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Tariq El-Shabazz

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Tariq El-Shabazz

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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]

Elections

2017

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
Green check mark transparent.png 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

Campaign themes

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)

Endorsements

2017

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

See also

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ CBS Philly, "Tariq El-Shabazz Announces Run For District Attorney," February 20, 2017
  2. ↑ Tariq for Justice, "Platform," accessed April 5, 2017
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Philadelphia Magazine, "Endorsements in the Philly District Attorney Primary" May 13, 2017
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