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Cherelle Lesley Parker (born September 9, 1972) [2] is an American politician who has served as the 100th mayor of Philadelphia since 2024. She is the first woman to hold the office. [3] [4] Parker served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015, representing the 200th district in Northwest Philadelphia.
Democrat Cherelle Parker, a former member of the Philadelphia City Council, has been elected the city’s next mayor, NBC News projects, which will make her the first woman to hold the office.
Parker was heavily favored in the general election, as Philadelphia has not elected a Republican mayor since 1947. Kenney was re-elected with 80% of the vote in 2019 , while Democrat Joe Biden carried the city of Philadelphia with 81% of the vote in 2020 . [ 1 ]
Cherelle Parker, 51, also becomes city’s fourth Black mayor
Voters elected two women for the first time to lead Philadelphia and Pennsylvania’s second-largest county, installing Democrat Cherelle Parker as the 100th mayor of the state’s largest city ...
Indeed, Parker was handily elected Philadelphia’s 100th mayor on Tuesday, with 73.8% of the vote against Republican David Oh. The win is historic, with Parker shattering barriers to become both ...
Cherelle Parker, resigned from her 9th District (Democratic) seat on September 7, 2022, to run in the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election [4] Maria Quiñones-Sánchez , resigned from her 7th District (Democratic) seat on September 6, 2022, to run in the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election [ 5 ]
Mayor Cherelle Parker on Monday called the proposal “a win, win, win, win for Philadelphia." “Philly, this is a lot. This is a curveball that none of us saw coming, but nevertheless, we are here,” Parker said at a midday news conference.