Quetcy Lozada

American politician

Quetcy Lozada

Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 28, 2022
Preceded by	Maria Quiñones-Sánchez

Personal details
Born	1970 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Northwood, Philadelphia

Quetcy Lozada is an American politician who represents the 7th Councilmanic District on the Philadelphia City Council since 2022.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Lozada was born and raised in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia. She earned an MBA in Human Resource Management from Lincoln University in 2019.^[2]

Career

Lozada served as the Chief of Staff to Maria Quiñones-Sánchez. When Quinones-Sanchez resigned to run for Mayor, Lozada was nominated by the Ward Leaders in the 7th District over Angel Cruz for the special election nomination.^[3] She won the general election on November 8, 2022. She represents Kensington, Feltonville, Juniata Park, and Frankford on the council.^[3]^[4]

After taking office, Lozada pushed for the city to adopt an enforcement-focused strategy to combat the billion-dollar opioid trade that has severely impacted the neighborhood of Kensington, contributing to some of the highest gun violence rates in the city.^[5] In 2024 she proposed a law to force businesses such as bodegas, smoke-shops, and take-out restaurants in Kensington to close from 11 pm - 6 am.^[6] She said the nuisance activity from these businesses such as excessive trash interferes with quality of life in the Kensington community and that it's part of a strategy to address the open-air drug selling and criminal activity in the neighborhood.^[6]

References

^ Council, P. H. L. (November 28, 2022). "City Council Welcomes Four New Members in Swearing-In Ceremony". Philadelphia City Council. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
^ ^a ^b "Councilmember Quetcy Lozada | District 7". Philadelphia City Council. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
^ ^a ^b Orso, Anna (November 9, 2022). "Philly City Council results: Quetcy Lozada set to fill the Kensington-based seat vacated by her former boss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
^ McLellan Ravitch, Lizzy (September 22, 2022). "Quetcy Lozada's rise to power: How the North Philly organizer snagged a City Council nomination". Billy Penn. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
^ Orso, Anna (October 31, 2023). "To fix Kensington, a new Philly lawmaker has a controversial proposal: Stronger law enforcement". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
^ ^a ^b Mosbrucker-Garza, Kristen (February 23, 2024). "Philadelphia to outlaw Kensington Avenue's night life past 11 p.m., except bars". WHYY.