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Jordan Osecki
Issue date: 11/9/07 Section: News
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Mayor-elect Michael Nutter calls for civic service
Michael Nutter held his first press conference this week as the mayor-elect to emphasize that all city residents and suburban neighbors have a large role in making his administration successful for the next four years, according to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Nutter made his appeal during a post-election breakfast for over 400 of the region's senior business leaders at the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue Hotel. Nutter asked for public service, and began to accept applications on his web site, www.Nutter2007.com. Nutter compared his idea to a plea by President John F. Kennedy's call in the 1960s: "No government is better than the people who compose it," Nutter said.
Nutter was elected on Nov. 6, capping an improbable 16 months where the former city councilman won in the Democratic primary in May and cruised this week in the election against Republican challenger Al Taubenberger.
With almost all of the votes counted, Nutter has won well over 80 percent of the vote, the largest margin by a mayor since 1931. Nutter beat Taubenberger in every section of the city, including Northeast Philadelphia, the Republican's own ward.
Nutter performed his acceptance speech in a ballroom in the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel in Center City. Nutter started his speech with a moment of silence for police officer Chuck Cassidy, who was shot last week, and all of the other homicide victims. He started by proclaiming "It's a new day!" with his daughter Olivia, son Christian, and wife Lisa, by his side.
Nutter was able to win the primary by focusing his campaign not against his four other opponents, but against current Mayor John Street. He sharply criticized Street's record on job creation, ethics, and crime. This was something that made him popular with the voters who were ready for a change.
May take two weeks to determine Council winner
Republican City Councilman Jack Kelly and his Republican challenger, David Oh, are locked into a ballot count which likely won't be finished for two weeks, according to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer. At least 2,400 absentee and other ballots remain to be counted. With more than 99 percent of divisions reporting, Kelly and Oh are within 50 votes of each other and the remaining ballot count is expected to be done by Nov. 21, the day before Thanksgiving.
Michael Nutter held his first press conference this week as the mayor-elect to emphasize that all city residents and suburban neighbors have a large role in making his administration successful for the next four years, according to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Nutter made his appeal during a post-election breakfast for over 400 of the region's senior business leaders at the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue Hotel. Nutter asked for public service, and began to accept applications on his web site, www.Nutter2007.com. Nutter compared his idea to a plea by President John F. Kennedy's call in the 1960s: "No government is better than the people who compose it," Nutter said.
Nutter was elected on Nov. 6, capping an improbable 16 months where the former city councilman won in the Democratic primary in May and cruised this week in the election against Republican challenger Al Taubenberger.
With almost all of the votes counted, Nutter has won well over 80 percent of the vote, the largest margin by a mayor since 1931. Nutter beat Taubenberger in every section of the city, including Northeast Philadelphia, the Republican's own ward.
Nutter performed his acceptance speech in a ballroom in the Radisson Plaza-Warwick Hotel in Center City. Nutter started his speech with a moment of silence for police officer Chuck Cassidy, who was shot last week, and all of the other homicide victims. He started by proclaiming "It's a new day!" with his daughter Olivia, son Christian, and wife Lisa, by his side.
Nutter was able to win the primary by focusing his campaign not against his four other opponents, but against current Mayor John Street. He sharply criticized Street's record on job creation, ethics, and crime. This was something that made him popular with the voters who were ready for a change.
May take two weeks to determine Council winner
Republican City Councilman Jack Kelly and his Republican challenger, David Oh, are locked into a ballot count which likely won't be finished for two weeks, according to an article in The Philadelphia Inquirer. At least 2,400 absentee and other ballots remain to be counted. With more than 99 percent of divisions reporting, Kelly and Oh are within 50 votes of each other and the remaining ballot count is expected to be done by Nov. 21, the day before Thanksgiving.
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