A Philadelphia Democrat has joined the 2022 race for U.S. Senate.
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) announced his candidacy for the 2022 U.S. Senate race on The ReidOut with Joy Reid on MSNBC on Thursday night.
“America succeeds because every generation steps up to protect, expand the promise of America,” Kenyatta said. “The promise that has excluded, for too long, so many working families whose lives were tough prior to COVID and this deadly pandemic has made those cracks even worse.”
“So, I know we have an opportunity right now to expand that promise. To make sure we have a country that just doesn’t talk about justice and fairness for all, but actually makes it real,” Kenyatta continued. “And it’s with faith in that mission and joy in my heart that I’m announcing here tonight that I’ll be a candidate for the United States Senate to represent the great commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”
He also posted an announcement video on social media shortly after his appearance on MSNBC, where he makes the case that he’s “running to be a voice for working families.”
It’s official: I am a Democrat running to be a voice for working families in the US Senate. Help us build this movement from the ground up: https://t.co/S4UAhtPfkU pic.twitter.com/8amZkdaKac
— Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (@malcolmkenyatta) February 19, 2021
Kenyatta, 30, is currently serving his second term in the state House. He secured the Democratic Party nomination for the open seat in the 181st House District in North Philadelphia in 2018 in a five candidate primary, then coasted to win the seat over Republican candidate Milton Street. Kenyatta became the first Black LGTBQ person elected to the Pennsylvania legislature.
In 2020, he ran unopposed to win a second term.
Kenyatta, a progressive Democrat, was an early, vocal supporter of Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential bid. He joined the Biden campaign on the trail in multiple states during the primary and was featured in a campaign video as well. During the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Kenyatta was one of three Pennsylvania Democrats featured in the “rising stars” Keynote address.
He enters the race with the support of the American Federation of Teachers, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, and the Working Families Party.
Kenyatta is the third Democrat to formally announce a bid for the open seat. He joins Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and former Norristown Borough Council President John McGuigan.
However the Democratic field is expected to grow in the coming weeks and months.
According to Politico, others potential Democratic candidates include Reps. Brendan Boyle (D-Philadelphia), Chrissy Houlahan (D-Chester), Conor Lamb (D-Allegheny), Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh, state Sen. Sharif Street, and Philadelphia City Councilmember Helen Gym.
The GOP field is expected to be packed as well.
Sean Gale, an attorney, formally announced his entrance into the race to succeed outgoing GOP Sen. Pat Toomey this week. Other Republicans that are reportedly interested in seeking the GOP nomination according to Politico include, Reps. Mike Kelly (R-Butler), Guy Reschenthaler (R-Allegheny), former Congressman Ryan Costello (R-Chester), former Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite, former gubernatorial candidate Paul Mango, former Lt. governor candidate Jeff Bartos, former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain, former U.S. Ambassador Carla Sands, business consultant Craig Snyder, and former congressional candidate Sean Parnell.
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Wow. Scumbag. Nothing makes a point land like saying something as stupid as that.
You disagree he is far left? You feel his positions are representative of Pennsylvania?
Like, accusing temple of racism because they didn’t include enough black people in a search committee? You think the majority of PA feels that the skin color of a search committee’s members define the university as being racist?
By talented, do you mean a race-baiting opportunist who hasn’t done anything but be an antagonistic “activist”?
Then maybe people would agree with your point.
Also, his mustache looks ridiculous.
Joe GAle is gayer than Kenyatta
Kenyatta brings vast life and professional experiences to the table. LMFAO
People must think a lot of themselves. At first, I thought this was a joke. Malcolm Kenyatta for United States Senate goes in the same category as Brian Sims for LG and Joe Gale for Governor.
Malcolm will get eaten alive by Fetterman, Lamb, Dean, etc. But maybe he will get more followers on Twitter, cable news hits, or even a book deal because, ya know. This campaign is 1 day old and it is obviously just a vanity project.
Too many old f*ckers in the US Senate. Need some young blood in there.
Currently, only one US Senator under 40: newly elected Jon Ossoff (age 34)
Conor Lamb.
For Senate
You must be smelling yourself, cowardly imposter.
Get some new material and quit sniffing your own ass, cowardly imposter wannabe.
Another virtue signaler. Great.
Very nice spot, but very Philadelphia-centric. Mr. Kenyatta, you have to be able to do more for the rest of the state than utter Bethlehem and Uniontown in your spot. My guess is you are not the only candidate that is guilty of this, but know it is your vulnerability. I think you are very talented, but this is more than twitter and cable appearances.
He’s a real crumb-bum.
Kenyatta is all show horse and no work horse. He yells and rants, plays gotcha politics in Harrisburg to get sound bites, but he has never actually accomplished anything. Total zero and no one respects him because of it.
Gulag is a crumb bum and Huh is a whack-a-mole. Stick your heads back in the sand you crumb bums.
Another extremely far left candidate that in no way represents Pennsylvania’s majority.
Good luck.