Quetcy Lozada

Lozada was born and raised in the Hunting Park section of Philadelphia. She earned an MBA in Human Resource Management from Lincoln University in 2019.^[2]

Lozada served as the Chief of Staff to Maria Quiñones-Sánchez. When Quinones-Sanchez resigned to run for Mayor, Lozada was nominated by the Ward Leaders in the 7th District over Angel Cruz for the special election nomination.^[3] She won the general election on November 8, 2022. She represents Kensington, Feltonville, Juniata Park, and Frankford on the council.^[3][4]

After taking office, Lozada pushed for the city to adopt an enforcement-focused strategy to combat the billion-dollar opioid trade that has severely impacted the neighborhood of Kensington, contributing to some of the highest gun violence rates in the city.^[5] In 2024 she proposed a law to force businesses such as bodegas, smoke-shops, and take-out restaurants in Kensington to close from 11 pm - 6 am.^[6] She said the nuisance activity from these businesses such as excessive trash interferes with quality of life in the Kensington community and that it's part of a strategy to address the open-air drug selling and criminal activity in the neighborhood.^[6]