Better Know an At-Large City Council Candidate

1. The Rev. Jesse Brown

2. Maceo Cummings

3. Michael K. Ellis

4. Bill Green

5. Derek S. Green

6. Bill Greenlee

7. W. Wilson Goode Jr.

8. Caryn Hunt

9. Jack F. Kelly

10. James F. Kenney

11. Phil Kerwick

12. Rodney Little

13. Patricia A. Mattern

14. Harry Massele

15. David Oh

16. Benjamin Ramos

17. Juan Ramos

18. Blondell Reynolds Brown

19. Frank Rizzo

20. Matt Ruben

21. Marc Stier

22. T. Milton Street Sr.

23. Sharif T. Street

24. Andy Toy

A. "There's not a need to completely change the party."

B. "Many of the candidates for City Council have taken off from their normal job to pursue this office. I, like many Philadelphians, cannot do this."

C. "It's always, 'What are you going to do for me?" instead of 'What can we do together?' I can't stand that."

D. "We cannot address problems of crime, poverty and unemployment unless we pursue an agenda of economic growth with social justice."

E. Endorsed by the Pentecostal Clergy PAC

F. "We have to protect all members of our family, including ones that have four legs."

G. "I will not hire or recommend my immediate family, because they are my family. But if they take the civil service test and are qualified for the said job, I cannot see why not."

H. "Feel free to e-mail me directly to my taxpayer-provided Blackberry with policy suggestions and questions."

I. "You can't win without money."

J. "It's not that potholes aren't important. ... but, we need to build the city as a whole."

K. A former Philadanco dancer

L. "I'm still sore at Joey Vento."

M. "The street tax on marijuana is about 35 percent because the pusherman needs a take."

N. Chief of staff for former Councilman Angel Ortiz

O. "The Business Privilege Tax makes it very difficult for anyone to start their own business."

P. "The Bible is the only book I'd take when I jumped out of airplanes."

Q. "Just like you, I want Philadelphia to continue on the road to becoming one of the world's greatest cities in technology, education, art, culture, entertainment and tourism."

R. "I won't apologize for being a ward leader. I didn't invent the system."

S. "The people of Philadelphia are sick of pay-to-play."

T. "Brian O'Neill's gotta go."

U. Former vice president of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp.

V. "I have never gone into a mom-and-pop store in Philadelphia that didn't have tobacco advertising."

W. "I learned from my father and my grandfather the value of public service over self-service, the importance of standing up for what's right, and above all, that the future of Philadelphia is worth fighting for."

X. "My father had a great relationship with President Nixon."