Big Guns Back Parker For Council

MAKING it official, State Rep. Cherelle Parker announced she would seek to replace 9th Dist. Councilwoman Marian Tasco in May primary.

LEAD speaker at Cherelle Parker’s announcement was former Gov. Ed Rendell, unusual honor for City Council candidate.

CITY COMMISSION hopeful Dennis Lee, Ward Leader Dan Muroff and Phila. Chamber of Commerce spokesman Joe Grace were on hand to praise Cherelle Parker’s work.

EMANUEL Rec Center, which Parker had helped fund, was crammed to rafters with her supporters, including, from left, Lisa Deeley, Councilmen Bill Greenlee and Ed Neilson, Council President Darrell Clarke, Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown and Barbara Deeley.

WARD LEADERS throughout 9th Councilmanic Dist. endorsed Cherelle Parker, as did strong turnout of Laborers’ Union activists.

REPRESENTATIVES of half-dozen labor unions took stage to back Cherelle Parker’s race for City Council, with LDC Business Mgr. Ryan Boyer pitching in $11,600 donation on the spot.

PROUD backers of Cherelle Parker’s Councilmanic race were, from left, State Rep. Dwight Evans, Montgomery County Commissioner Josh Shapiro, Parker, Councilwoman Marian Tasco and Laborers’ District Council Business Mgr. Ryan Boyer.

SPEAKING up for Cherelle Parker were, from left, State Rep. Jim Roebuck, Ryan Boyer, State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, and State Reps. Jordan Harris and Brian Sims.