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Nina Ahmad: “I started the Office of Public Engagement.”

Featuring: Nina Ahmad, Democratic | Philadelphia City Council At-large | Pennsylvania

Studio C70 - Nina Ahmad interviewed by Freire students

Published October 31, 2023 | Video Starts at 11:36

I moved from that to being in public service. And I was appointed a DEP Mayor in the city when Jim Kenney was mayor in the first term, in his first four years. And I started the Office of Public Engagement. So I have the science part of me drives me to be evidence based, meaning as I was talking to Howard before, I need the data to know what are the issues. (11:36–11:39)

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“Police get a large amount of our budget.”
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