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. Retrieved 2010-12-06. John J. Dougherty Business Manager
  2. 1 2 3 "Power 50". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2003. Archived from the original on 2004-04-17.
  3. ↑ Barnes, Tom (April 13, 2008). "Area Democratic senators taking sides in race for veteran Vince Fumo's seat". Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
  4. ↑ Neri, Al (December 2002). "Others to Watch". The Insider.
  5. ↑ "2008 General Primary - Senator in the General Assembly". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004.
  6. 1 2 Namako, Tom (Apr 30, 2008). "Out with the Old?". Philadelphia City Paper.
  7. ↑ "The PA Report "Power 75" List" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capitol Growth. January 31, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-02.
  8. ↑ Roarty, Alex; Sean Coit (January 2010). "Pennsylvania Influencers". Politics Magazine. pp. 44–49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-07.


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