Smith Announces Run For Philly City Elections Commissioner; Working Families Party to Challenge GOP

[RandySF]

For perhaps the first time, a serious challenger has arisen against the Republican Party for one of the at-large seats reserved for a minority party for Philadelphia City Commissioner.

Jarrett Smith, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Healthcare Pennsylvania Legislative Director, officially launched his bid for Commissioner under the banner of the Working Families Party (WFP) on Saturday afternoon.

Smith lobbies on behalf of 45,000 union health workers statewide. He has championed measures funneling $250 million to bedside care resources and regulating health care facility ownership, as well as helping pass Philadelphia’s Public Health Emergency Leave Act.

“When I see injustice, I fight it – as a queer, biracial person, I know what’s at stake in staying silent,” said Smith. “That’s why I’m running with the Working Families Party for Philadelphia City Commissioner, to protect voting rights for all Philadelphians.”

The Philadelphia City Commissioners are a three-member bipartisan board of elected officials in charge of elections and voter registration for the City of Philadelphia. The Commissioners set and enforce departmental policies to administer voter registration and conduct elections in accordance with federal and state voter registration and election laws.




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