PHILADELPHIA — Over the past six years, progressives in Philadelphia have scored a series of victories that have shaken the city's political scene, and this year, they're looking for their biggest win yet: the mayor's office.
Some of the same groups and organizers that helped the likes of District Attorney Larry Krasner stun the establishment are pinning their 2023 hopes on former Councilmember Helen Gym, hoping to also lift progressive City Council candidates to office.
"If we win, she will be one of the most progressive mayors in the country," said Steph Drain, Philadelphia political director of the labor-aligned Working Families Party. "It would be historic for the left nationally."
