Philadelphia City Councilmember William Greenlee is a lifelong resident of the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia. He is a graduate of St. Joseph’s Prep and Temple University.
Growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood, Greenlee developed a strong interest in the affairs of his community and the city. This led to his involvement in local politics. In 1980, he began a 26-year career working as chief aide to City Councilman David Cohen, providing constituent services and working on legislative issues.
Greenlee created a culture of strong constituent service in his own Council office, which he has held since 2006.
Championing earned paid sick leave in Philadelphia is one of Councilman Greenlee’s most recent legislative accomplishments.
Councilman Greenlee was the proud sponsor of legislation to overhaul the Fair Practices ordinance, which is the City’s Civil Rights Legislation. The Ordinance prohibits discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations. The update of the law expands the protected classes of citizens to include domestic violence victims, the disabled and the LGBT community.
The Councilman was the prime sponsor of legislation to protect domestic violence victims from losing their jobs or homes due to their status as a domestic violence victim.
Since 1982, Greenlee has been a Democratic Committeeperson. In 1994, he was elected Democratic Leader of the 15th Ward, an economically and racially diverse area composed of the neighborhoods of Fairmount, Francisville, and Spring Garden.
The Councilman is the chairperson of the Rules and Law & Government Committees and is also the Vice-Chair of the Public Property and Transportation Committees. also serves on the Streets and Services, Licenses and Inspections, Public Health and Human Services, and Housing Neighborhood Development and the Homeless committees. The Councilman was elected by his colleagues to serve as Majority Deputy Whip in 2012.
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