Chamber of Commerce endorses Council candidates

The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce announced its list of endorsed candidates for City Council this morning, backing all but two incumbents in the contested races.

For the Second District, the Chamber picked incumbent Kenyatta Johnson over Ori Feibush and in the Seventh, they selected Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez, also the incumbent, over Manny Morales.

For the at-large contests, the chamber backed incumbents Ed Neilson and Blondell Reynolds Brown and endorsed challengers, developer, Allan Domb; former Reading Terminal Market chief, Paul Steinke and former city council aide, Derek Green.

Councilman William K. Greenlee, who sponsored a paid sick leave bill, which the chamber opposed, and Councilman W. Wilson Goode Jr., did not get the endorsement.

The Chamber endorsed the two incumbent Republican at-large members, David Oh and Dennis O'Brien as well as Al Taubenberger, head of the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and Terry Tracy, for the minority council seats.

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