Ukrainian leaders support Rendell for Pennsylvania governor

PHILADELPHIA - Ukrainian community leaders met with Ed Rendell, the former mayor of Philadelphia, on Wednesday, October 23, to show their support for his candidacy for governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The president of the Ukrainian Human Rights Committee, Ulana Mazurkevich, introduced the delegation (seen above, from left): Ihor Fedoriw (Ukrainian Medical Association of North America), Iryna Korchynsky (Providence Association of Ukrainian Catholics), Myron Soltys (Ukrainian Congress Committee of America), Irene Skulsky (Ukrainian Human Rights Committee), Mr. Rendell, Ms. Mazurkevich, Andre Michniak (Ukrainian American Bar Association) and Ed Zetnick (Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center). Speaking on behalf of the delegation, Ms. Mazurkevich stated: "As mayor of the 'City of Brotherly Love,' you turned a city with a junk bond status and the largest deficit in its history, into a city with a surplus. You stopped job loss and created 20,000 new jobs in your first year alone. You cut the business and wage tax five years in a row. Mayor Rendell, you have proven yourself to be an experienced leader with a 'can-do' attitude - this is what Pennsylvania needs."

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, November 3, 2002, No. 44, Vol. LXX

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