Johnny Dougherty
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| John Dougherty | |
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| 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]
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