Position Sought
Philadelphia City Commission, At-Large
Party Affiliation
Other
Location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of General Election
November 7, 2023
General Election Donation Limit
$3100
Race/Ethnicity
Multiracial
Gender Identity
Cisgender Man
Sexual Orientation
Queer
Connect with Jarrett Smith
Jarrett will be the first out LGBTQ+ person to serve on the Philadelphia City Commission!
Biography
Jarrett Smith is a community and labor advocate running for the Philadelphia City Commissioners Office with the Working Families Party.
Jarrett has a proven track record of success in engaging voters and winning victories for working families. As a government relations professional in labor, Jarrett is responsible for advancing the policy goals of caregivers and working families and engaging rank and file members in political action. In 2022, Jarrett coordinated advocacy efforts to win safe-staffing ratios for nursing home staff and over 600 million dollars in recurring medicaid funding for bedside care.
Prior to joining SEIU, Jarrett led a statewide youth voter engagement program with NextGen America. Jarrett is passionate about housing justice and successfully led a tenant-driven campaign for good cause eviction protection legislation that passed in Philadelphia City Council in 2018.
Jarrett also serves on the board of Young Involved Philadelphia as the co-programming chair, planning and facilitating events to foster civic engagement among young people.