It’s unclear who Waxman — should he officially run for the first time for elected office — would be competing against for the seat.
Interest is already swirling around the seat of Philadelphia state Rep. Brian Sims, who represents a large chunk of Center City and has announced that he’ll challenge indicted U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah in 2016.
But Billy Penn has learned that state Sen. Vincent Hughes’ staffer Ben Waxman, a well-connected press officer and former journalist, is strongly considering a run for Sims’ state House seat, which covers Center City and parts of Fairmount and South Philly. Waxman won’t confirm his intentions, but in August he registered the domain name votewaxman.com.
Source: PA Senate staffer considers running for Brian Sims’ state House seat