PA primary 2025: Your guide to the Reading City Council president race

PA primary 2025: Your guide to the Reading City Council president race

READING — City Democrats and Republicans will head to the polls on May 20 to choose who they want to lead the city council for the next four years. The winners of those primaries will face off in November. There are three Democrats and one Republican on the ballot. Reading has six council members who each represent a different area of the city, called a district, and are selected by the voters in their area. The council president is elected by a…

PA Primary Election 2025: A Complete Guide to Reading City Council President Candidates

The crucial position is selected by voters to keep order and set an agenda for the legislative body of this city of more than 90,000. By Lisa Scheid, Spotlight PA Photo courtesy of Matt Smith / For Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. City Democ…