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Billy Ciancaglini wants to be Philadelphia’s first Republican mayor in decades. The problem? Many voters ‘have never heard of me.’

It's been 20 years since a Democratic candidate for mayor in Philadelphia faced a close call from a Republican. Billy Ciancaglini, a Democrat-turned-Republican, hopes to change that by defeating Mayor Jim Kenney's bid for a second term. He knows you may not have heard of him.

Republican Mayoral Candidate Billy Ciancaglini  speaks with former client and friend Mike DÕImperio during the 26th Ward's Republican fundraiser on October 18, 2019.
Republican Mayoral Candidate Billy Ciancaglini speaks with former client and friend Mike DÕImperio during the 26th Ward's Republican fundraiser on October 18, 2019.Read moreEd Newton