Sam Katz (American politician)

[1] He worked for the Greater Philadelphia Partnership as a Research Analyst before co-founding Public Financial Management, Inc., which advises local and state governments on raising capital.[1] In 1994, Katz campaigned for Governor of Pennsylvania in a primary race that featured Congressman Tom Ridge, State Attorney General Ernie Preate and Mike Fisher.[7] He was selected as the candidate to run for mayor against city council president John Street who withstood a negative advertising barrage to win a divisive Democratic primary.[8] Katz, running as a moderate to liberal Republican, ran on a platform of cutting the high wage taxes in the city and bringing back businesses which had fled.Street ran citing his support of the Rendell administration's policies which many had felt rescued the city from a financial crisis.With Katz running strong, the entire election changed in October, 2003 when a sweep of the mayor's office turned up a listening device.
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