Chris Rabb was able to obtain a seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by challenging incumbent Tonyelle Cook-Artis.
Cook-Artis won the seat in a special election after her former boss, Cherelle Parker, was elected to Philadelphia City Council.
Rabb defeated Cook-Artis by securing 47 percent (10,114) of the vote, the incumbent was in second with 40 percent (8,6220 and Bobbie Curry in third with 12 percent (2,596).
Rabb is an author, longtime Democratic Committeeperson in Philadelphia’s 9th Ward and was previously an adjunct professor at Temple University.
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I’m proud of the role played by the Faculty and Staff Federation of Community College of Philadelphia in helping Chris Rabb pull off this victory.
Chris’s victory is quite an achievement. Every single elected official–including the governor and the mayor were supporting his opponent. See
http://www.the-next-stage.com/2016/04/chris-rabbs-victory-what-this-means-for.html
Sweet beating the incumbent, especially after that ridiculous special election a month ago.