Daily News | Philadelphia ShopRite magnate Jeff Brown plans to launch a run for mayor this week
by larger grocery chains, and he’s well known for hiring hundreds of formerly incarcerated people to work in those stores.
In 2009, Brown launched a nonprofit focused on food access in low-income neighborhoods, and the following year he worked with the White House on a grocery expansion initiative and attended the State of the Union address as a guest of former first lady Michelle Obama.for being one of the city’s most prominent and outspoken opponentsThe 1.5-cents-per-ounce levy was proposed as a way to fund universal pre-K, community schools, and improvements to the city’s recreation centers and parks.
But he has long had connections in the city’s Democratic political class. In addition to being independently wealthy, supporters say Brown will likely appeal to the city’s donor class. And a political action committee tied to him reported last year that it had raised nearly a million dollars.
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