Johnny Dougherty

For other people named John Dougherty, see John Dougherty (disambiguation).
John Dougherty
Residence Philadelphia
Occupation labor leader

John J. "Johnny Doc" Dougherty is a prominent labor leader in Philadelphia. He is the Business Manager of Local 98 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.[1]

As a leader within the Philadelphia organized labor scene, Dougherty is a prominent political figure, who has helped many Democratic candidates get donations and volunteers.[2][3]

He had a famous and long-standing feud with former Senator Vince Fumo.[4] The political website PoliticsPA likened the relationship to the Hatfield-McCoy feud[2] During the 2008 Democratic primary for the 1st senatorial district in the Pennsylvania Senate in Philadelphia, Dougherty was dealt a surprising defeat by Larry Farnese, who was heavily supported by Fumo.[5][6] Following Dougherty's concession, Fumo was heard chanting "Doc is dead! Doc is dead!"[6]

In 2003, he was named to the PoliticsPA "Power 50" list of politically influential people in Pennsylvania.[2] In 2003, he was named to the Pennsylvania Report “Power 75” List.[7] In 2010, Politics Magazine named him one of the most influential Democrats in Pennsylvania.[8]

References

  1. ^ "IBEW 98 Officers". IBEW 98 Web Site. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 98. 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06. http://www.ibew98.org/98_officers.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06. "John J. Dougherty Business Manager" 
  2. ^ a b c "Power 50". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2003. Archived from the original on 2004-04-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20040417135307/www.politicspa.com/features/power502003.htm. 
  3. ^ Barnes, Tom (April 13, 2008). "Area Democratic senators taking sides in race for veteran Vince Fumo's seat". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08104/872880-178.stm. 
  4. ^ Neri, Al (December 2002). "Others to Watch". The Insider. http://www.insiderpa.com/archive/insider12-2002.htm. 
  5. ^ "2008 General Primary - Senator in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=27&OfficeID=12. 
  6. ^ a b Namako, Tom (Apr 30, 2008). "Out with the Old?". Philadelphia City Paper. http://citypaper.net/articles/2008/05/01/out-with-the-old. 
  7. ^ "The PA Report "Power 75" List" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capitol Growth. January 31, 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-09-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20060920200116/www.pa-report.com/uploaded_pdf/PAReportPower75_.pdf. 
  8. ^ Roarty, Alex; Sean Coit (January 2010). "Pennsylvania Influencers". Politics Magazine: pp. 44–49. Archived from the original on 2010-02-07. http://www.webcitation.org/5nNQI9Qgt.