Milton Street is Running For Mayor
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Milton Street is Running For Mayor
Catherine Lucey and Chris Brennan
T. Milton Street Sr.
And they said there wouldn't be a mayor's race.
Milton Street is officially running for mayor.
The former state senator – released from prison in November after serving 26 months for failing to file federal tax returns for three years – just filed 2,600 signatures in his official nominating petitions to run for office. He is the brother of former Mayor John Street.
Street personally brought in the signatures, but had some extra paperwork to do because he had not sequentially numbered the papers or signed his financial disclosure form. As he signed it, he asked, “Do you want me to sign that Thomas Milton Street or Mayor Street?”
Street’s last shot at elected office came in 2007, when he finished 17th out of 19 candidates in a failed Democratic primary bid for a City Council at-large seat. He got 10,468 votes.
During that campaign, Street carted a coffin to City Hall to dramatize the number of homicides in Philadelphia. With organ music playing, Street draped himself over the coffin while singing the hymn, "If I Can Help Somebody."
Comments (39)
Cause Republicans have so much to offer for the city of Philadelphia - Cut Education! Don't tax gas companies - keep our lobbyist happy!— SoundGround- He is a felon---he should fit right in— crystalrainbowspirit1
- In the midst of all this debt, where does HIS money come from?— OurCity2000
- He figures Philly citizens are so dumb, he might just win.— DoomsdayCritic
- You gotta luv Philly......we never tire of the lunatics that give this city its character and charm. You Go Milton, You Go the Philly Electorate, the only real competition this city has is.....Ringling Bros.— STEPHEN1988
Comment removed.- This guy sold food from rat infested trucks on Temple's campus back in the day and folks will consider him for mayor in Philadelphia ... that's really digging at the bottom of the rat dung barrel . . .— petergou
- This guy sold food from rat infested trucks on Temple's campus back in the day and folks will consider him for mayor in Philadelphia ... that's really digging at the bottom of the rat dung barrel . . .— petergou
- I remember him acting like an ape (politically incorrect but accurate) in the 70s. Nutter should be so lucky.— Wanny
Milton is actually "Uncle Fester" in disguise!
Long live live Adams Family!
This will give the media a great story on every slow news day until the election. Nitwits like Milton exist only because of the media attention. There is a better chance that Milton will be on the curling team in the next winter olympics than being elected as dog catcher in Philadelphia.— jimd98- In this city... you never know. This shmuck might be in city hall soon— Ron Paul 2012
- If anyone in the city even gives him 1 vote it's 1 vote too many. This moron doesn't even deserve to put his name on the ballot.— phillylover26
- YAY!— samson
- You can't make this stuff up!!! The Streets have a habit of making this city look ridiculous! The worse part of it is they get rich doing it!!!
If the city and residents condone their sleazy behavior, they'll keep maintain their snarly ways. They don't know the meaning of the word "honorable", only "opportunist".— dogman5 - Even the "brothas ad sistas" aren't stupid enough to elect this moron!— cubalaw
- so .... a family of crooks, eh ?— the_chief
- This is hilarious! What's even more hilarious are the posters who think he will get any votes. He finished 15th out of 17 in his last election yet some of you are comparing him to Marion Barry or talking about him splitting the vote.— mtairy1
- WORKING PEOPLE!!! WE MUST COME OUT TO VOTE IN FORCE IN THIS ELECTION! IF THIS CRIMINAL GETS ELECTED THE CITY WILL CEASE TO BE INHABITABLE!! A CRIMINAL IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR! WHAT AN F'IN JOKE!!!— madnvocal
- Milton's first fund raiser will likely be held around a hot dog cart illegally set up at Penn's Landing...— TomTheCork
- Milton Street is a joke; the Republican Party in Philly is a joke: a marriage made in heaven. Completing the circle, the jokers at the Inky could endorse him. Hat trick!— Beethoven987
- @Denny Just look at Washington DC mayor— RichH
- Is it April 1st already...Oh philly.com you silly jokesters...— RandyFloyd
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN - VOTERS - ATTENTION!!!
This is what is called splitting the vote. There has never been a better opportunity for a legitimate, ethical candidate to emerge while the "Machine" bickers over Street vs. Nutter (criminal/racial vs. ineffective). Any takers?
The only thing that'd make this better would be if Street was an independent so that these two can split the vote in a general election which would give John Featherman an actual shot at winning.
FEATHERMAN IS THE ONLY HONEST, UNTAINTED CANDIDATE IN THE RACE THIS YEAR - MAKE NO MISTAKE.
Philly needs an honest leader...why not think outside the box?- Mayor Nutter vs. The Embarrassment— wlkelly
- Are you kidding me!?!?!? People can not be that stupid to elect him for mayor. This reminds me of the idiots who re-elected ex-DC mayor Marion Berry after he was caught on camera with a woman (not his wife) in a hotel, smoking crack!!!!— gymmomma
- he was 17th out of 19 possible candidates in the primary last time. no one's electing him to anything . . . — Sarah913
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- Milton Street should not be running for no one's Mayor! The city voters can't be that stupid or are they?— run2jazz2
- Someone explain to me why this is any more a joke than Marge Tartaglione or Bob Brady or any of the other clowns in office already????— citylumberjack
- If you don't know then you're probably part of the problem... — madnvocal
- Milton is an entertaining figure who will make Philadelphia's inevitable decline fun. Can Mayor Nutter say that?— orange rhino
- Now that is funny. Let him run.— walnut82
- It might not technically be a felony but with a 26 month sentence he's no longer legally eligible to possess a firearm. But he can be trusted with a city?— MaggieL
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I wish him and his brother(john) would leave philly for good. nothing but crooks. if philly elects this moron, i'm leaving!- Actually this might seem funny but Milton may be one of the most honest people in the city. He was accused of fraud and corruption. We have to assume that a jury and judge looked at everything but was acquitted of everything but the taxes. Meanwhile Fumo, Mariano, and a handful of folks in Harrisburg were convicted of felonies and curruption ---- makes you think --- wow!— ruserious
- My understanding is he is not a convicted felon but was convicted of misdemeanors. Will be interesting and at the least entertaining.— ruserious
- this is the last thing Philly needs. Another CROOK— centercityphila
- I didn't know convicted felons could run for Mayor.— DennyP
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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics – which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com
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Jan Ransom, a native New Yorker, joined the Daily News in 2010 after graduating from Howard University. She has since written about the difficulty of filing police complaints, tax deadbeats and life after violent home invasions. She joined the Daily News City Hall Bureau in 2011 and has plunged headfirst into reporting on administration budget battles and City Council shenanigans. E-mail tips to ransomj@phillynews.com
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Sean Collins Walsh is from Bucks County and went to Northwestern University. He joined the Daily News copy desk in 2012 and now covers the Nutter administration. Before that, he interned at papers including The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News and The Seattle Times. E-mail tips to walshSE@phillynews.com
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