9TH WARD DEMOCRATS

VOTE IN THE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025, GENERAL ELECTION! 

POLLS OPEN 7 AM-8 PM 

  • October 20 is the last day to REGISTER to vote in the November election. To register or to check your registration visit: https://vote.phila.gov/voting/registering-to-vote/how-to-register-2/ 
  • October 28 at 5 PM is the deadline to request a mail-in ballot.–Apply online at www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/ 
  • November 4 at 8 PM – Completed, signed, and dated mail-in ballots must be RECEIVED by the Philadelphia County Board of Elections (postmarks are not enough); ballot drop boxes at City Hall, Room 142 (1400 JFK Blvd), Dorothy Emanuel Rec Center (8500 Pickering Street), Pleasant Playground (6757 Chew Ave.), and the 8th Council District full-service satellite office (5301 Chew Ave.).  

Dear 9th Ward Voter: 

This November control of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is at stake. Trump and his billionaire supporters are plotting to eliminate three experienced, fair, and independent Supreme Court Justices from the Court, and replace them with MAGA lackeys willing to undermine our voting rights, reproductive freedoms, labor and environmental protections, and free and fair elections. WE CANNOT LET THIS HAPPEN. 

Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht have consistently ruled to support the interests of Pennsylvanians.  

  • Reproductive rights: They allowed a challenge to the state’s Medicaid ban on abortion to move forward. 
  • Redistricting: They threw out an unfair GOP redistricting plan that would give Republicans 13 of the Commonwealth’s 18 Congressional seats; we will have 9-9 Congressional delegation going forward. 
  • Voting Rights: They extended the deadline for mail-in ballots to be received during the pandemic, and to allow counties to use secure drop boxes so voters’ ballots would be counted. 
  • Environment: They confirmed that the PA constitution’s Environmental Rights Amendment gives people the right to clean air, water, and a healthy environment. 

The 9th Ward Democratic Committee strongly endorses retention of Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. All three are “Recommended for Retention” by the PA Bar Association. IMPORTANT: If you are voting with a mail-in ballot, turn your ballot over to the second page to vote for retention of these three justices. 

The 9th Ward Democratic Committee also recommends your vote for the following candidates: 

Larry Krasner for District Attorney: In his two terms, Krasner has prosecuted the most serious crimes while working to address the root causes of violence. Murders in Philadelphia have dropped by 25 percent, and overall crime has declined at a rate greater than the national average. 

Christy Brady for Controller: Brady has investigated delays in the city’s demolition of dangerous properties, held the city accountable for misuse of gun-violence prevention funds, identified millions of dollars lost in property tax fraud, monitored the city’s Rebuild program, and instituted transparency in the property assessment and appeals process.  

*PABA = PA Bar Association; PBA = Phila. Bar Association  

The 9th Ward Democratic Committee also recommends your vote for the following candidates: 

Larry Krasner for District Attorney: In his two terms, Krasner has prosecuted the most serious crimes while working to address the root causes of violence. Murders in Philadelphia have dropped by 25 percent, and overall crime has declined at a rate greater than the national average. 

Christy Brady for Controller: Brady has investigated delays in the city’s demolition of dangerous properties, held the city accountable for misuse of gun-violence prevention funds, identified millions of dollars lost in property tax fraud, monitored the city’s Rebuild program, and instituted transparency in the property assessment and appeals process.  

*PABA = PA Bar Association; PBA = Phila. Bar Association  

COMMONWEALTH COURT  Judge Stella Tsai: “Highly Recommended” (PABA; PBA). Tsai serves on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas’ Civil, Criminal, and Family Court divisions. She has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts, and as the daughter of immigrants, has special respect for democracy and the rule of law. 

SUPERIOR COURT Judge Brandon Neuman: “Highly Recommended” (PABA). Neuman is a Common Pleas Court judge in Washington County, presiding over family, criminal, and civil cases as well as the Veterans Court. A former four-term state rep, he is known for his integrity and deep knowledge of judicial and procedural issues. 

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (11 seats) 

Will Braveman 

Leon King 

Larry Farnese 

Brian Kisielewski 

Irina Ehrlich 

Anthony Stefanski  

Deborah Watson-Stokes  

Sarah Jones  

Joseph Russo

Kia Ghee 

Jennifer Santiago 

MUNICIPAL COURT (4 seats) 

Amanda Davidson 

Cortez Patton 

Michael Parkinson 

RETENTION JUDGES For the Superior Court, we recommend Alice Beck Dubow (PABA); for the Commonwealth Court, we recommend Michael Wojcik (PABA); for the Court of Common Pleas, we recommend retention of all the judges on the ballot except for Scott DiClaudio and Lyris Younge, who the PA Board of Judicial Conduct has charged with ethical violations, and Daine Grey and Frank Palumbo, whose retentions are not recommended by the PBA. For Municipal Court, we recommend retention of all the judges on the ballot except for Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde, who is not recommended by the PBA. 

POLL WORKERS We strongly endorse the Democratic candidates for Judge of Elections and Majority Inspector.