User:Maneesha41/Daniel J. Savage
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| name = Daniel Savage
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| birth_place = Philadelphia, PA
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| party = Democratic
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| alma_mater = Holy Family University
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| order = Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 7th District
| term_start = 2006
| term_end = 2007
| predecessor = Richard T. Mariano
| successor = Maria Quiñones-Sanchez
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Daniel J. Savage is a Democratic politician and former member of the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Political Career
He was elected in a special election in 2006 representing the 7th District{{cite web|url=http://phillyvoter.org/Elections_Dan_Savage.aspx|publisher=Committee of Seventy|accessdate=12 June 2014}} following the Rick Mariano's conviction on corruption charges{{cite news|title=Philly Dems Ignore City’s Changing Identity|url=http://www.phillymag.com/news/2011/04/27/philly-dems-ignore-citys-changing-identity/|accessdate=12 June 2014|publisher=Philadelphia Magazine|date=27 April 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/sex_and_the_city-38421829.html|accessdate=12 June 2014|publisher=Philadelphia Weekly|date=6 December 2006}} . He lost the election the following year and again in 2011 to Maria Quiñones-Sanchez{{cite news|title=Philly Dems Ignore City’s Changing Identity|url=http://www.phillymag.com/news/2011/04/27/philly-dems-ignore-citys-changing-identity/|accessdate=12 June 2014|publisher=Philadelphia Magazine|date=27 April 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.phillyrecord.com/2013/10/pols-on-the-street-record-low-turnout-predicted-for-tuesday/|accessdate=12 June 2014|publisher=The Philadelphia Public Record|date=31 October 2013}}. In 2014, he unsuccessfully{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=127623|website=Our Campaigns|accessdate=12 June 2014}} ran for Senate in Pennsylvania's 2nd District{{cite news|title=Savage to host breakfast fundraiser at the shore|url=http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jul/17/savage-host-breakfast-fundraiser-shore/#.U5naAXVdW00|accessdate=12 June 2014|publisher=Northeast Times|date=17 July 2013}}. He works for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and is Democratic Leader of the 23rd Ward{{cite news|title=State rep. kicks off re-election campaign|url=http://www.northeasttimes.com/2014/feb/12/state-rep-kicks-re-election-campaign/#.U5nc43VdW00|accessdate=12 June 2014|publisher=Northeast Times|date=12 February 2014}}
Personal Life
He was born and raised in Philadelphia{{cite web|title=Danny Savage looking for rematch in Philadelphia City Council race|url=http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/philadelphia/13056-14lfdan|publisher=Newsworks/WHYY|accessdate=12 June 2014}} {{cite web|url=http://www.savageforsenate.com/about-danny|accessdate=12 June 2014}}. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from Holy Family University. He has one son, Daniel Savage Jr{{cite web|url=http://phillyvoter.org/Elections_Dan_Savage.aspx|publisher=Committee of Seventy|accessdate=12 June 2014}}.
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/dannysavageforsenate Facebook]
- [http://phillyvoter.org/Elections_Dan_Savage.aspx Committee of Seventy]
- [http://www.savageforsenate.com/ Savage for Senate]