Maria Quiñones Sánchez
@MariaQSanchez
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Former councilmember, writing a new chapter that prioritizes family and friends. A lifelong advocate of social and economic justice.
Philadelphia, PA
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Important announcement: Today, I’m resigning from City Council to run for Mayor of Philadelphia. I am a child of Philadelphia public housing, a lifelong activist, and Philadelphia’s first Latina district Councilwoman.
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Affordable homes can be built in every Philadelphia zip code, including Center City. This new apartment building will replace a parking lot. 31 of the 304 units will be affordable (priced for families earning 60% of area median income), and include car and bike parking. 1/2
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Do you support building a Roosevelt Blvd subway line?
How do you feel about a Roosevelt Boulevard Subway? We need your feedback, comments and concerns about this potential project coming to our community.
Come to my town hall on August 27 from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. so we know where you stand on the idea.
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Illegal dumping is a serious problem that pisses me off every day when I walk down the street. No one wants to live with this much trash. The people of Philadelphia deserve so much better. And, of all of Philly's problems, trash should be the one that's easiest to solve.
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Yes. Kamala got Porky’s Point food for volunteers and thanked them in Hunting Park 19140! We are making history tomorrow!
@PHLCouncil
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@BlvdSubway
Yes. Navy Yard and Roosevelt Blvd expansions are critical to equitable growth for our city! Keep up the advocacy.
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What would you like to see Philadelphia BUILD by the year 2030?
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Newsflash for all my white “allies”: performative acts won’t end institutional racism. If we want a more equitable society it will take both government and the business community to tackle these issues head on. Let’s stop talking about it and actually be about it. (1/7)
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We are all with you. Thank you for being a leader and teaching us all the importance of taking care of ourselves.
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Thank you all for reaching out to me to offer your well wishes and concerns after I shared my breast cancer story. Keep sending me those notes with dates for your appointments—keep scheduling those exams. It means the world to me and my family.
“I am waging my own fight against breast cancer,” writes City Councilmember
@MariaQSanchez
, “one that began this summer after I had my first mammogram in seven years.”
She hopes her story will convince others to get mammograms to catch the disease early.
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Philly, time to get into “good trouble” VOTE, early or on Election Day! Good things happen in Philly DJT, wait and see!
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In person school means school picture tradition is back, here are our handsome grandsons, Jace Antonio and Romeo Esteban, yes we are proud Abuelos! Share your school pictures.
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Congratulations to my niece, Quiara Alegria Hudes! Her book ‘My Broken Language’ has been selected the 2022 One Book, One Philadelphia through the
@FreeLibrary
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Sheridan Elementary in Kensington is now named Gloria Casarez Elementary School. Gloria was the City's first Director of LGBT affairs, which led to Philly being ranked the
#1
city in the U.S. for LGBTQ equality.
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Excited to share that Quetcy Lozada is the 7th District ward leaders' Democratic nominee for the council seat. As my former Chief of Staff, I know they have chosen the best candidate to represent them and their constituents.
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I would not give a dime to the greedy Hahnemann owners. Several countries used their convention centers which allowed for staff efficiency in treating patients. This saves us money and supports an industry taking a major hit right now.
@PHLCouncil
@PhillyMayor
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Thank you Councilmember Allan Domb for your collaboration on City Council. I look forward to future work with you in the context of public-private partnership.
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Today
@PHLCouncil
unanimously passed the
@domesticworkers
Bill of Rights, the strongest legislation across the country protecting Domestic Workers in Phila. giving an unregulated industry the dignity & respect its deserves!
Thank you
@PhillyMayor
&
@CLSphila
for your support!
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@KeeleyFox29
@311
@PhillyMayor
@FOX29philly
This is a citywide challenge. It’s been reported for clean up. We need a better way to hold property owners responsible.
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Celebrating International Women's Day with some of the amazing women and colleagues of our City Council!
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When Puerto Rican activist Lolita Lebron stormed Congress with three men, they were arrested, charged and served decades in jail for seditious conspiracy, I anxiously await what happens to these racist terrorist after today.
