Sharon Vaughn (politician)

Sharon Vaughn is an American politician who serves as a at-large representative on the Philadelphia City Council since 2022.[1]

Sharon Vaughn
Member of the Philadelphia City Council
from the at-large district
Assumed office
November 28, 2022
Preceded byDerek S. Green
Personal details
Born1964
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceNorth Philadelphia

Career

Vaughn served on Marian B. Tasco's staff before becoming chief of staff for Derek S. Green. When Green resigned to run for mayor, Vaughn was unanimously picked by city ward leaders to replace him in the special election. She defeated Republican Jim Hasher in the general election on November 8, 2022. She is also a ward leader on the City Committee. She will represent all of Philadelphia as one of the seven at-large members on the council.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Council, P. H. L. (2022-11-28). "CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES FOUR NEW MEMBERS IN SWEARING-IN CEREMONY". Philadelphia City Council. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  2. D'Onofrio, Mike (2022-11-09). "Democrats sweep Philadelphia City Council seats". Axios. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  3. Bell, Daryl. "Sharon Vaughn becomes next city council member". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  4. Orso, Anna. "Philadelphia City Council results: Democratic party insiders set to win two at-large seats". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2022-11-17.


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