| Quetcy Lozada | |
| Office: | Member of the Philadelphia City Council from the 7th district |
| Term Start: | November 28, 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Maria Quiñones-Sánchez |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Northwood, Philadelphia |
Quetcy Lozada (born 1970) is an American politician who represents the 7th Councilmanic District on the Philadelphia City Council since 2022.[1] [2]
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]