John F. Street

John F. Street
Street in 1999
97th Mayor of Philadelphia
In office January 3, 2000 – January 7, 2008
Preceded by	Ed Rendell
Succeeded by	Michael Nutter
President of the Philadelphia City Council
In office January 6, 1992[1] – December 31, 1998
Preceded by	Joseph Coleman
Succeeded by	Anna Verna
Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 5th district
In office January 7, 1980[2] – December 31, 1998[3]
Preceded by	Cecil B. Moore
Succeeded by	Darrell Clarke
Personal details
Born	John Franklin Street (1943-10-15) October 15, 1943 (age 80) Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Independent (since 2011)
Other political affiliations	Democratic (until 2011)
Children	4, including Sharif Street
Relatives	Milton Street (brother)
Alma mater	Oakwood University (BA) Temple University Beasley School of Law (JD)

John Franklin Street (born October 15, 1943) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3, 2000, and was re-elected to a second term beginning in 2004. He is a Democrat and became mayor after having served 19 years in the Philadelphia City Council, including seven years as its president, before resigning as required under the Philadelphia City Charter in order to run for mayor. He followed Ed Rendell as mayor, assuming the post on January 3, 2000. Street was Philadelphia's second black mayor.

Street floated the possibility of being a candidate for statewide office in Pennsylvania. In light of corruption scandals, those prospects never materialized. Time Magazine listed him as one of the three worst big-city mayors in the United States in 2005.^[4]