State Sen. Tony Williams is facing a serious primary challenger in the 8th District: Paul Prescod. sbcmw takes an in-depth look at the race.
promoting “school choice” policies like charter expansion, State Sen. Anthony H. Williams has long had a unique role in the debate over education policy in Pennsylvania.for governor in 2010 and mayor in 2015.
“Especially on this issue of education, I felt there needed to be a different voice and a different choice,” said Prescod, 31, adding that the “school choice” programs Williams supports sap resources from traditional public schools. Williams has taken in more than $500,000, including significant contributions from his Democratic colleagues in the Senate, the building trades unions, and a slew of corporations, law firms, and lobbyists.
Within the ever-changing factions and alliances of the Philadelphia progressive movement, the race is also notable as a sign of the increased ambitions of the local DSA, which has previously taken a backseat to other progressive organizations when it comes to electoral politics. Prescod has led the Philly DSA’s labor committee, and his candidacy has been boosted by nearly 200 volunteers from the group who have canvassed the district and called voters on his behalf.
Williams, who is Black and lives on Cobbs Creek Parkway, has also invoked Prescod’s race. Prescod, who identifies as multiracial, is the son of a Black man from Barbados and a white woman.
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