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Ahmad, who would be the first South Asian person and first immigrant in recent memory to serve on the Philadelphia City Council, spoke to the DP about her experience in public service and goals for the position.
Some seeking office have been shaped by family suffering in the yellow-cab medallion financial collapse — or their own experiences driving cabs. They say only a bold bailout will avoid calamity.
Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Voting ended for New York City’s first ranked choice election Tuesday — with one candidate holding such a sizable lead that counting votes beyond the top pick on each ballot may not be necessary. Democrat James Gennaro reaped more than 3,200 first-place votes out of upwards of 5,500 cast on Tuesday and during nine days of early voting in the crowded special election contest for a southeast Queens City Council seat. Up to 2,000 absentee ballots had yet to be counted — meaning it could still be weeks before an official winner is announced in the snow-snagged eight-candidate race. But if his margin remains above 50%, Gennaro will automatically win the special election, called to fill a vacancy left by former Councilmember Rory Lancman. In that event, no tally of voters’ ranked choices of up to four additional candidates will take place.