[applause] next to rob is a dear friend and colleague, michael hardy. michael is an attorney, since 1988. he is a leader in the movement for social and criminal justice for many many decades. he is the founder of the national action network and serves as executive vice president and general counsel to the national action network. please welcome michael hardy. [applause] >> next to michael is chad peace, from california. chad is an attorney and the president of independent voter contact media llc. he was one of the leaders in the successful effort to pass top too 2 our open primaries in , california. [applause] we thank him for that. he is the national legal strategist for and partisanship.org, and bringing a very important lawsuit in the state of new jersey. he is also the managing editor of ibn. [applause] the final two gentlemen at the end are homeboys. [applause] so to speak. [laughter] >> harry is counsel to independent.org and has conducted landmark litigation , protecting the rights of independent voters on the issues of primary reform. in 2002 he

please welcome michael hardy. [applause] >> next to michael, chad peace who is here all the way from california. chad is an attorney and he is the president of independent voter contact media llc. he was one of the leaders movers and shakers really of a behind the scenes architect of a successful effort to pass top two open primaries in california. [cheers and applause] and we thank you for that. if the national legal strategist for end of partisanship.org efforts to bring and very very important lawsuit in the state of the jersey which we will hear some about during the course of discussion excels at managing editor of the independent voter news which is an online platform for political news and analysis for independent-minded authors chad peace. [applause] >> then the final two gentlemen at the end of the couch our homeboys. [laughter] so to speak. harry kresky is counsel to independent voting.org and open primaries. he conducted landmark litigation and protecting the rights of independent voters on the issues of

really really great to have you here. [ applause ] next to rob is a dear friend and colleague, michael hardy. meek michael is a practicing attorney since 1988. he's a leader in the movement for social and criminal justice for many many decades. he's a founder of the national action network and serves as executive vice president and general counsel to the national action network. please welcome michael hardy. [ applause ] next to michael chad peace, who is here all the way from california. chad is an attorney and he's the president of independent voter contact media llc. he was one of the leaders and movers and shakers really of a behind the scenes architect of the successful effort to open top primaries in california. [ applause ] and we thank him for that. he's the national legal strategist for end partisanship's efforts to bring a very, very important lawsuit in the state of new jersey which we'll hear some about during the course of the discussion. he's also the managing editor of independent voter news an online platform for political news and analysis from independent-minded authors. ch

next to to rob is a dear friend and colleague, michael hardy.he is an attorney, a practicing attorney since 1988. a leader in the movement for social and criminal justice for many decades. he is a founder of the national action network and served as executive vice president and general counsel to the national action network. please welcome michael hardy. [applause] next to michael, chad peace who is here from california. he is the president of independent voter contact media. he was one of the leaders and movers and shakers, a behind the scenes architect of the effort to pass open primaries in california. we thank him for that. he is the national legal strategist for and partisanship.org's efforts to bring a lawsuit in the state of new jersey. he is the magazine -- managing voter of ibn. chad peace. then the next gentleman they are home boys. so to speak. harry kresky's counsel?, he has conducted landmark legislation. in 2002, he served on the new york city charter revision commission. which considered for the first time the issue of nonpartisan

next to to rob is a dear friend and colleague, michael hardy. he is an attorney, a practicing attorney since 1988. a leader in the movement for social and criminal justice for many decades. he is a founder of the national action network and served as executive vice president and general counsel to the national action network. please welcome michael hardy. [applause] next to michael, chad peace who is here from california. he is the president of independent voter contact media. he was one of the leaders and movers and shakers, a behind the scenes architect of the effort to pass open primaries in california. we thank him for that. he is the national legal strategist for and partisanship.org's efforts to bring a lawsuit in the state of new jersey. he is the magazine -- managing voter of ibn. chad peace. then the next gentleman they are home boys. so to speak. harry kresky's counsel?, he has conducted landmark legislation. in 2002, he served on the new york city charter revision commission. which considered for the first time the issue of nonpartisa

oliver former press secretary for philadelphia mayor michael nutter former state senator milton street and pennsylvania state senator anthony hardy raju, a member of the board of the greater philadelphia chamber of commerce. thank you for joining us this morning. >> happy to be here vai. >> why is it so important for the chamber of commerce to be part of the debate tonight. and what is the payoff for the chamber? >> i think this city is at a tipping point where we're a tale of two cities. it looks like baltimore and detroit and for the top 40%, looks like boston for new york. and the conversation about where the new economy is going to go for next 50 years is very important. you have to make sure that the candidates who are running to become our mayor understand the 60% of our city's plight leading in poverty and broken school system and history of corruption. at the same time allow the businesses that are looking to fly high do their thing, which is the $8 billion of construction within walking distance, great arts and culture scene and the health care system and, of course the dnc and the papal visit coming is a testament to th

milton street and anthony hardy williams are the six candidates to debate the key issues on the stage inside the kimmel center tonight again at 7:00. all running to fill mayor michael nutter's seat which he's leafing vacant. the philadelphia chamber of commerce has been meeting with voters to talk about the key issues. and the president of the chamber tells me that job creation is at the forefront of that list. >> people are looking for the next mayor who is going to care deeply about this city care deeply about their interests, and be organized around growth and job correct creation. >> reporter: now this year's election for mayor is an open seat. what exactly does that mean and what advantage or disadvantage does it give to the candidates that you just saw? we'll talk about that coming up next half hour. reporting live in center city, katy zachry, "nbc 10 news." >>> now melissa murray bailey is the only republican running for mayor. she has a background in business and was a registered democrat until changing her party earlier this year. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 are proud to partner to host tonight's debate. jim rosenfield is the moderator starting at 7:00 right h