[4] Singer became increasingly active in politics after volunteering to work on election data for the 2004 presidential campaign of John Kerry.
[11] The day after the city's handling of the November 6, 2012 elections led to criticism of the commission, Schmidt and Clark voted to remove Singer as chair of the commissioner and appoint themselves as co-chairs.
[7] The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the removal did not appear related to the election, however, and noted that the commissioners "had been bickering for months at their weekly public sessions over seemingly small issues" as well as Singer's vocal opposition to the state's new voter ID law.
[8][12] Singer's reelection attempt in 2015 was challenged by three Democratic voters for failing to obtain the required 1,000 signatures on nomination petitions, falling four short.
where she reflects on her experience as a former election official, data strategist, and successful candidate, with advice to those who have interests in entering politics.
Singer married Stephen Fischer in 1993 in a ceremony officiated by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, then a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.