Tariq El-Shabazz

Tariq El-Shabazz was a Democratic candidate for Philadelphia district attorney in Pennsylvania. El-Shabazz was defeated in the primary election on May 16, 2017.

Biography

El-Shabazz resigned as the deputy district attorney in February 2017 to run for office. He previously worked as a defense attorney.^[1]

See also: Municipal elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2017)

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary election for Philadelphia district attorney.

Philadelphia District Attorney, Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lawrence Krasner	38.24%	59,368
Joe Khan	20.28%	31,480
Rich Negrin	14.20%	22,048
Tariq El-Shabazz	11.62%	18,040
Michael Untermeyer	8.19%	12,709
John O'Neill	5.96%	9,246
Teresa Carr Deni	1.50%	2,335
Write-in votes	0.01%	20
Total Votes		155,246
Source: Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Unofficial 100% Machine Results Available," accessed June 28, 2017

El-Shabazz's campaign website included the following themes for 2017:

“

Prosecutorial Excellence without Prosecutorial Injustice

DIVERSION PROGRAMS: Create diversion programs offered for all non-violent offenders
SAFE STREETS: Making streets safer by focusing on tough but fair prosecutions of violent offenders
BAIL REFORM: Eliminating cash bail for non-violent offenders by creating day reporting sites which would offer employment locating services and other social services
PRISON REFORM: End mass incarceration by creating a more robust probation and parole system
COMMUNITY & TRANSPARENCY: Unite the citizens of Philadelphia through community based prosecution and transparency
PRE-ENTRY & RE-ENTRY: Focus on creating, enhancing and working with partners on our pre-entry and re-entry programs^[2]^[3]

”

—Tariq El-Shabazz (2017)

El-Shabazz received endorsements from the following individuals:^[4]

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