DA Candidate Forum Being Held Thursday In Roxborough

ROXBOROUGH, PHILADELPHIA – Six candidates running for Philadelphia District Attorney will partake in a forum this week in Roxborough where they will speak to voters and answer voter questions. The forum will be held Thursday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Leverington Presbyterian Church, 6301 Ridge Ave.

Democrats Lawrence Krasner, Theresa Carr Deni, Michael Untermeyer, Joe Kahn, and Jack O’Neil along with Republican Beth Grossman will participate in the forum sponsored by the Central Roxborough Civic Association.

The candidates are:

• Teresa Carr Deni, a former Municipal Court judge;
• Joe Khan, a former city and federal prosecutor now in private practice;
• Lawrence Krasner, a defense and civil rights attorney;
• Jack O'Neil, former Assistant District Attorney and Chestnut Hill native;
• Michael Untermeyer, a former city and state prosecutor and currently a real estate investor;
• Beth Grossman, a former city prosecutor.

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