@PHLCouncil
@Pwr4PuertoRico
@AOC
@NydiaVelazquez
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There is no perfect candidate. I left the race. This is not hypocrisy.
Maria Quinones Sanchez has always posed as a progressive.
Yet, she endorses the Stop & Frisk candidate.
Pure hypocrite.
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When you piss a few Boricua’s off, it’s on! My island needs a new clean opportunity to move forward. We need real leaders to step up and serve El Pueblo!
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Giddy right now, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is swearing in Vice President Kamala Harris, this Afro Latina couldn’t be happier 🥰. Ay Dios mío, si se puedo! Cono Boricua!
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Today I announced my candidacy for re-election to continue to serve the great people of the 7th District! We will continue to rally, continue to fight corruption, and continue to move our district and nuestro...
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Are you projecting? You still reeling about the job at the Sheriff’s office you thought you deserved, asking for a friend?
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On the campaign trail with
@JoshShapiroPA
– Like this Tweet if you will be VOTING Shapiro in November!
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My son is amazing, we text about important matters, today, he got elected POTUS of Latino Caucus at Penn State. Proud that he is doing it is own way!
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It wasn't easy, but we did it. We CAN build a city that’s as great as we imagine when we take the time to be inclusive and hash it out together. Thank you Parkway for your commitment to Philadelphia.
@ParkwayCorp
@DHCDphila
@PHLCouncil
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Today was a good day for Latinas, Acting City Solicitor Diana Cortes received initial confirmation vote as the first Latina City Solicitor, as the first Latina in Council, I welcome her and look forward to the many others following our footsteps or paving their own way!
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Fairhill Kensington street cleaning pilot, test run. I had to come thank our dedicated city workers! 7th Council Dist, is grateful.
@PHLCouncil
@PhilaStreets
@PhillyMayor
@PhillyMDOEvents
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Democracy can't exist under colonization. It is the people’s decision. As the first Latina member of
@PHLCouncil
I am so proud to introduce today’s resolution supporting HR 8113, the Puerto Rican Self-Determination Act of 2020.
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I understand the anger. Violence insights violence. As a mother of two brown boys and two brown grandsons, I am outraged at the thought that all my work, sacrifice cannot protect them in a world that doesn’t value their humanity!
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As an Afro Latina I am overflowing with pride, my hats off to General Stacey Abrams and history making VP Kamala Harris, Si se Puedo! This is the people’s victory! Time to celebrate, heal and come together!
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I am so very blessed and grateful to my family for our journey. The next chapter will be more impactful. Thanks Al Dia for helping us document this historic achievement.
Not long after she ended her mayoral bid,
@MariaQSanchez
gave AL DÍA some time to reflect on her career and offered hints on what's next out of public office.
Read more here 👇
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I’m proud of my community and am will always fight for it.
I’m excited for my next chapter.
via
@phillyinquirer
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Congrats to Captain Ortiz on her promotion! History is being made, especially during Women’s History Month!
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Today is a BIG day in
#PHLed
as
@SDPHite
takes the stand in Harrisburg in the
#SchoolFundingTrial
. Prior to my service in council, I worked as an education advocate and have participated in necessary litigation to combat years of chronic underfunding.
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Today,
@PAAttorneyGen
again showed his commitment to address our significant public safety challenges in Kensington. I have been proud to support the Kensington Initiative. 1/2
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Declaring September 15th-October 15th as
#HispanicHeritageMonth
in the City of Philadelphia, honoring the role of Hispanics nationwide!
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Thank you
@CMMarkSquilla
for your continued support as we raised over $6,000 for the relief efforts for Puerto Rico tonight!
#UnidosPaPr
🇵🇷
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Kamala ready? Are you? Go out and VOTE! See you at the polls!
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We’ve made a lot of progress. But there’s a lot more that needs to happen. Next, I am excited to earn your trust and your support as the first woman of color to be elected Philadelphia’s next Mayor.
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Our island, our families, and our neighbors need our help now more than ever! Here is how you can help Puerto Rico:
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Happy to share the stage with these classy ladies and look forward to our work together!
@PHLCouncil
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Team work makes the dream work! Thank you
@DavidOhPhilly
, both of our staffs, and all the amazing volunteers for coming out today!
