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The 2021 mayoral election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania was held on November 2, 2021. Two-term incumbent mayor Eric Papenfuse, a member of the Democratic Party, ran for a third term, but lost the re-nomination to City Council President Wanda Williams.
Wanda R. D. Williams (born 1953) is an American Democratic politician from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, currently serving as 39th Mayor of Harrisburg.Running as a Democrat and President of the Harrisburg City Council, she won the 2021 Harrisburg mayoral election becoming the city's second female and second African-American mayor.
The Harrisburg City Council is the legislative branch of the city government of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and consists of seven members elected at-large. [1] The council president is elected by the council members and presides over city council meetings. In the event of illness or absence of the president, the vice president presides over the ...
The public gathers for A Candidates' Night To Listen at Harrisburg Area Community College in Harrisburg on March 25, 2024 But foremost among those issues was the character of a candidate not at ...
[1] [3] He was endorsed by Dauphin County Commissioner George Hartwick and Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams, along with a number of Harrisburg, Steelton and county officials. [4] In the election he faced off against Keystone candidate David Kocur. He defeated Kocur with 11,563 votes or 70.5% of the electorate to Kocur's 4,838 votes or 29.5% of ...
“The people of the 140th District don’t choose those candidates, the party leaders do,” said a source familiar with the process, but who asked to remain anonymous.
First "strong" mayor after switch to strong mayor variation of Mayor–council government. [6] Paul E. "Tim" Doutrich, Jr. Jan 3, 1978 – Jan 5, 1982: Republican: Stephen R. Reed: Jan 5, 1982 – Jan 4, 2010: Democratic: Defeated for renomination in 2009. Linda D. Thompson: Jan 4, 2010 – Jan 6, 2014: Democratic
Rick Coplen, Carlisle school board member and candidate for this district in 2022 [125] Shamaine Daniels, at-large Harrisburg city councilor and nominee for this district in 2022 [126] Blake Lynch, WITF-TV executive and former communications director for the Harrisburg Bureau of Police [127] Mike O'Brien, retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant ...