Pa. Primary wins: Krasner for Philadelphia DA, Rhynhart for Contoller
In the primary, civil rights lawyer Larry Krasner wins the nomination for Philadelphia District Attorney; and Rebecca Rhynhart has defeated incumbent Alan Butkovitz for the Democratic nomination.
A civil rights lawyer who has defended Black Lives Matter and Occupy Philadelphia protesters is poised to become Philadelphia’s next district attorney.
Larry Krasner has never worked as a prosecutor but enjoyed nearly $1.5 million in campaign funding from liberal billionaire George Soros.
Krasner strongly opposes the death penalty and mass incarceration.
Krasner defeated a crowded field that includes veteran prosecutors and a former city manager to win the nomination in the Democrat-heavy city.
Incumbent Democrat Seth Williams is not running for a third term amid federal bribery charges.
Krasner will face the lone Republican candidate, Beth Grossman, in the fall.
In the city controller’s race, Rebecca Rhynhart has defeated incumbent Alan Butkovitz for the Democratic nomination.
This story is developing. Stay with NewsWorks and WHYY for ongoing coverage.
WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.
A massive digitization and artificial intelligence platform gives free access to multiple historic archives and thousands of documents.
1 hour ago
Philly residents, design experts bash latest proposal to replace Ho Binh Plaza
OCF Realty is again trying to redevelop 1601 Washington Ave. as part of a broader movement away from the corridor’s industrial heritage.
2 hours ago
Philadelphia union workers have standoff with authorities at trash dump amid second day of strike
Residents dropped off both trash and recycling outside a locked city-run sanitation center in Northwest Philly flanked by striking union members, police and city workers.
11 hours ago