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Santa cannot give me a better gift than being a Lela. Romeo Esteban is gorgeous and intense.
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I’m honored to be featured as one of
@phillymag
’s 76 Most Influential People in Philadelphia! It’s a tremendous privilege to serve this great city and it feels great to be recognized alongside so many of my
@PHLCouncil
colleagues.
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I know, my name isn’t easy to pronounce. Hopefully this helps – keen-YO-nes – !
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I don’t need GOYA. I am excited to receive my first package. Visit and support our Boricua sister!
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I felt the love! Had a blast with the phenomenal women
@Kathy_Gilmore
This past weekend, I got see
@MariaQSanchez
at PABJ's Annual
#WomensHistoryMonth
event.
She told me this was the first time she publicly attended an event rocking her new haircut.
It was also a week after she rung the bell to announce she's cancer free! ❤️
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“I would like to thank Mayor Kenney and the leadership of the Philadelphia Resilience Project for yesterday’s much-needed action to clear the Emerald Street encampment in Kensington, offering shelter and treatment to the individuals.” (1/2)
#PHLResilienceProject
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We are still awaiting to hear from School District of Philadelphia on closings due to the weather! Please be safe on the roads if you do have to travel!
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Philadelphia must prioritize vaccine access immediately for all school-based workers: teachers being asked to return and staff who have been in buildings doing heroic work for months.
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We’re continuing our commitment to our Kensington and Harrowgate Community today as the Philadelphia Resilience Project will be cleaning 191 blocks today! Thank you to all of the amazing volunteers and department heads for their continued commitment to our city!!
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Women's rights are human rights, and human rights are women's rights!
#WomensMarchPhiladelphia
(From Saturday Jan. 21,2016)
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So proud to help make history. Flipping the Senate and electing our first Latina!
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What's been powering my campaign and keeping me going? Hugs from my most important & very special constituents!
#MariaforMayor
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Dear
@PhillyMayor
, I am concerned about our school reopening plan. Dr.
@AlaStanford
and the Black Doctors Covid Consortium have shown what an equity-driven strategy looks like.
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Today my fellow Council Colleague Councilmember Helen Gym introduced legislation to implement a fair work week scheduling which I am proud to co-sponsor! Our workers rights are human rights and protecting those rights are our fight, and when we FIGHT...WE WIN!
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Thank you,
@jongeeting
.
Love to see public transit (
@BlvdSubway
!) and reducing car dependence getting a shout in this email from not-yet-Mayoral-candidate
@MariaQSanchez
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We need to pave the way for the future of Philadelphia to becomes the national pilot for the Community College access for all challenge set by Dr. Jill Biden
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Philadelphia is piloting a new public restroom initiative, based on a successful design and rollout in Portland and other cities. What do you think about this? Please, keep it clean folks.
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Preparing my holiday reading list
@harriettsbooks
in Neighboring Fishtown, support a black owned business this holiday season! Taking my colleagues’ buying challenge
@Kathy_Gilmore
@PHLCouncil
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“My refusal to play along with the corrupt political establishment in the barrio has once again led to the party leadership not supporting my candidacy”- Councilwoman Sanchez (2/19/19)
Here is my full statement regarding today’s Democratic City Committee endorsement:
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They made me a mother, today my two brown boys are everything! Filled with love!
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Ok. Kamala, as someone who got in trouble for rolling my eyes and attitude, I believe you got this. Don’t let no pulse Pence trigger you. Stay on course!
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Philadelphia deserves a Black Stimulus, beginning with this $500 million plan for building black businesses and wealth, affordable housing, quality education, and family-sustaining jobs in every neighborhood. (2/7)
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This time of year gives us a chance to reflect, and set intentions for next year. In 2022, I resigned from City Council to run for Mayor of Philadelphia, proud of our track record in City Council and the 7th District.
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Wishing the best for our grandsons Jace and Romeo on their first day of school!
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Gov Rendell and I have worked together for decades. Every year, I go to his
@Penn
class for future leaders to talk about my experiences on the campaign trail. His endorsement of me in 2007 was key to my victory and set off my career. So grateful for you,
@GovEdRendell
.
