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Jewish Democrats Allan Domb
and Jeff Brown Announce
Mayoral Campaigns
A s expected, there are now
three Jewish candidates in the
crowded fi eld of contenders for
Philadelphia’s 2023 mayoral election.

Real estate developer and former City
Councilman Allan Domb and grocery
store owner Jeff Brown announced
their campaigns on Nov. 15 and 16,
respectively. Th e two men join former
City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart,
who announced her campaign on
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Allan Domb addresses the media before his fi rst campaign event at The Guild
of Mural Arts on Spring Garden Street on Nov. 15.

Oct. 25, as the three tribe members in
the race.

Domb, 67, resigned from his at-large
council seat in August aft er six-and-
a-half years. But he did not announce
right away, instead choosing to go on
a listening tour of Philadelphia neigh-
borhoods hit hard by crime over the
past couple of years.

“We need to protect our commu-
nities by rebuilding trust in our law
enforcement and investing in anti-vi-
olence programs that actually work,”
Domb said in his campaign announce-
ment video. “And we have to address
the root causes of crime.”
Brown, 58, did not have to follow
the city’s resign-to-run rule for public
offi ceholders seeking the mayoral seat,
as Domb and Rhynhart did. Th at’s
because he’s not — and never has been
— an elected offi cial. Th e grocer owns
12 ShopRite and Fresh Grocer loca-
tions in Philadelphia neighborhoods
like Roxborough, Parkside and Oregon
Avenue, as well as some in suburban
towns like Bensalem and Fairless Hills.

At a campaign kickoff event at the
First District Plaza on Market Street,
attended by almost 200 supporters,
Brown said he was running because
elected offi cials haven’t solved the prob-
lems facing his customers and employ-
ees. Th ose include high crime rates and
a school system that does not prepare
students for the job market, accord-
ing to Brown. All fi ve of the grocer’s
opponents in the May 2023 Democratic
Primary resigned from city govern-
ment positions to run for mayor.

“As a Philadelphian, I’ve watched City
Hall and, unfortunately, I’ve watched
them fail to really make any progress
for us,” Brown told the audience. “I see
legislation passed, I see people coming
and going, and my customers are living
in the same circumstances.”
Domb, the “Philly Condo King” who
Photos by Jarrad Saff ren
Jarrad Saff ren | Staff Writer