John F. Street Democratic John F. Street Democratic The 2003 Philadelphia mayoral election was a contest between Democratic incumbent John F. Street and Republican businessman Sam Katz.

Pennsylvania governor and former mayor of Philadelphia Ed Rendell played a key role for Street by ensuring that business interests did not support Katz.

[2] The race was covered in the documentary film The Shame of a City.

Mayor John Street was unopposed for renomination by the Democratic Party.

Sam Katz was unopposed for the Republican nomination.