State Rep. Chris Rabb won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District on May 19 in what was a competitive primary in Philadelphia.

Given there is no Republican in the race, Rabb will be elected in November as the next member of Congress from what is the most heavily Democratic district in the country.

Rabb, who identifies as a democratic socialist, is poised to succeed retiring Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.).

Rabb ran on affordability, abolishing the death penalty and death by incarceration, abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), recognition of a Palestinian state, addressing climate change, enabling universal child care from birth to age 5, and free public colleges and vocational training.

Rabb previously served as an aide to former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (D-Ill.) and was a member of the White House Conference on Small Business during the Clinton administration.

He later worked as a researcher and educator specializing in social entrepreneurship and authored the book “Invisible Capital: How Unseen Forces Shape Entrepreneurial Opportunity.”

During his tenure in the state legislature, Rabb has introduced legislation addressing issues such as reparations, wealth inequality, environmental justice, fully funding public schools, and expanding access to affordable housing.

Rabb was endorsed by progressives such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).

The state lawmaker fended off Sharif Street, a state senator and former state party chair. Street may have had the most name recognition among Democrats as the son of former Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street.

Street earned endorsements from prominent Democratic leaders and organizations, including Sen. Cory Booker, the Philadelphia Democratic Party, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell.

He also received support from several labor unions, including the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council, Steamfitters Local 420, Plumbers Local 690, and the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals.

Rabb also defeated Dr. Ala Stanford, a pediatric surgeon and public health advocate best known for founding the Black Doctors Consortium during the COVID-19 pandemic.