Blondell Reynolds Brown
Blondell Reynolds Brown (Democratic Party) was an at-large member of the Philadelphia City Council in Pennsylvania. Brown assumed office in 2000. Brown left office on January 6, 2020.
Brown (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Philadelphia City Council in Pennsylvania. Brown won in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Brown began running her program, The Celebration of Moxie Women, in 1999. She has been affiliated with the following organizations:[1]
- Board member, The Philadelphia Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
- Board member, The Marian Anderson Award
- Board member, Philadelphia Young Playwrights
- Board member, City Year Philadelphia
- Board member, The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance
- Board member, Girls Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
- Board member, Wynnefield Residents Association
- Member, Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Member, Coalition of 100 Black Women - Pennsylvania Chapter
- Member, Pinn Memorial Baptist Church
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.[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 | ||||
Endorsements
2015
Brown received the following endorsements in 2015:[4]
- The Philadelphia Inquirer
- The Philadelphia Daily News
- The Philadelphia Tribune
- The Philadelphia Gay News
- Governor Edward G. Rendell
- Mayor Michael Nutter
- Congressman Chaka Fattah
- Senator Vincent Hughes
- Representative Dwight Evans
- Liberty City LGBT Democrats
- Equality PA
- Neighborhood Networks
- Philadelphia N.O.W.
- Philly for Change
- Clean Water Action
- Action United
- Black Clergy of Philadelphia & Vicinity
- Philadelphia AFL-CIO
- Laborers District Council of Philadelphia and Vicinity
- Laborers Local 332
- SEIU Local 32BJ
- Guardian Civic League
- Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 5
- Plumbers Union Local 690
- Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
- 5th Democratic Ward
- 8th Democratic Ward
- 9th Democratic Ward
- 27th Democratic Ward
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Blondell + Reynolds + Brown + Philadelphia"
- All stories may not be relevant due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown campaign website, "About Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown," 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
- ↑ Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed August 25, 2015
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