Johnny Dougherty
American labor leader
John J. "Johnny Doc" Dougherty is a former labor leader in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was the business manager of the powerful IBEW Local 98 and a prominent political figure who helped numerous Democratic candidates get elected by directing donations and volunteers. In 2021, he was convicted of fraud and resigned as business manager of Local 98. In 2023, he was convicted of 70 counts of embezzlement for stealing funds from the union.
In 2015, he was the top campaign fundraiser for the successful campaign of his brother, Kevin Dougherty, to become a justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Justice.
Early life and education
Dougherty grew up in the Pennsport section of South Philadelphia and graduated from St Joseph Prep in Philadelphia. He briefly attended La Salle University.
Career
Dougherty had planned on becoming a lawyer until he got his girlfriend, Cecelia, pregnant and became an electrician.
In 2003, he was named to the PoliticsPA "Power 50" list of politically influential people in Pennsylvania. In 2003, he was named to the Pennsylvania Report "Power 75" List.
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