IN THE PRESS
Philadelphia Gay News: Reclaim Philadelphia: The next generation of LGBTQ+ leaders
PGN devotes a full feature to Reclaim Philadelphia and the LGBTQ+ leaders the organization has developed. Political Director Sergio Cea, the first gay man in the role, explains the point of the work: "We wanted to build power locally so that folks can start to see actual impact in their lives about the decisions that get made at a political level. We want a world where our communities can thrive." Board Chair Kyra Schwartz describes Reclaim as "a political home for people who want to reclaim the government back from corporations, the MAGA right, and the wealthy few," and talks about an organization that invested in leadership she could not yet see in herself.
The Chestnut Hill Local: Seth Anderson-Oberman to lead Reclaim, continue his 'working class' agenda
The Local sits down with Seth Anderson-Oberman as he becomes Reclaim Philadelphia's first executive director, a year after his narrow loss to Councilmember Cindy Bass in the 8th District primary. He describes the job as a way to continue what his campaign started, building independent political infrastructure for working-class Philadelphians. The piece traces Reclaim from 35 people after 2016 to roughly 1,000 members today, and notes that Anderson-Oberman joins Political Director Sergio Cea as the organization's second staffer. It also covers his Germantown upbringing as the child of working-class Black and Jewish parents, and the picket line he joined at age 10 alongside his stepfather, Henry Sanel.
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Progressives pick candidates, and fights, in Philly state House races
A 2022 Clout column on Reclaim Philadelphia's state House endorsement process, and the friction it caused. Brennan reports that some would-be allies accused the organization of becoming the sort of insular clique it criticized in the establishment, with candidates bristling at the barbs in the steering committee's written recommendations. Then-Political Director Amanda McIllmurray defended the process as fair and open, noting that Reclaim's 800 members, not the committee, cast the deciding votes: "We go hard for the people we think we should support, who are aligned with our vision and back up their words. And with the people we don't support, we're really clear about why."