From the Chair Glenavie Norton In a time when we are increasingly worried about party polarization and the Republican Party’s extreme rightward swing, ADA is pleased to endorse good government candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties. The reign of Commissioner Marge Tartaglione is finally coming to a close after many decades. But reform… [Read more…]
October 27, 2011
It is with enormous sorrow that we learned today of the death of our board member, Rob Stuart. Rob became a member of our board in 2010. He quietly and generously shared his media and technology expertise, his understanding of Philadelphia politics, his intelligence, his creativity, and his dedication to advancing a democratic and liberal… [Read more…]
May 10, 2011
Here are the candidates endorsed or recommended by the board of ADA of Southeastern Pennsylvania for the primary election on Tuesday, May 17. ADA did not consider candidates who are running unopposed in the Primary. As usual, judicial candidates are the most difficult to assess and we only consider those who contact us and respond to our questionnaire. Commonwealth Court … [Read more…]
February 22, 2011
Representative Mark Cohen offers these words in remembrance of long time ADA Board Member Lenora Berson who passed away February 12, 2011. Philadelphia has had many political and community activists over the years. We have had only one Lenora Berson. Lenora died earlier this month at the age of 83. She was an impassioned advocate… [Read more…]
October 25, 2010
Dear ADAers, This is an absolutely critical election! The outcome means control of the US Congress, the PA Governor, the PA House and the re- districting of legislative districts. If the Republicans gain control in Washington, we can say goodbye to the reforms undertaken by President Obama and hello to the right-wing Tea Party fringe… [Read more…]
August 17, 2010
I want to welcome everybody to our new WordPress website. We hope that you will take advantage of its user friendly aspects and be active participants, contributing your ideas by posting on this site, and by checking into our Categories feature for news, endorsements, recommendations and events. Thank you, Sean Dorn, for setting up this… [Read more…]
May 14, 2010
This year it is important to reaffirm the progressive ideals of ADA by supporting candidates who will stand with us into the 21st Century. While Republicans take a purposefully negative and totally obstructive course that moves more and more to the far right of the anti-government tea party movement, we must elect officials who we… [Read more…]
May 14, 2010
#1 Would amend the City Charter and give City Council the authority to require contractors to submit plans detailing their inclusion of women and minorities, and to possibly preclude companies that do not comply. # 2 Would make the commissioner of the Department of Licenses and Inspections an alternate member of the Zoning Board of… [Read more…]
May 9, 2010
Name: Joe Sestak Office Sought: US Senate – Pennsylvania Party Affiliation: Democrat Global Warming: At the G20 summit in September 2009,the countries present made a commitment to end subsidies for fossil fuel. What will you do to eliminate these subsidies? How will you protect the most vulnerable people from the resulting rise in fuel costs?… [Read more…]
May 8, 2010
Name: Vanessa Brown Office Sought: State Representative – 190th District Party Affiliation: Democrat To the Members of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter of American for Democratic Action: I thank you for the opportunity to respond to your Candidate’s Questionnaire. I won election in 2008 to serve as State Representative of the 190th District. The 190th extends… [Read more…]
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