Daily News | City Council candidate Jeffery ‘Jay’ Young has a history of offensive social media posts
for a North Philadelphia-based City Council seat, has a history of offensive social media posts, insulting women, Asian Americans, and other groups.
Young is poised to become something of an accidental Council member after all of his would-be opponents in the 5th District race were deemed ineligible to run due to flaws with their nominating petitions.Candidates for office often have their social media histories scrubbed of potentially embarrassing posts before they enter the spotlight. That was not the case for Young, a prolific Twitter user who has authored thousands of social media posts.
After The Inquirer asked about his past posts, Young on Wednesday made his account private, meaning only followers he approves can see what he writes on Twitter.
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