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MAY 26, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Current roleState Senator
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
Age52 years old (Mar 29, 1974)
GenderMale
LocationPennsylvania
BackgroundAttorney
EducationMorehouse College (B.A.)
Notable personal detailsSharif Street is an American attorney and politician from Philadelphia. He has represented Pennsylvania State Senate District 3 since 2017 and served as chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party beginning in 2022, later stepping down to focus on a 2026 run for Congress. He earned a B.A. from Morehouse College and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, and has worked in civil rights and housing law.
Supports using government revenue to fund public services like education and public safety and opposes large tax cuts that would reduce state funding for those services. Has advocated generating revenue (including from legalized cannabis) to address education and anti-violence programs rather than reducing tax rates. Views broad tax-cut proposals as unlikely to spur growth and harmful to local government services.
Supports increasing access to health care, reducing out-of-pocket costs, protecting coverage for people with pre-existing conditions and codifying essential health benefits, pursuing pharmaceutical price transparency, and strengthening Medicaid reimbursement to improve care for low-income patients.
Supports protecting immigrants from aggressive federal immigration enforcement and emphasizes due process and community safety; has publicly opposed local cooperation with ICE raids and urged officials to defend immigrant rights. Focuses on limiting overreach by federal immigration authorities while encouraging continued access to civic life for immigrant communities.
Sharif Street supports codifying the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law and opposes Texas-style abortion bans; he has called for defending access to medication abortion and for federal action to protect abortion rights.
Supports aggressive emissions-reduction approaches that combine expansion of renewables with technology and market-based tools, including incentives for carbon capture, some nuclear power, and natural sequestration; accepts transitional use of fossil fuels while pursuing near-net-zero goals. Advocates policy incentives and updates to state clean-energy standards to include carbon-capture and sequestration measures alongside wind and solar. Serves on relevant state legislative committees addressing air and water pollution and conservation.
Supports stronger, evidence-based gun safety laws at the state and local level and criticizes Pennsylvania’s preemption that prevents cities from enacting local gun restrictions. Advocates investments in community violence-intervention programs alongside increased police staffing and community policing. Backs criminal-justice reforms tied to reducing violence and public-safety funding for non-law-enforcement violence interruption efforts.
Street’s nominee price has fallen to 36% as voters head to the May 19 primary, while recent reporting continues to frame Chris Rabb as the front-runner in a tight three-way Democratic race. That keeps the main trading question on whether Street can stop the late drift and close the gap before ballots are counted.
Street’s nominee price has fallen from 43% to 36% as the Pennsylvania primary opens, extending a multi-day decline in a race where Rabb still leads. That matters because the open-seat Democratic primary is effectively the main event in this district, so traders may need to keep repricing Street’s path to the nomination.
Street’s yes price has dropped to 36% as primary day arrives, extending a sharp late repricing in a race that public reporting still frames as a tight three-way contest. That matters because the Democratic nominee is likely to decide the seat, so traders may need to reprice Street’s path against Chris Rabb’s current lead.
Sharif Street is in the news because he ran in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District, but recent reporting says Chris Rabb won the nomination. Street had been one of the main contenders in the crowded race to replace retiring Rep. Dwight Evans, with support from local unions and elected officials. Earlier coverage also noted that the Philadelphia Democratic Party endorsed Street, which boosted his standing in the primary.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
2022
LatestCycle 2022
Source: FEC
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