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Congratulations to
@PeopleforParker
, soon to be our 100th mayor! 💜🧡
Thanks for supporting Agenda Latina, and I look forward to having you as the first woman mayor of the city of Philadelphia! 💙💛
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Together we can make history by supporting the 100th Mayor, the first woman. Vote
@PeopleforParker
on May 16th! 🗳️
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I am getting many calls for information. I am prioritizing the calls from seniors and having them call their friends with updated information. Language minority seniors are very stressed. Going on spanish language radio to help put them at ease.
@PhillyMayor
@PHLCouncil
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Check out my Council Colleague
@BillGreenlee215
who just picked up his PHL CITY ID! Be sure to get yours!
Did we mention the first 1,000 are FREE!
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Wishing everyone celebrating today a safe and Merry Christmas/Feliz Navidad filled with love and joy alongside family and friends! 🎄🎁🎄🎁
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This International Women's Day, I remember Gloria Casarez, who dedicated her life to advancing an intersectional feminist agenda on behalf of Philly. I will always fight for more equity, representation in government, and policies to make our communities better in her honor!
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Happy to offer words of encouragement to the first Spanish Power Up cohort graduation! Thank you CCP and Finata!
@PHLCouncil
@CherelleParker9
@Mr4thDistrict
@FINANTA_
@CCPedu
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1 in 4 Philadelphians has fallen behind on their water bill during the pandemic. The Philadelphia Water Department proposed a 17% water bill increase while 60k families are so behind they risk a water service shutoff. No one should have to choose between heat, food, or water.
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Thanks. A start to helping provide immediate relief to PR, 3.4 million Americans.
#PuertoRico
needs our help.
@POTUS
right to pay 100% of immediate recovery costs. Should also grant Jones Act waiver ASAP. Cc
@MariaQSanchez
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Thank you for your continued support! I am truly honored!
We are excited to endorse Councilwoman
@MariaQSanchez
for Philadelphia City Council. Your service and advocacy for women and families has been invaluable. We are proud to support you.
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The PA legislature has introduced 14 laws, that if passed, will deliberately disenfranchise Black and Brown communities through various measures, including increasing barriers to vote by mail and obtain absentee ballots. I urge
@SenToomey
and
@SenBobCasey
to vote for HR1 and SB1.
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DKOD has my back! I appreciate the support and will do what I can to represent!
@PHLCouncil
@CouncilwomanBRB
@CouncilmanDerek
@DavidOhPhilly
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I was on the Parkway for most of the evening, although I left before the fireworks. I saw many families relaxing together and having a good time. It is unfortunate that one irresponsible person with a gun can create so much chaos. 1/3
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Congrats to
@thesherylralph
and
@SenatorHughes
, and
@quintabrunson
and the entire Abbott Elementary cast.
#Emmys
#Philly
I am an endangered species
But I sing no victim's song
I am a woman
I am an artist
And I know where my voice belongs
- Dianne Reeves
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Yesterday I was proud to join The Philadelphia Department of Public Health opening of the Juniata neighborhood mass COVID-19 vaccination center at the Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School.
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Today I stood with
@PHLCouncil
colleagues affirming our Citywide Emergency declaration to combat gun violence. We must treat this as the public health epidemic it is. Our violence prevention agenda details a multi-faceted plan to get to the root issues.
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Today I joined the Mayor in visiting one of the hundreds of Play Streets in our city. Thanks to neighbors and the Department of Parks and Recreation we are able to provide a meal to thousands of kids through the city's summer meals program.
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@PhillyPolice
We will not let senseless gun violence derail our recovery from the pandemic. Our city leaders must stand with our residents and make sure we have public safety for all—from Logan Square to Norris Square. We cannot give in to fear or hopelessness. 3/3
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Thank you
@PhillyMayor
@HelenGymAtLarge
and Bethlehem Councilwoman Negron for joining us at PR Remembrance event!
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Hey
#Philly
don't miss the incredible talent from my district
@IamLuisFigueroa
performing tomorrow
@July4thPhilly
alongside
@ThePhillyPops
!
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