Johnny Doc
10 Bold Predictions for Philly Politics in 2020
It’s a nod to fair representation enshrined in Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter: While there are seven at-large seats on City Council, parties can nominate only […]
Jared Solomon on Calling for Bobby Henon’s Resignation: “I Stepped Up”
Last week, state Rep. Jared Solomon, who represents the the 202nd District in the Northeast, surprised many when he called for the resignation of recently […]
Mayor Kenney, Where Is the Call for Bobby Henon to Step Down?
As an experienced politician, Mayor Jim Kenney should know by now that when it comes to holding political figures accountable, consistency is the key to […]
Johnny Doc’s People Told Us to Reach Out to His “Friends” for “Fairness.” So We Did.
Last week was quite a week for John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty. The leader of Philadelphia’s electrical union found himself the subject of dozens of headlines […]
Here Are 169 Things Johnny Doc Is Accused of Buying With Union Money
Rumors of corruption have been swirling around Philadelphia Electrical Workers union leader John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and some of his cronies for years, and now […]
Scenes From the Campaign Trail: A Black Trump Supporter Throws a Mayoral Kickoff Birthday
On Tuesday night, as news broke that the feds were set to indict longtime Democratic political kingpin John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty and other union officials […]
Allan Domb Floats Idea to Reduce Philly’s Property Tax Abatement
Looking for ways to bolster the resources of Philadelphia’s Housing Trust Fund, which supports affordable housing efforts in the city, City Council is currently moving […]
Philly Unions Collect Supplies for Harvey Relief
It’s been more than a week since Hurricane Harvey first made landfall and Houston is still under water. As relief efforts across the country continue […]
FBI Wiretapped Johnny Doc, Councilman Henon for More Than a Year
Remember when the FBI raided IBEW Local 98 leader John Dougherty’s (a.k.a. Johnny Doc’s) house this past August? According to a recent Inquirer report, that raid occurred more than […]
Johnny Doc Forgets He’s a Democratic Elite, Says Democratic Elites Need to “Wake Up”
It’s hard to overstate how profoundly the Democratic Party screwed up in the 2016 election. Republicans will soon control the White House and both branches of […]
Philly’s Biggest Losers of 2016
Now that the last shreds of wrapping paper have been vacuumed up and the good dishes are finally put away, we revisit our time-honored tradition […]
Report: FBI Warrant Offers Deeper Look Into Johnny Doc Investigation
A search warrant is reportedly yielding new insight into the FBI’s investigation of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 and John Dougherty, the union’s business […]
Bobby Henon Won’t Answer Any Questions About the FBI’s Raid of His Office
Two Fridays ago, the FBI stormed into City Councilman Bobby Henon’s office and packaged up a bunch of … stuff? Files? Receipts? Correspondence? Hard to […]
Here’s What Kenney’s Ethics Team Thinks About the Johnny Doc Raids
It was a week ago today — do you remember where you were? — when federal authorities made quite a show out of raiding numerous […]
Johnny Doc’s Union Paid Frank Keel $87,000 Last Year
It has been a while since we went through the finances of Philadelphia’s electrical union, IBEW Local 98. But in light of the federal investigation […]