Post by Logan on Apr 5, 2017 12:29:59 GMT -6
Republican candidate for Philly DA sees opening after Democrat incumbent's indictment
Philadelphia has long been a Democratic stronghold, but Republican candidate for district attorney Beth Grossman says that could change following the recent indictment of the city's top prosecutor on corruption charges.
Grossman announced her campaign a year ago, long before Democrat Seth Williams, the current Philadelphia district attorney, was charged with multiple counts of bribery and extortion on March 21.
Grossman, 49, is a former assistant prosecutor in Williams' office, where she worked from 1993 until 2015. She left, Grossman said, because of concerns over corruption.
“I didn’t like what I saw going on,” she said in an interview on Thursday.
Read more: www.metro.us/philadelphia/republican-candidate-for-philly-da-sees-opening-after-democrat-incumbent-s-indictment/zsJqcD---BU0nRyumIfvf2/
Philadelphia has long been a Democratic stronghold, but Republican candidate for district attorney Beth Grossman says that could change following the recent indictment of the city's top prosecutor on corruption charges.
Grossman announced her campaign a year ago, long before Democrat Seth Williams, the current Philadelphia district attorney, was charged with multiple counts of bribery and extortion on March 21.
Grossman, 49, is a former assistant prosecutor in Williams' office, where she worked from 1993 until 2015. She left, Grossman said, because of concerns over corruption.
“I didn’t like what I saw going on,” she said in an interview on Thursday.
Read more: www.metro.us/philadelphia/republican-candidate-for-philly-da-sees-opening-after-democrat-incumbent-s-indictment/zsJqcD---BU0nRyumIfvf2/