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Ogbonna Hagins
Ogbonna Hagins (Democratic Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Philadelphia City Council in Pennsylvania. Hagins lost in the Democratic primary on May 16, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)
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 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Isaiah Thomas (D) | 16.8 | 197,642 |
| ✔ |  | Katherine Richardson (D) | 16.1 | 189,917 |
| ✔ |  | Nina Ahmad (D) | 15.7 | 184,332 |
| ✔ | Rue Landau (D) | 14.9 | 175,976 | |
| ✔ | Jim Harrity (D) | 13.1 | 153,839 | |
| ✔ |  | Kendra Brooks (Working Families Party) | 7.1 | 83,616 |
| ✔ |  | Nicolas O'Rourke (Working Families Party) | 5.9 | 70,062 |
 | Drew Murray (R) | 5.1 | 60,277 | |
| Jim Hasher (R) | 5.1 | 60,274 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,622 | ||
| Total votes: 1,177,557 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gary Grisafi (R)
- Frank Cristinzio (R)
- Mary Kelly (R)
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 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Isaiah Thomas | 12.7 | 107,315 |
| ✔ | | Katherine Richardson | 11.1 | 93,418 |
| ✔ | Rue Landau | 9.0 | 75,798 | |
| ✔ | | Nina Ahmad | 7.9 | 66,689 |
| ✔ | Jim Harrity | 6.2 | 52,323 | |
| Eryn Santamoor | 5.6 | 47,410 | ||
 | Amanda McIllmurray | 5.5 | 46,379 | |
| Erika Almiron | 5.1 | 43,029 | ||
 | Sherrie Cohen | 3.9 | 32,430 | |
| Job Itzkowitz | 3.3 | 27,648 | ||
| Melissa Robbins | 2.9 | 24,523 | ||
| Deshawnda Williams | 2.7 | 22,506 | ||
 | Luz Colon | 2.6 | 21,917 | |
| Donavan West | 2.6 | 21,830 | ||
| John Kelly | 2.5 | 21,153 | ||
| Jalon Alexander | 2.0 | 16,628 | ||
| Qiana Shedrick | 2.0 | 16,422 | ||
| Abu Edwards | 1.8 | 15,105 | ||
 | Michelle Prettyman | 1.7 | 14,720 | |
| Naderah Griffin | 1.5 | 12,354 | ||
| Derwood Selby | 1.4 | 11,952 | ||
| Charles Reyes | 1.3 | 11,301 | ||
| Wayne Dorsey | 1.2 | 10,378 | ||
 | Ogbonna Hagins | 0.9 | 7,403 | |
| Christopher Booth | 0.9 | 7,195 | ||
| George Stevenson | 0.8 | 7,023 | ||
| Curtis Segers III | 0.7 | 6,064 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 957 | ||
| Total votes: 841,870 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Orsino (D)
- Clayton Prince (D)
- Max Tuttleman (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 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Drew Murray | 18.7 | 10,584 |
| ✔ | Frank Cristinzio | 18.6 | 10,518 | |
| ✔ |  | Gary Grisafi | 16.6 | 9,369 |
| ✔ | Jim Hasher | 16.5 | 9,333 | |
| ✔ | Mary Kelly | 15.5 | 8,751 | |
 | Sam Oropeza | 13.3 | 7,527 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 408 | ||
| Total votes: 56,490 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hagins in this election.
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 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ogbonna Hagins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ogbonna Hagins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hagins' responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Education Reform, Minimizing Violence, Green Initiatives
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Green Initiatives and recycling and reuse - Philly Green Deal
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
Muhammad Ali
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?
Talk to me
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Street Credibility in Philly
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
Listen to the voters on the streets of Philadelphia as you can see in my facebook videos
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
Set policy and legislation and use the position to lead, motivate and inspire
What legacy would you like to leave?
Inspire young people
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
Million Man March, in my 30's
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
Summer job as a janitor for 8 weeks
What is your favorite holiday? Why?
None as no one lives the holiday
What is your favorite book? Why?
Man of the people
If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?
Philly Green Man - Environmental super hero
What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
Get up, stand up, stand up for your rights - Bob Marley
What is something that has been a struggle in your life?
getting people to understand what recycling really is
Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?
Council members nominate people to be on boards
What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?
Willing to talk and listen to people in the neighborhoods.
What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the local government?
Makes local laws in Philadelphia
Do you believe that it’s beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?
No
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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