| Patricia Hughes | |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Order: | Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 7th District |
| Term Start: | January 1984 |
| Term End: | January 1988 |
| Predecessor: | Harry Jannotti |
| Successor: | Jack Kelly |
Patricia Hughes was a member of Philadelphia City Council representing the 7th District and was Democratic Leader of the 7th Ward.[1]
She grew up in Kensington and after graduating from high school worked in a civil service job until in 1976 Harry Jannotti asked her to work for him.[2] After Jannotti resigned amidst a corruption scandal, he supported Hughes who won the Democratic primary by 542 votes[2] and then won the general election in November 1983.[3] When she ran for re-election in November 1987 she lost to Republican Jack Kelly.[4]