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Christy Brady
Christy Brady (Democratic Party) is the Philadelphia City Controller in Pennsylvania. She assumed office on January 1, 2024.
Brady (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Philadelphia City Controller in Pennsylvania. She won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Brady completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Christy Brady was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earned a high school diploma from Cheltenham High School and a bachelor's degree from the Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science in 1994.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2025)
General election
General election for Philadelphia City Controller
Incumbent Christy Brady defeated Ari Patrinos in the general election for Philadelphia City Controller on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christy Brady (D)  | 85.8 | 273,795 |
 | Ari Patrinos (R) | 14.2 | 45,139 | |
| Total votes: 318,934 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Controller
Incumbent Christy Brady advanced from the Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Controller on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christy Brady | 99.6 | 120,801 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 469 | ||
| Total votes: 121,270 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Philadelphia City Controller
Ari Patrinos advanced from the Republican primary for Philadelphia City Controller on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ari Patrinos | 97.0 | 7,835 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.0 | 241 | ||
| Total votes: 8,076 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brady in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)
General election
Special general election for Philadelphia City Controller
Christy Brady defeated Aaron Bashir in the special general election for Philadelphia City Controller on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christy Brady (D) | 81.0 | 225,917 |
 | Aaron Bashir (R) | 18.9 | 52,603 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 297 | ||
| Total votes: 278,817 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Controller
Christy Brady defeated Alexandra Hunt and John Thomas in the special Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Controller on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christy Brady | 46.1 | 86,884 |
 | Alexandra Hunt | 31.4 | 59,068 | |
| John Thomas | 22.4 | 42,292 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 170 | ||
| Total votes: 188,414 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for Philadelphia City Controller
Aaron Bashir advanced from the special Republican primary for Philadelphia City Controller on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aaron Bashir | 99.1 | 13,545 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 121 | ||
| Total votes: 13,666 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Brady in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Christy Brady completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brady's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I have worked in the Controller's Office for over 30 years, I have served in every audit position in the Controller's Office, including as the elected City Controller for the last two years. I am currently running for a full four-year term.
- As City Controller, I have fulfilled the promises I made as a candidate two years ago.
- My main accomplishments include auditing the city's anti-violence grant programs, reviewing the Department of Licenses and Inspections’ oversight of unlicensed construction workers, and uncovering $700,000 in fraudulent transactions at the Philadelphia School District.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2023
Christy Brady completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brady's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- The gun violence crisis in Philadelphia subjected thousands of people to the pain and trauma of claiming an unprecedented number of lives. Along with the increase of lives taken, increased gun violence rates also reduce property values, economic opportunity, and educational performance in neighborhoods where violence is highest. I will audit the city’s Anti-Violence Community Expansion Grant Program to examine the city’s oversight, administration and selection of the organizations receiving grant funds and determine whether the funds are being properly and effectively spent on services related to anti-violence interventions.
- The underground economy in construction and development creates dangers to workers, residents, and first responders when unscrupulous developers misclassify workers and pay them in cash as independent contractors. They often work in unsafe conditions without mandated safety equipment. In addition, they are frequently not properly trained causing them to use hazardous building techniques that may result in structurally unsound finished products putting residents at risk and placing first responders in danger when they are called to emergencies. I will audit the enforcement of code violations, and the use of unlicensed tradesmen to recover the millions of dollars of unpaid license and permit fees as well as lost payroll and city wage taxes.
- The opioid and drug crisis in Philadelphia is creating challenges disproportionately for disadvantaged communities throughout the city. Neighborhoods with higher levels of opioid abuse feel the negative impact on economic opportunity and educational performance. I will follow-up on the audit of the HealthChoices Fund administered by the city’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) to determine whether DBHIDS implemented the Controller’s Office recommendations regarding the lack of oversight of the administration of mental health and addiction treatment services.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 22, 2023
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