You decide on what kind of support I’m gonna get. The people.
I think that after 44 consecutive years in the same chair and holding the same position, we should be clear, term limits are needed like never before.
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In the 10th Council District in the far Northeast, extremely-long-tenured Councilmember Brian O’Neill is facing a rare primary from fellow Republican Roman Zhukov, president of the civic group NE Phila Connected, and a former property manager and Chinese restaurant owner.
It’s unclear what kind of support Zhukov might get in the primary against Councilmember O’Neill, who was first elected in 1979 and is by now an institution in that region of the city. O’Neill shares an office building with the Fraternal Order of Police just to paint a little picture of the politics there.
This photo of Brian O’Neill accompanies a guide to who’s on Philadelphia City Council right now.
Councilmember Brian O’Neill
If Zhukov were to win, it stands to reason he might be a somewhat weaker general election opponent than O’Neill. However, voter registration has been trending more Republican in the last few cycles.
In the general election, Gary Masino, business manager for the Sheet Metal Workers’ union Local 19, plans to run against O’Neill. Anecdotally, Masino’s entrance into that race has already engaged some big players in organized labor, but whether their combined efforts can break O’Neill’s 44-year hold on the district is anyone’s guess.
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