The Philadelphia City Commissioners are three officials responsible for administering voter registration and conducting elections for Philadelphia County.
The office was created to replace the Philadelphia County Commissioners following the consolidation of the city and county in 1854. While subject to the Home Rule Charter, the commissioners are considered county officials and do not report to council or the mayor.
The board has three members, all popularly elected every four years by the voters of Philadelphia. No political party can have more than two seats on the board. For the last half-century the guaranteed minority seat has gone to the Republican Party.
Current members Name Year first elected Party Omar Sabir†` 2019 Democratic Seth Bluestein 2022Bluestein was confirmed as a City Commissioner in February 2022 to fill the remainder of Al Schmidt's term through January 2024. Forward Republican Lisa M Deeley 2015 Democratic † Denotes chairperson of the board
Historical members Commissioners elected under the 1873 Constitution Election Commissioners 1875 John S. Wetter David Martin Thomas A. Fahy 1878 William S. Douglass John C. McManemin 1881 William Lawson Charles H. Krumbhaar 1884 Charles H. Krumbhaar 1887 William Bartley Theodore B. Stulb John J.P. Sensenderfer 1890 1893 Jacob Wildemore Joseph G. Richmond 1896 Thomas J. Ryan 1899 Hugh Black 1902 Charles P. Donnelly 1905 Howard A. Chase Rudolph Blankenburg Edward A. Anderson 1908 Harry D. Beaston Robert J. Moore Frank J. Gorman 1911 John D. Powers Frank J. Gorman 1915 David S. Scott George F. Holmes 1917 Henry Kuenzel 1918 James H. Gay 1919 George F. Holmes Edgar W. Lank 1923 John O'Donnell 1927 1931 John F. Dugan James C. Clark 1935 Mortin Witkin John J. Hennessey 1939 Joseph E. Gold 1943 David E. Watson John J. Hennessey 1945 Thomas P. McHenry 1947 1951 Walter I. Davidson Maurice S. Osser 1955 1959 Louis Menna 1963 1967 Raymond Chmielewski May 1971 Francis B. Patterson 1971 Louis Menna 1973 Eugene E.J. Maier Feb 1975 John F. Kane 1975 Margaret Tartaglione 1979 1983 Marian Tasco 1987 Maurice Floyd 1991 Alexander Z. Talmadge 1995 Joseph J. Duda 1999 2003 Edgar A. Howard 2007 Anthony Clark 2011 Al Schmidt Stephanie Singer 2015 Lisa M. Deeley2019 Omar Sabir2022 Seth Bluestein2023
References
External links Philadelphia City Commissioners official webpage