>Two sources familiar with the Union League event, who requested anonymity to discuss a private meeting, said other declared candidates for mayor were invited but only Gym showed up.
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>Gym resigned from City Council in November to run for mayor.
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>Just hours before her Union League visit, Gym was endorsed by the Working Families Party, a liberal third party group that lines up with her progressive politics. Accepting the endorsement, Gym decried “career politicians” who she said marginalize city residents in favor of “the wealthy and privileged in Philadelphia.”