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Another mayoral candidate enters the chat: Jimmy DeLeon
With a formal announcement yesterday, Democrat James “Jimmy” DeLeon entered the crowded race for Philadelphia mayor.
- DeLeon spent 34 years as a judge on Philadelphia Municipal Court, running twice for higher court and losing. Now he wants to bring a “no-shenanigans-let’s-follow-the-law” style to City Hall.
As a judge, he faced disciplinary issues twice, resulting once in probation. “That’s why I believe in second chances,” he told Lizzy McLellan Ravitch.
Meet the women of Philadelphia’s cheesesteak scene
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