For the first time in 70 years, a third-Party Candidate was elected to the City Council in Philadelphia.
Kendra Brooks of the Working Families Party just won a seat that has long been Republican.
Working Families Party candidate Kendra Brooks held an insurmountable lead of 10,000 votes over her nearest rival, according to unofficial election returns. The insurgent third-party candidate, who campaigned on ousting Republicans from City Hall, declared victory just after 11 p.m. on Tuesday night
With nearly 95% of votes tallied, the five Democratic nominees clinched the remaining at-large seats, with the five highest vote totals. Two of Council’s seven at-large seats are reserved for candidates from a minority political party — and it was that bottom-ticket contest that proved the most competitive on Tuesday’s ballot.
Brooks was endorsed by the “wildly popular” Helen Gym.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Kendra Brooks campaigned hard for a seat at the table. She worked with disabled children at Easter Seals for many years. Ironically, she was laid off by the Corbett administration. She has been an advocate for democratically controlled public schools. She understands that change can only come through the democratic process, and now she gets to represent under represented communities at City Hall.
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The [Working Families Party] rose in the public eye locally during the Occupy Philly protests in 2011, and also gained organizing power during U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid in 2016.
Alright! Consider me a fan.
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