Philadelphia Front Page News - Rev. Warren Bloom Sr., 9th Democratic running for Philly mayor, dances to send a message
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The field of Democrats running to be Philadelphia's next mayor now stands at nine with the entry of a former candidate.
The Action Cam was in Mantua Friday morning as Rev. Warren Bloom Sr. announced his bid for the city's top elected office.
Bloom ran in 2019, as well.
He kicked off his campaign by dancing, urging everyone to "get down to help the city stand back up."
Bloom announced a fun versus challenge for top dancing democratic mayoral candidate, 2023 by asking the mayoral candidates to participate in a dance battle, either one on one or one on all.
Bloom joins eight other candidates in an ever more crowded Democratic primary field ahead of next
year's election to succeed Mayor Jim Kenney.
No Republican has announced a bid for mayor so far.
Bloom thanked in advance the following political leaders and groups for hard work serving Philadelphians, to name a few: Paulette Birchett; the late Honorable Lucien Blackwell; Honorable Jannie Blackwell; Honorable Bob Brady; DA Larry Krasner; former Mayor Michael Nutter; former Septa Union Worker, Darryl T. Nutter, Sr.; City Council Pres. Darrell Clarke; Senator Anthony Williams; Senator Vincent Hughes; State Rep. Rick Krajewski; Mayor Jim Kenny; and Van Stone, Philadelphia.