Nicolas O'Rourke
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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| name = Nicolas O'Rourke
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1989}}
| birth_place = Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
| party = Working Families
| children = 1
| alma_mater = {{ubl|Central State University|Lancaster Bible College (Bachelor's Degree)}}
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| office = Minority Whip of the Philadelphia City Council
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| termstart = January 1, 2024
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| predecessor = David Oh
| office1 = Member of the Philadelphia City Council
from the at-large district
| termstart1 = January 1, 2024
| predecessor1 = David Oh
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Nicolas V. O'Rourke is an American politician and pastor who is an at-large member on the Philadelphia City Council. In 2023, he was elected to a minority party seat alongside incumbent Kendra Brooks in his second run for council as a member of the Working Families Party. This caused Republicans to not have any at-large seats on the City Council for the first time since 1952, when the current system was established.{{Cite web |last=Orso |first=Anna |date=2023-11-08 |title=Working Families Party wins two City Council seats in a historic win for Philly progressives |url=https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/philly-at-large-council-results-2023-20231108.html |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=}}
Early life and education
O'Rourke was born in 1989 in Trenton, New Jersey and lived in Ohio, Florida, and Indiana before moving to Philadelphia. He attended Central State University and Lancaster Bible College, before becoming the pastor of the Living Water United Church of Christ in Oxford Circle in 2014.{{Cite web |last=Prihar |first=Asha |date=2023-10-09 |title=Philadelphia City Council candidates: Nicolas O’Rourke, Working Families Party |url=http://billypenn.com/2023/10/09/philadelphia-city-council-candidate-nicholas-orourke/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Billy Penn at WHYY |language=en-US}}
Political career
In the 2019 Philadelphia City Council election, O'Rouke ran for a minority at-large seat but placed 9th on the general ballot. After his defeat, he became the Pennsylvania Director of the Working Families Party. O'Rouke won an election for a minority at-large seat in the 2023 Philadelphia City Council election alongside Kendra Brooks, ousting Republicans from the minority seats. He took office on January 1, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Rinde |first=Meir |date=2023-11-08 |title=Working Families Party notches another historic win in Philadelphia |url=http://billypenn.com/2023/11/08/working-families-party-philadelphia-city-council-kendra-brooks-nicolas-orourke/ |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Billy Penn at WHYY |language=en-US}}
References
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Category:21st-century Pennsylvania politicians
Category:Politicians from Philadelphia
Category:Politicians from Trenton, New Jersey
Category:Central State University alumni
Category:United Church of Christ ministers