About Brian J. O'Neill
Born 1949. Brian J. O'Neill is an American politician.
Brian J. O'Neill (born December 23, 1949) is a Republican Councilman representing the Tenth District on the City Council of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has served since 1980.
Political career O'Neill was first elected to Council in 1979, when he defeated incumbent Councilman Mel Greenberg on a campaign built on Greenberg's perceived apathy for the position. Additionally, he served as the President of the National League of Cities in 1998.
He introduced the Philadelphia blunt ban in May 2006, which was adopted and signed by the mayor.
He is a former city Council's Minority Leader. As of 2024, he is the only current Republican council member in Philadelphia, after Republicans lost the two at-large seats reserved by the City Charter for the minority party, to the Working Families Party.
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Brian J. O'Neill was born on 23 December 1949 in Philadelphia.
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