Politics & Government
Patricia Loomer Hopes To Diversify Board Of Commissioners
The Democratic candidate hopes to represent women and Democrats by being elected 9th Ward commissioner.
Patricia Loomer would like to see women and more Democrats on the Haverford Township Board of Commissioners.
Loomer, a 47-year-old Democrat, is challenging incumbent Commissioner Bill Wechsler for the 9th Ward commissioner seat in the November general election.
Married with two grown children, Loomer grew up in nearby Drexel Hill before moving to Haverford Township 24 years ago
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She holds a dual bachelor’s degree in accounting and French from Immaculata University in Malvern and now works as a program manager for the personal support network at KenCrest Services in Plymouth Meeting.
KenCrest is an organization that serves children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and autism. Loomer formerly worked in KenCrest’s fiscal department.
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Loomer also previously served as a volunteer at St. Dorothy Parish in Drexel Hill where she taught CCD.
Asked why she decided to run for commissioner, Loomer told the Haverford-Havertown Patch, “I’d say the biggest reason is there’s no women on the board, but I’d like to see more Democrats on there.”
For 9th Ward residents, the greatest issue of concern is infrastructure, Loomer said.
The infrastructure is aging and the township needs to make sure that it has its master plan in place “which we don’t at this point,” Loomer said.
In terms of township-wide issues, Loomer said she would like to see township-wide communication in which residents either receive a monthly newsletter or email communications about what is happening in the township.
She would also like to see bike trails put into place.
“Kids need a place to get out and get away from the TV and the screens … I just think it’s important for the health of our kids,” Loomer said.
An issue of personal importance to Loomer is the redevelopment of the former Swell Bubble Gum factory site on Eagle Road.
is now being built on the site, but before the township took the property by eminent domain, there was a proposal to build a new library on the property.
“I would have like to see the going where the Y is,” Loomer said.
Loomer said people should vote for her, “Because I’m a Democrat ... I think we’ve had the township run by one party for a long time and we need to have people with new ideas. More fairness and equality is what I’d like to see ... Right now, it slants very heavily to Republicans.”
