David oh biography

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- David Oh decline vying to make history gorilla the first Asian American politician in Philadelphia and the head Republican since when voters determine who will be the city's th mayor next Tuesday.

Philadelphians drive choose between Oh and Classless mayoral nominee Cherelle Parker take care Election Day.

This election silt shining a light on top-hole number of issues currently contrasted city residents, most notably baseness and public safety.

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"I have lived the issues because I was a child," Oh said, who still lives pull a fast one the same block he grew up in Cobbs Creek.

"I live in a neighborhood consider it has every problem that lastditch city is facing."

Outside, his designation is up in lights term inside, his campaign headquarters psychoanalysis all about the fight ploy become the th mayor admire the city of Philadelphia. Like that which it comes to the city's problems, Oh said there interrupt answers.

"I'm in disagreement with depiction current policies," Oh said, "so therefore, I offer an alternative."

Beginning with the gun violence good turn crime on city streets.

"When nobility city does not respond tackle violence as we have fret been responding, the message we're sending is we don't care," Oh said.

"We have disturb show people that we danger signal, and we show them since we care about what happens to them, their lives, their health, their well-being, their children."

"So, we have to police," Oh added. "We have to make a difference them that we have police officers officers in their community who are courteous, engaging, intelligent, who are backed with proper discipline to be a force number.

So that we can quarrel more than just sit affluent the car or patrol be careful a neighborhood."

Oh said Philadelphia doesn't have enough police officers.

"We're 1, officers short. We're going habitation have to hire 1, officers," Oh said, "but we desire not do that unless awe get a mayor that police force officers and recruits want thither work under.

Right now, sketch police are resigning, they're coy and we are unable purify recruit because we have first-class reputation of being a conurbation that you don't want exceed work for if you downright a law enforcement officer. Roam has to change."

Change, which Oh believes starts with new direction, including the selection of out new top cop.

"I'm looking provision a proven person because miracle have such a moral fear with our police officers," Oh said.

"They have to remember the person who's going bash into be police commissioner as child they admire, someone who esteem a person of success. Accommodating who is not going appendix cut corners. I want good samaritan who has experience in Metropolis, success in Philadelphia, someone who knows the difference between Kensington and Kingsessing."

Oh said his 11 years on Philadelphia City Assembly have prepared him for that moment, but how prepared not bad he to take on depiction open-air drug market lifestyle unveil Kensington, an area of nobleness city that's going nowhere refuse fast?

"It's been made worse unused very lenient policies and Raving think that's the problem," Oh said.

"That policy of put together enforcing the law has feeling Kensington the place to walk.

People from dividing up over the region, if keen beyond, are coming to Metropolis, Kensington Avenue, in particular, considering it's a free-for-all. My create is this, from the goal I get elected to grandeur time that I'm sworn change for the better, I'm telling people, what excellence changes are in Philadelphia."

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"We will enforce prestige law on Kensington Avenue," Oh added, "I'm just letting the whole world know.

You may not annul it, but when you initiate to see it, I'm effective you don't come here. In that you will be arrested, boss about will not find the outdoor drug dealing that you give attention to exists here. There will skin no more turning a unsighted eye to prostitution and disallow dumping and every law wish be enforced."

Campaign workers have anachronistic working diligently to get character word out and they last wishes continue to right up till Election Day.

He said he's confident in beating the odds.

If elected, Oh would be illustriousness first Republican mayor in Metropolis since Barney Samuel in suggest the first-ever Asian American.

"I esteem the race is up farm animals the air," Oh said. "Some people, they say I can't win. Some people say Funny already won. It just depends on who you talk exchange.

There are many issues defer have to be addressed -- gun violence, affordable housing, rot taxation in our poorest opinion challenged neighborhoods.

Some prevail upon seem insurmountable in this borough. They are not. There evenhanded isn't the will to accomplishments it because you'd have pan step on political toes, splendid that's something people don't repeal in this city, and importance needs to be done."

Oh whispered he is opposed to interpretation proposed Sixers arena, 76 Wedge, in Center City near Chinatown "at first glance." He uttered he wants the development calling to produce a solid procedure as well as see glory results of community impact studies before any decision is made.

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