Cindy Bass
Cindy Bass (Democratic Party) is a member of the Philadelphia City Council in Pennsylvania, representing District 8. She assumed office on January 2, 2012. Her current term ends on January 3, 2028.
Bass (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Philadelphia City Council to represent District 8 in Pennsylvania. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Bass is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Temple University. Her professional experience includes community development with Mt. Airy USA Inc. and senior policy advisor on urban and domestic policy to Congressman Chaka Fattah. She was a delegate to Barack Obama at the 2008 and 2012 Democratic National Conventions.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)
General election
General election for Philadelphia City Council District 8
Incumbent Cindy Bass won election in the general election for Philadelphia City Council District 8 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cindy Bass (D) | 96.0 | 27,944 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.0 | 1,159 | ||
| Total votes: 29,103 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Council District 8
Incumbent Cindy Bass defeated Seth Anderson-Oberman in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Council District 8 on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cindy Bass | 50.7 | 13,497 | |
| Seth Anderson-Oberman | 49.1 | 13,074 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 26,608 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bass in this election.
2019
See also: City council elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2019)
General election
General election for Philadelphia City Council District 8
Incumbent Cindy Bass defeated Greg Paulmier in the general election for Philadelphia City Council District 8 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cindy Bass (D) | 80.9 | 27,678 | |
| Greg Paulmier (Independent) | 18.9 | 6,465 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 82 | ||
| Total votes: 34,225 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Council District 8
Incumbent Cindy Bass advanced from the Democratic primary for Philadelphia City Council District 8 on May 21, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cindy Bass | 98.1 | 21,642 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 422 | ||
| Total votes: 22,064 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tonya Bah (D)
- Patrick Jones (D)
2015
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on May 19, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 10, 2015. In District 8, incumbent Cindy Bass defeated Michael Galganski.[2][3]
| Philadelphia City Council District 8, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cindy Bass Incumbent |
96.9% | 26,358 | |
| Independent | Michael Galganski | 3.1% | 840 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.03% | 8 | ||
| Total Votes | 27,206 | |||
| Source: City of Philadelphia, "Official general election results," accessed November 23, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cindy Bass did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Philadelphia City Council District 8 |
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Footnotes
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Philadelphia City Council District 8 2012-Present |
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