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John Franklin Street (born October 15, 1943) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3, 2000, and was re-elected to a second term beginning in 2004.
John F. Street 1943 – Mayor of Philadelphia. Grew Disillusioned with Church. Became a Rabble Rouser. Chastised Abscam Defendants. A Respected Leader. Bid for Top Job. Sources. In 1999, John F. Street became only the second African American elected mayor of Philadelphia, the fifth largest city in the United States.
John F. Street. When receiving the Philadelphia Award, John Street was a respected politician, at the pinnacle of his political effectiveness. Street became president of the City Council in 1992, the same year Ed Rendell became mayor and at a time of dire financial crisis for the city.
John Franklin Street (born October 15, 1943) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3, 2000, and was re-elected to a second term beginning in 2004.
As his first public act of 2005, Mayor John F. Street decided to go to prison. Since he was inaugurated in 2000, Street has spent every New Year’s Day ministering to prisoners at the city’s...
John F. Street is an adjunct faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University where he teaches courses on urban politics and policy in the department of political science. Street is a 1975 graduate of Temple’s Beasley School of Law and has served as a Trustee at Temple University.
Mayor John F. Street, Esquire graduated from Temple University’s Law School and went on to launch his own private practice, specializing in criminal law. He simultaneously worked in various political capacities, until his successful run for City Council in 1979.
