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1991 Philadelphia Mayoral Election
The 1991 Philadelphia mayoral election saw the election of Democrat Ed Rendell. Democratic primary Candidates Declared * Lucien Blackwell, City Councilman and Consumers Party nominee for Mayor in 1979 * George R. Burrell, Jr., City Councilman * Peter Hearn, former Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association * Ed Rendell, former District Attorney of Philadelphia and candidate for Mayor in 1987 Results Republican primary Candidates Declared * Ronald Castille, Philadelphia District Attorney * Sam Katz, municipal finance expert * Frank Rizzo, former Mayor Withdrew * Joan Specter, City Councilwoman (to run for re-election) * Dennis Morrison-Wesley, tax consultant (to run as New Philadelphia candidate) Declined * Thacher Longstreth, nominee for Mayor in 1955 and 1971 * Brian J. O'Neill, City Councilman Results Following Rizzo's death, City Council candidate Joseph Egan was selected by the Philadelphia Republican Party to replace Rizzo as the nominee. Independents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Specter
Joan Levy Specter (born January 1, 1934) is an American businesswoman and politician. She is a former member of the Philadelphia City Council, and the widow of former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter. Professional career Specter holds a BA from Southern Connecticut College and an MA in food and design from Drexel University. Upon her graduation from Drexel, she founded several cooking schools in the Philadelphia-area. In the 1970s, she hosted a consumer advice and food-related program on a local radio station, and wrote a weekly column for the ''Philadelphia Bulletin''. Specter also began selling her pies to local restaurants. Eventually, the business grew into a wholesale distribution company which operated in several dozen states. Specter's pies were billed as "America's first gourmet frozen pies which require no baking, decorating or special preparations". Political career Specter left the business world in 1979, when she was elected to one of the two allotted minority Republican P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 In Philadelphia
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, 1991 Russian presidential election, elected as Russia's first President of Russia, president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet Union, Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, erupts in the Philippines, making it the List of large historical volcanic eruptions, second-largest Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruption of the 20th century; MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, but the crew notoriously abandons the vessel before the passengers are rescued; Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Flag of the Soviet Union, Soviet flag is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation; The United States and soon-to-be dissolved Soviet Union sign the START I Treaty; A tropical cyclone 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, strikes Bangladesh, killing nearly 140,000 people; Lauda Air Flight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
