# Philadelphia City Commissioners

The Philadelphia City Commissioners are three officials responsible for administering voter registration and conducting elections for Philadelphia County.
The office was created to replace the Philadelphia County Commissioners following the consolidation of the city and county in 1854. While subject to the Home Rule Charter, the commissioners are considered county officials and do not report to council or the mayor.
The board has three members, all popularly elected every four years by the voters of Philadelphia. No political party can have more than two seats on the board. For the last half-century the guaranteed minority seat has gone to the Republican Party.

## Current members

| Name | Year first elected | Party |
| Omar Sabir†` | 2019 | Democratic |
| Seth Bluestein | 2022 | Forward Republican |
| Lisa M Deeley | 2015 | Democratic |
† Denotes chairperson of the board
* ↑ Bluestein was confirmed as a City Commissioner in February 2022 to fill the remainder of Al Schmidt's term, which concludes in January 2024.

## Historical members

Commissioners elected under the 1873 Constitution :
| Election | Commissioners | Commissioners | Commissioners |
| 1875 | John S. Wetter | David Martin | Thomas A. Fahy |
| 1878 | William S. Douglass | David Martin | John C. McManemin |
| 1881 | William S. Douglass | William Lawson | Charles H. Krumbhaar |
| 1884 | William S. Douglass | William Lawson | Charles H. Krumbhaar |
| 1887 | William Bartley | Theodore B. Stulb | John J.P. Sensenderfer |
| 1890 | William Bartley | Theodore B. Stulb | John J.P. Sensenderfer |
| 1893 | Jacob Wildemore | Joseph G. Richmond | John J.P. Sensenderfer |
| 1896 | Jacob Wildemore | Joseph G. Richmond | Thomas J. Ryan |
| 1899 | Jacob Wildemore | Hugh Black | Thomas J. Ryan |
| 1902 | Jacob Wildemore | Hugh Black | Charles P. Donnelly |
| 1905 | Howard A. Chase | Rudolph Blankenburg | Edward A. Anderson |
| 1908 | Harry D. Beaston | Robert J. Moore | Frank J. Gorman |
| 1911 | John D. Powers | Robert J. Moore | Frank J. Gorman |
| 1915 | David S. Scott | Robert J. Moore | George F. Holmes |
| 1917 | Henry Kuenzel | Robert J. Moore | George F. Holmes |
| 1918 | Henry Kuenzel | James H. Gay | George F. Holmes |
| 1919 | Henry Kuenzel | George F. Holmes | Edgar W. Lank |
| 1923 | Henry Kuenzel | George F. Holmes | John O'Donnell |
| 1927 | Henry Kuenzel | George F. Holmes | John O'Donnell |
| 1931 | John F. Dugan | James C. Clark | John O'Donnell |
| 1935 | Mortin Witkin | James C. Clark | John J. Hennessey |
| 1939 | Mortin Witkin | James C. Clark | Joseph E. Gold |
| 1943 | Mortin Witkin | David E. Watson | John J. Hennessey |
| 1945 | Mortin Witkin | David E. Watson | Thomas P. McHenry |
| 1947 | Mortin Witkin | David E. Watson | Thomas P. McHenry |
| 1951 | Walter I. Davidson | Maurice S. Osser | Thomas P. McHenry |
| 1955 | Walter I. Davidson | Maurice S. Osser | Thomas P. McHenry |
| 1959 | Louis Menna | Maurice S. Osser | Thomas P. McHenry |
| 1963 | Louis Menna | Maurice S. Osser | Thomas P. McHenry |
| 1967 | Raymond Chmielewski | Maurice S. Osser | Thomas P. McHenry |
| May 1971 | Raymond Chmielewski | Maurice S. Osser | Francis B. Patterson |
| 1971 | Louis Menna | Maurice S. Osser | Francis B. Patterson |
| 1973 | Louis Menna | Eugene E.J. Maier | Francis B. Patterson |
| Feb 1975 | John F. Kane | Eugene E.J. Maier | Francis B. Patterson |
| 1975 | John F. Kane | Eugene E.J. Maier | Margaret Tartaglione |
| 1979 | John F. Kane | Eugene E.J. Maier | Margaret Tartaglione |
| 1983 | John F. Kane | Marian Tasco | Margaret Tartaglione |
| 1987 | John F. Kane | Maurice Floyd | Margaret Tartaglione |
| 1991 | John F. Kane | Alexander Z. Talmadge | Margaret Tartaglione |
| 1995 | Joseph J. Duda | Alexander Z. Talmadge | Margaret Tartaglione |
| 1999 | Joseph J. Duda | Alexander Z. Talmadge | Margaret Tartaglione |
| 2003 | Joseph J. Duda | Edgar A. Howard | Margaret Tartaglione |
| 2007 | Joseph J. Duda | Anthony Clark | Margaret Tartaglione |
| 2011 | Al Schmidt | Anthony Clark | Stephanie Singer |
| 2015 | Al Schmidt | Anthony Clark | Lisa M. Deeley |
| 2019 | Al Schmidt | Omar Sabir | Lisa M. Deeley |
| 2022 | Seth Bluestein | Omar Sabir | Lisa M. Deeley |
* ↑ Citizens' Party
* 1 2 City Party
* ↑ Philadelphia Party
* ↑ Elected on Democratic and Keystone party tickets
* ↑ Franklin-Washington Party
* ↑ Vacancy filled after Scott died in office
* ↑ Vacancy filled after Moore died in office
* ↑ Vacancy when Hennessey died in office
* ↑ Vacancy when McHenry died in office
* ↑ Vacancy when Osser resigned
* ↑ Vacancy when Menna died in office
* ↑ Affiliated as Forward Republican