More than 100 Philadelphians crowded in the Franklin Institute, and not just to hear the Polish American String Band play, “Baby Face.” Former District Attorney Lynne Abraham announced her entrance to Philadelphia’s 2015 mayoral race.

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In more than 30 minutes, Abraham described her roots as a grandchild of European immigrants, her struggle through Temple University Law School as a woman, decades of public service the head of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, municipal court judge and district attorney, before highlighting how she planned to take on the city’s numerous problems, from an underfunded education system to a police force lacking diversity.

Abraham vowed to establish a full-time commerce director for business development; reform business taxes; expand the 10-year property tax abatement to 20-years in underdeveloped neighborhoods; train police to be more culturally sensitive; ban her staff from accepting gifts; finish citywide zoning updates; establish a program to attract immigrants and an Office of Family Violence to expand shelters and resources for domestic violence victims.

“If you want a leader who will transform Philadelphia under the banner of reform, who has the experience to get things done, the grit, the desire and courage to break some china along the way, and turn Philadelphia into a great American city, I’m your candidate,” Abraham said.