Cherelle Parker delivers first remarks since winning Democratic nomination for mayor of Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Cherelle Parker has made her first public appearance since winning the Democratic nomination for Philadelphia mayor.

"We did it together," she said as she started her remarks on Monday.

Parker was unable to attend her victory celebration on primary night last week due to a dental emergency.

But now says she is back to nearly 100 percent.

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If elected in November, she will become the first female mayor of the city.

After a brief meeting with Governor Josh Shapiro, she said she went right back into "campaign mode."

"You all know I will not take my foot off the gas. We have a general election to get through this November," Parker said.

Parker ran on a pro-law-enforcement platform, including hiring more police and supporting, what she refers to, as constitutional stop and frisk.

"A crime must be committed," she says, "or they must know it is going to be committed, in order for them to have just cause and reasonable suspicion to stop someone."

Her opponent is Republican nominee, and former city councilman, David Oh.

Oh says he certainly agrees that a larger, and supported, police department must be the foundation of stemming violent crime in Philadelphia, but he is not sure his opponent is dedicated to that approach.

"In the past, she did sign the defund the police letter, and I did not. So, I think we'll have to look at well, maybe, this is her approach now," Oh said.

Oh also says that while Parker's nomination is historic, Philadelphians will vote in November for what is best for them, and their families.

"People will not really care much about her identity, or my identity. They are going to care about themselves and who is going to deliver to them and their families the best life they can have, and the best city they can have," Oh said.

For her part, Parker says her goal in November will be to win the hearts of people from all walks of life, including those who disagree with her politics.

"We are intensely focused on ensuring the people, Philadelphians, get a chance to see the tax dollars at work in our neighborhood, and that will help to make them believers," she said.

Any way you slice it, Oh faces an uphill battle.

Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans in the city by a margin of more than seven to one. The last time a Republican won a mayoral race in Philadelphia was 1947.