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Helen Gym (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ m / GHIHM; Korean: 김혜련, born January 11, 1968) is an American politician. She was the first Asian American woman to serve on the Philadelphia City Council.
Mar 27, 2023 · Philadelphia mayoral candidate Helen Gym has become a polarizing political figure. Her supporters see a champion. Her critics see a “character.” Helen Gym has evolved from a teacher into a school board protester into a leader of the city’s social justice movement and now is a mayoral candidate running as a “tough Philly mom.”
May 14, 2023 · Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym speaks outside City Hall in Philadelphia, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. Matt Rourke/AP. CNN — Helen Gym does not want the story of her campaign for mayor of...
Aug 29, 2022 · Helen Gym, current city councilmember and potential mayoral candidate, talks abortion, authoritarianism and Abbott Elementary.
- Victor Fiorillo
Apr 29, 2023 · An activist, City Council member and teacher, Helen Gym said she is running for mayor because Philadelphia needs a transformation.
Nov 30, 2022 · Helen Gym, a prominent Philadelphia education activist whose work has touched on everything from crumbling buildings to school funding, said she will run for mayor next year. Gym announced...
Seated in 2016, Philadelphia City Councilmember Helen Gym is a long-time community organizer who leads a human rights agenda rooted in housing, education, and racial and economic justice through municipal policy.
