ||||
| Philadelphia City Council, At-large Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Derek Green |
10.6% | 68,505 | ||
| Blondell Reynolds Brown Incumbent |
9.8% | 62,922 | ||
| Allan Domb |
9% | 57,691 | ||
| William Greenlee Incumbent |
7.9% | 50,849 | ||
| Helen Gym |
7.7% | 49,270 | ||
| Isaiah Thomas | 7.5% | 48,000 | ||
| W. Wilson Goode, Jr. Incumbent | 7.2% | 46,555 | ||
| Sherrie Cohen | 7.1% | 45,847 | ||
| Edward Neilson Incumbent | 6.3% | 40,786 | ||
| Paul Steinke | 5.8% | 37,104 | ||
| Jenne Baccar Ayers | 5.1% | 32,637 | ||
| Thomas Wyatt | 4.7% | 30,310 | ||
| Frank Rizzo | 4.1% | 26,260 | ||
| Wilson Alexander | 3% | 19,210 | ||
| Carla Cain | 2.7% | 17,115 | ||
| Marnie Aument Loughery | 1.7% | 10,890 | ||
| Write-in | 0% | 87 | ||
| Total Votes | 644,038 | |||
| Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Historical Election Results," accessed August 24, 2015 | ||||
| Philadelphia City Council, At-large Republican Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
David Oh Incumbent |
18% | 8,960 | ||
| Dennis M. O’Brien Incumbent |
16.2% | 8,038 | ||
| Terrence Tracy Jr. |
15.7% | 7,801 | ||
| Daniel Tinney |
15.1% | 7,528 | ||
| Al Taubenberger |
13.2% | 6,587 | ||
| Matt Wolfe | 11.7% | 5,800 | ||
| James Williams | 10% | 4,979 | ||
| Write-in | 0.1% | 32 | ||
| Total Votes | 49,725 | |||
| Source: Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Historical Election Results," accessed August 24, 2015 | ||||
2012
Taubenberger ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 172. Taubenberger ran unopposed in the Republican primary on April 24 and was defeated by incumbent Kevin Boyle (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kevin Boyle Incumbent |
67.9% | 16,839 | |
| Republican | Al Taubenberger | 32.1% | 7,961 | |
| Total Votes | 24,800 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
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2015
Taubenberger's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[5]
Education
- Excerpt: "I also support a thorough, independent audit of the School District’s finances to weed out waste and duplication, thereby ensuring that District Officials are utilizing existing finances as wisely and effectively as possible. My view of education in Philadelphia allows for the co-existence of charter schools with a proven history of academic performance. Providing a quality education for our young people should be the goal, regardless of the means by which we deliver that quality education."
Senior citizens
- Excerpt: "Philadelphia’s seniors should be our most revered citizens...As City Councilman, I will work to broaden recreational outlets and opportunities for our seniors, enhance community health care programs for seniors, and expand Town Watch initiatives in neighborhoods with significant populations of elderly residents."
Job growth
- Excerpt: "Although Philadelphia is fortunate to be home to many large corporations, small businesses and emerging entrepreneurs continue to be the backbone of our local economy and the primary generators of jobs. In order to assist these small businesses with their continued growth, we must hold the line on taxes and work to reduce their tax burdens, especially the onerous Business Privilege Tax."
Quality of life
- Excerpt: "As a City Councilman, I would work closely with the city’s Department of Licenses & Inspections to ramp up the enforcement of existing quality of life standards and increase the current level of fines against those who routinely violate those basic standards."
Safety
- Excerpt: "Our police officers are in need of newer, more reliable vehicles. The same holds true for the firefighters. Many fire trucks are woefully outdated and dangerous to operate. It’s shameful to not provide those who protect our lives with the safest, newest line-of-service fleets and equipment available to us. I also support the expansion of citywide Police Engagement Programs, which help foster greater understanding and trust between police and civilians."
Taxes
- Excerpt: "Raising property taxes every year to patch holes in the School District budget, for example, is a recipe for disaster and will only lead to suburban flight at the exact time people are finally starting to move back into the city. The Wage Tax is an additional source of angst for city residents and I support the gradual, incremental cuts to this regressive tax."
Infrastructure
- Excerpt: "If need be, we must also consider floating municipal bonds to raise capital to accelerate the repair of our most imminently dangerous infrastructure elements. And speaking of imminently dangerous, the city’s Department of Licenses & Inspections has done a lousy job over the past eight years. If elected to City Council, I will work towards a complete overhaul of L & I – including replacing the current Commissioner – and make this important public safety agency a more responsive, transparent and effective operation"
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 172 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Al Taubenberger campaign website, "About Al," accessed August 25, 2015
- ↑ Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Historical Election Results," accessed August 24, 2015
- ↑ Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Comprehensive Election Calendar," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 9, 2012
- ↑ Al Taubenberger campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 25, 2015
