Allan Domb

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Allan Domb

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Philadelphia City Council At-large

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Last election

May 16, 2023

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Allan Domb (Democratic Party) was an at-large member of the Philadelphia City Council in Pennsylvania. Domb assumed office on January 4, 2016. Domb left office on August 15, 2022.

Domb (Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Domb lost in the Democratic primary on May 16, 2023.

Biography

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At the time of the election, Domb was the founder of Allan Domb Real Estate and a partner in the Starr Restaurant Organization. Other professional experience included serving as president of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors.

Elections

2023

See also: Mayoral election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)

General election

General election for Mayor of Philadelphia

Cherelle Parker defeated David Oh in the general election for Mayor of Philadelphia on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cherelle Parker (D)	74.7	232,075
		David Oh (R)	24.4	75,677
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	2,849

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 310,601
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Philadelphia

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Philadelphia on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cherelle Parker	32.6	81,080
		Rebecca Rhynhart	22.8	56,581
		Helen Gym	22.0	54,705
		Allan Domb	11.3	28,051
		Jeff Brown	8.8	21,868
		Amen Brown	1.3	3,321
	Submit photo	James DeLeon III	0.6	1,488
	Submit photo	Delscia Gray	0.2	582
	Submit photo	Warren Bloom	0.2	499
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	163

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 248,338
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Derek Green (D)
• Maria Quinones-Sanchez (D)
• John Wood (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mayor of Philadelphia

David Oh advanced from the Republican primary for Mayor of Philadelphia on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Oh	95.5	15,355
		Other/Write-in votes	4.5	730

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,085
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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
	Submit photo	Clarc King (Independent)	0.2	2,959
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	745

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Justin DiBerardinis	6.2	42,643
	Submit photo	Adrian Reyes	5.2	35,565
	Submit photo	Eryn Santamoor	5.1	35,026
	Submit photo	Erika Almiron	5.0	34,329
		Deja Alvarez	3.9	26,617
	Submit photo	Sandra Glenn	2.6	18,105
		Willie Singletary	2.6	17,858
	Submit photo	Ethelind Baylor	2.1	14,259
		Beth Finn	2.0	14,015
		Ogbonna Hagins	1.8	12,570
	Submit photo	Fernando Trevino	1.7	11,400
		Fareed Abdullah	1.6	10,676
	Submit photo	Asa Khalif	1.4	9,779
	Submit photo	Billy Thompson	1.3	8,976
		Latrice Bryant	1.3	8,966
	Submit photo	Joseph Diorio	1.1	7,803
		Hena Veit	0.8	5,405
	Submit photo	Edwin Santana	0.8	5,154
	Submit photo	Wayne Allen	0.7	4,941
	Submit photo	Vinny Blackwell	0.7	4,516
	Submit photo	Mark Ross	0.6	4,255
	Submit photo	Bobbie Curry	0.6	3,920
		Devon Cade	0.4	2,854
	Submit photo	Wayne Dorsey	0.4	2,780
		Sherrie Cohen	0.0	44

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,693
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2015

See also: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania municipal elections, 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.

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

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2023

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2019

Allan Domb completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Domb's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

- Making courses in financial literacy, technology training (including computer coding), and entrepreneurship the cornerstone of public education in Philadelphia, as well to include as an option for students to work one day a week in a job. In my first term, I sponsored and paid for teachers to receive financial literacy training through the Federal Reserve Bank, and I have secured funding for computer coding classes to be taught in twenty-five Philadelphia schools. I have discussed making this education effort mandatory with Governor Wolf and other elected officials, and I will make this a focus if elected to a second term.

- Holding city government accountable to the residents and taxpayers of Philadelphia. In my first term, I introduced legislation to limit members of City Council to three terms in hopes that this would bring new faces and fresh voices to city government. I passed a bill that allows any member of City Council to request a fiscal impact statement related to any proposed legislation, and I also passed a bill that prevents the acquisition or sale of real property by the City unless, prior to Council approval, an independent appraisal is performed or the Commissioner certifies the value of the property. This is a crucial part of making sure that the city is making smart, informed decisions about its real estate sales and purchases and that City Council has the resources to conduct proper oversight. I will continue to make this a focus in a second term.

- Expanding access resources and opportunities that citizens returning from prison need to thrive. I believe in second chances. I have sponsored and paid for courses in financial literacy and technology training to be taught to returning citizens, which prevents recidivism and helps them compete on the job market after leaving prison. We on City Council need to increase support for programs such as these going forward.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am most personally passionate about improving education opportunities for all Philadelphians, holding city government accountable to the people of Philadelphia, creating jobs and growing business in our city, and expanding access to resources for citizens returning for our prisons so that they have the tools they need to succeed.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

For over forty years, I have called Philadelphia my home. Over the course of my career, I have been a businessman and civic leader, and I have years of experience working with the city government to make the lives of Philadelphians better. My business and civic leadership expertise has given me the ability to get things done from Day One on City Council. In my first term. I sponsored and paidd for financial literacy and computer coding courses in our public schools to prepare students for life outside of the classroom. I brought these same courses to our correctional facilities to give re-entering citizens opportunities to get ahead. I passed legislation to make the use of City finances more transparent and to give City Council more oversight of spending decisions, and I have also worked to expand access to the Earned Income Tax Credit so that more Philadelphians can put money back in their pockets.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

The core responsibility of a member of City Council is to help make the day-to-day lives of Philadelphians

as good as possible. This means holding City Hall and government accountable to residents and
taxpayers, making a good public education available to all, and ensuring equal opportunities exist for
every citizen. It also means enacting legislation that helps us today and helps the children and

grandchildren of tomorrow.

What legacy would you like to leave?

During any decision-making process on City Council, I take our children and grandchildren into account. I not only want to make Philadelphia better than when I entered office; I want to ensure that future generations of Philadelphians are set up for success through the choices I made while a member of City Council.

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2015

On his campaign website, Domb said the city "need[s] to focus on creating more jobs, improving safety, and most importantly, fixing our broken school system."

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