Philadelphia City Council member (born 1967)
Cindy M. Bass (born November 4, 1967) is a Democratic politician and member of theCity Council ofPhiladelphia .
Bass grew up inNorth Philadelphia and graduated fromParkway-Northwest High School andTemple University . She served as chair of theCoalition of 100 Black Women ,[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Bass is divorced and lives with her daughter inMount Airy .[ 5]
Bass has worked as a senior policy advisor to formerCongressman Chaka Fattah , and was a special assistant toAllyson Schwartz during her time in theState Senate .[ 6] [ 1]
She has worked as a campaign manager for formerPhiladelphia City Council memberBlondell Reynolds Brown .[ 2] [ 7] Pennsylvania State Senate .[ 8]
She first ran for City Council's Eighth District in 2007 with the support ofChaka Fattah and the endorsement of thePhiladelphia Daily News [ 9] Donna Reed Miller .[ 10] [ 11]
She ran for the Eighth District seat again in 2011 afterDonna Reed Miller 's retirement.[ 12] Michael Nutter ,[ 13] The Philadelphia Tribune [ 14] The Philadelphia Inquirer [ 3] Philadelphia Daily News [ 15] R. Seth Williams and others.[ 16] [ 17]
When she ran for re-election in 2023,The Philadelphia Inquirer endorsed her challengerSeth Anderson-Oberman .[ 18] Germantown YWCA,[ 19] [ 18] [ 20] [ 21]
Philadelphia City Council [ edit ] In November 2017, Bass introduced a bill that would force establishments listed as restaurants, but do not have public bathrooms or seating for 30 people, to remove the bulletproof glass that protects employees from getting shot and stabbed by their customers. This earned controversy from the store owners – most who are Korean Americans – who felt they were being "targeted".[ 22] Asian Americans , who are the primary business owner of these stores, andAfrican Americans ,[ 23] [ 24]
^a b "Cindy Bass, Eighth District" .Philadelphia Elections Information . Committee of Seventy. Archived fromthe original on 2012-01-26. RetrievedFebruary 2, 2012 .^a b Joseph, Gar (August 1, 2003)."Some up-and-coming talent in local politics - Our Nominees For Next Power Generation" .Philadelphia Daily News .ProQuest 1899094742 . ^a b "Inquirer Editorial: Bass best for Eighth" .Philadelphia Inquirer . April 25, 2011.ProQuest 864048897 . Retrieved2023-01-22 .^ Edmonds, Arlene (July 27, 2011)."Northwest Fund helps make a difference" .The Philadelphia Tribune . ^ "About Cindy" . Cindy Bass for City Council. Archived fromthe original on 2012-01-17.^ Bass, Cindy (April 18, 2007)."Chestnut Hill Hospital must rededicate its commitment to women's services" . Mt. Airy Express (PA). ^ Joseph, Gar (June 12, 2002)."Judge alters results in S. Philly ward election" .Philadelphia Daily News .ProQuest 1892766836 . ^ McDonald, Mark (April 20, 2007)."Incumbents, as usual, have upper hand" .Philadelphia Daily News .ProQuest 430401389 . ^ "Our Council Endorsements - Part 1: Who We're Supporting in the District Primary Races" .Philadelphia Daily News . May 7, 2007.ProQuest 430405129 .^ Bass, Cindy (June 6, 2007)."Bass thanks campaign supporters" . Mt. Airy Express (PA). ^ McDonald, Mark (May 16, 2007)."3 Council Incumbents Axed" .Philadelphia Daily News .ProQuest 430406960 . ^ Shields, Jeff (January 15, 2011)."Donna Reed Miller will not seek 5th Philadelphia Council term" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. B01. ^ Otterbein, Holly (April 6, 2011)."Nutter to get behind Bass in 8th District Council race" . Philadelphia City Paper. ^ Rhodes, E Washington, ed. (May 10, 2011)."Tribune endorsements for May 17th primary" .The Philadelphia Tribune .ProQuest 871801595 . ^ "Our Council endorsements: The 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th districts" .Philadelphia Daily News . May 9, 2011.ProQuest 865387235 .^ Otterbein, Holly (April 28, 2011)."Everything you need to know about last night's 8th Council District debate" . Philadelphia City Paper. ^ Thompson, Isaiah (May 18, 2011)."How did reality measure up to our unscientific online poll?" . Philadelphia City Paper. ^a b "In mostly noncompetitive City Council district races, we recommend Lozada, Anderson-Oberman, and Phillips | Endorsement" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . April 15, 2023.ProQuest 2801901836 .^ Walsh, Sean Collins; Marin, Max (January 15, 2022)."Germantown landmark at center of clash | City Council" .The Philadelphia Inquirer .ProQuest 2618817157 . ^ Marin, Max (May 22, 2023)."Bass wins primary by 400 votes: The Democratic Council member fended off a progressive challenger and is heading toward her fourth term" .The Philadelphia Inquirer .ProQuest 2817300691 . ^ Platt, Julie (November 8, 2023)."Who Won in Philadelphia" .thephiladelphiacitizen.org . ^ Controversial bill would force business owners to take down bulletproof glass , Fox 29, November 27, 2017^ Blumgart, Jake (December 14, 2017)." .WHYY . ^ Stop-and-Go Legislative Task Force: Report and Recommendations (PDF) .www.lcb.pa.gov (Report).Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board . October 2, 2024.WHYY: "A tree falls in Tioga to signal the start of an effort to clean alleyways of vegetation" Billy Penn: "Philadelphia is open to exploring a reparations task force, city says, after advocates push for action" Pennsylvania Capital-Star: "'A new day': Philly officials respond to ruling in Pa. public school funding case" Philadelphia Tribune: "Local officials respond to Pa. public school funding ruling" Governing: "Parks and Rec as Political Legacy for Philadelphia's Mayor" Billy Penn: "Philadelphia could get an 'Office of Music' to support local artists and boost the industry" Philadelphia Tribune: "Officials react to killing of Temple University police officer Christopher Fitzgerald" "Chestnut Hill Local: "Cindy Bass campaign: "I'm just getting started"" ,The Chestnut Hill Local , 2023-02-24
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▌ Kenyatta Johnson Current councilmember terms: January 2024 – January 2028
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Members of thePhiladelphia City Council
