PA-03: At Congressional District forum, primary candidates share policy goals but split on approach to power

Voters in Philadelphia got a side-by-side look at several of the candidates for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District as six of the 13 candidates currently in the race participated in a public forum that was polite and cordial and which delved into expansive policy questions.

The event, organized by the Center City Residents’ Association, PhillyDaily and Politics PA, drew many dozens of people, nearly filling the pews of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Rittenhouse.

The lone Republican in the race, Alex Schnell, joined five Democrats: state Rep. Morgan Cephus; Pablo McConnie-Saad, a climate advisor under President Joe Biden; Dr. Dave Oxman; Dr. Ala Stanford and state Sen. Sharif Street, as they delved into concerns over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, housing, health care, SEPTA and the war in Gaza. State Rep. Chris Rabb, a Democrat, had a personal emergency and was unable to join the panel.

The questions and answers reflected the unusual dynamics of the race: a deeply Democratic district, no shortage of qualified contenders and a primary that will almost certainly decide who goes to Washington, D.C.




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