Category Archives: Politics

We don’t know who is eligible to vote or when the vote will be held, but one thing is clear: A lot of people are interested in filling the seat vacated by Kenyatta Johnson when he left the statehouse for a … Continue reading →

As expected, the lawsuit challenging State Rep. Kenyatta Johnson’s victory in the democratic primary for City Council was dismissed, according to the Inquirer and the Daily News.  “The intent of the majority of voters in the Second Councilmanic District was … Continue reading →

Barbara Capozzi, who lost the primary election for Second District City Council to State Rep. Kenyatta Johnson by a mere 40 votes in the May primary, is still fighting for the seat according to The Philadelphia Weekly.  Capozzi apparently sent out … Continue reading →

Barbara Capozzi, who lost last month’s City Council primary to Kenyatta Johnson by only 42 votes, appears to be filing suit against Johnson disputing the results in state court.  A petition from Capozzi and her supporters (pdf) alleges that stickers … Continue reading →

State Rep. Kenyatta Johnson has defeated real-estate broker Barbara Capozzi in last week’s Democratic primary by a mere 46 votes.  Johnson is expected to easily defeat Republican Ivan Nova in the general election in November.  Johnson will take his seat … Continue reading →

11:01 pm: Just 72 votes separate Kenyatta Johnson and Barbara Capozzi in the race to fill Anna Verna’s seat on City Council, according to Philly.com’s live results tracking.  Johnson currently maintains a slim lead. Since the race is so close, … Continue reading →

Voters will decide Tuesday who will replace Anna Verna on City Council and it looks like it will come down to two choices: Attorney/Realtor Barbara Capozzi and State Rep. Kenyatta Johnson. Real estate attorney Damon K. Roberts dropped out of … Continue reading →

Our friends at Newbold Neighbors are on the ball.  Not only did they get three of the four City Council candidates to attend their forum, but they got the event on video and shared it with us. Source: Newbold Neighbors’ … Continue reading →

Catherine Lucey of The Philadelphia Daily News gives a short bio of the candidates running to represent our district and gives the following analysis: It’s likely to come down to [Barbara] Capozzi and [Kenyata] Johnson. Johnson is expected to get … Continue reading →

For those who missed Newbold Neighbors’ candidates forum, South Philadelphia H.O.M.E.S. is hosting another forum Thursday, April 21 at 6 pm at Mt. Zion Pentecostal Church (1224 Point Breeze Avenue). The candidates for City Council representative for the second district are … Continue reading →