Daily News | Anthony Clark, first Black head of Philly’s city commissioners, has died
Anthony Clark, 62, the first Black chair of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, whose terms in office saw the modernization of city election systems, died SaturdayAs part of the three-member board overseeing city elections, Mr. Clark presided over 30 primary, general, and special elections, and is remembered by colleagues for helping pass motions that brought many election features online and reformed office rules.
At that time, Floyd was leader of the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood’s Democratic 28th Ward and Mr. Clark was “just another kid from North Philadelphia.” But Floyd recalled a kid with serious ambitions. His first attempt was foiled through an unusual series of events that presaged some of the tumultuous years to come. In 2003, just one day before the Democratic primary, Mr. Clark signed a petition withdrawing himself from the race. A day later — and after it became clear he had, in fact, triumphed in the primary — he reversed course.
“There wasn’t a single improvement to elections that I proposed that Anthony didn’t support,” Schmidt said. “There’s an expression that ‘politics makes strange bedfellows.’ Anthony and I couldn’t have been more different, but in the eight years we served together, Chairman Clark voted for every major reform to improve elections in Philadelphia.”
The activity, or lack thereof, led to calls for his resignation and the abolition of the office itself, and likely contributed to Mr. Clark losing the chair spot in 2017. However, he otherwise seemed to easily weather the critiques, and won reelection twice before retiring ahead of the 2019 primary.
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