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Rick Cataldi
Rick Cataldi (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 18, 2021.
Cataldi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Rick Cataldi was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Temple University in 1991 and a J.D. from Temple University Law School in 1995. Cataldi’s career experience includes working as a partner at Zarwin Baum.[1]
Elections
2021
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judges Gary S. Glazer, James Murray Lynn, Arnold L. New, and Robert J. Rebstock filed to run for retention in 2021, but later withdrew.[2] As a result, eight seats on the court were up in the primary election, but 12 seats were up in the general election on November 2, 2021. The Democratic Party nominated candidates Monica Gibbs, Leanne Litwin, Mark Moore, and John Sabatina Jr. to run for the additional four seats in the general election.[3][4]
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2021)
General election
General election for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (12 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wendi Barish (D) | 8.9 | 154,312 | |
| ✔ | Nick Kamau (D) | 8.8 | 153,790 | |
| ✔ | Michele Hangley (D) | 8.7 | 151,677 | |
| ✔ |  | Chris Hall (D)  | 8.7 | 150,829 |
| ✔ | Cateria McCabe (D) | 8.7 | 150,727 | |
| ✔ |  | Betsy Wahl (D) | 8.6 | 149,577 |
| ✔ |  | Mark Moore (D) | 8.2 | 142,964 |
| ✔ |  | Daniel Sulman (D) | 8.2 | 142,625 |
| ✔ | Craig Levin (D) | 8.1 | 141,424 | |
| ✔ | Monica Gibbs (D) | 8.0 | 139,573 | |
| ✔ |  | John Sabatina Jr. (D) | 7.6 | 132,348 |
| ✔ | Leanne Litwin (D) | 7.3 | 127,834 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 3,877 | ||
| Total votes: 1,741,557 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (12 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nick Kamau | 9.5 | 103,129 | |
| ✔ | Wendi Barish | 9.3 | 100,441 | |
| ✔ | Cateria McCabe | 9.0 | 97,570 | |
| ✔ | | Betsy Wahl | 8.2 | 88,302 |
| ✔ | | Chris Hall | 8.0 | 86,610 |
| ✔ | Michele Hangley | 7.1 | 76,359 | |
| ✔ | Craig Levin | 6.9 | 74,215 | |
| ✔ | | Daniel Sulman | 6.8 | 73,017 |
 | Caroline Turner | 6.7 | 72,066 | |
| Mark Moore | 5.9 | 63,510 | |
 | Tamika Washington | 5.8 | 63,090 | |
| Terri Booker | 4.8 | 52,270 | ||
| John Padova Jr. | 4.7 | 50,506 | ||
| Maurice Houston | 2.8 | 29,864 | ||
| Rick Cataldi | 2.3 | 24,632 | ||
 | Patrick Moran | 2.3 | 24,305 | |
| Total votes: 1,079,886 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Peter Bryant (D)
- Christian DiCicco (D)
- Lopez T. Thompson (D)
- Sherrie Cohen (D)
- Rania Major (D)
Campaign themes
2021
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Ballotpedia survey responses
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Rick Cataldi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cataldi's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Born into a single parent home in poverty., where mother dies when I was 17 years old. North Catholic graduate - Class of ‘78. Waiter Morton’s of Chicago Steakhouse (‘86-‘08) BBA from Temple @ 31 years old; law degree from Temple Law School @ 35 years old. Clerk for Common Pleas Court @ Complex Litigation Center. Civil defense attorney ‘94-‘04. Plaintiff attorney ‘05-present, handling disability and injury matters. I’ve raised two great children, Emma and Oliver, in my long time marriage to Sandee Cataldi. I’ve been fortunate to find love twice and my wife, Melanie Jumonville Cataldi is the Chief Impact Officer of Philabundance. I’m a community activist and work in all areas of the city advocating, with a driving passion towards helping the less fortunate.
- OUR FAMILIES. OUR COMMUNITIES. OUR CITY.
- VOTE FOR CHANGE.
- Be the change.
Honor
Profound Ethical compass
Open mindedness
Sense of morality
Compassion
Empathy
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 26, 2021
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "DECLARATIONS OF CANDIDACY FILED BY INCUMBENT JUDGES FOR RETENTION IN 2021," accessed October 20, 2021
- ↑ Philadelphia 3.0, "‘MAGIC SEAT’ JUDGES AND THE BROKEN CHAIN OF PARTY ACCOUNTABILITY," September 10, 2021
- ↑ Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Municipal and Special Election Philadelphia County," November 2, 2021
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