Thomas J. Murphy Jr. is an American former politician and city management consultant from Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. He served in state government in two capacities,from 1979 to 1982 representing the 17th district,and from 1983 to 1993 representing the 20th district. From January 1994 until January 2006 he served as mayor of Pittsburgh. Murphy is also a former senior resident fellow for urban development at the Urban Land Institute. Murphy is now a principal with Urban Development Advisors LLC,providing expert advice to communities to help them understand what drives real estate investment,sustainable land use practices,economic development and ensures long-lasting community commitment.
Robert E. O'Connor Jr. was an American politician who was the Mayor of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania from January 3,2006,until his death.
Paul Koretz is an American politician,who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council for the 5th district from 2009 until he was term-limited in 2022. He was previously a member of the California State Assembly and the West Hollywood City Council.
William Mark Peduto is an American politician who was the 60th mayor of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania from 2014 until 2022. He was a Democratic member of the Pittsburgh City Council from 2002 to 2014.
The Louisville Metro Council is the city council of Louisville,Kentucky. It was formally established in January 2003 upon the merger of the former City of Louisville with Jefferson County and replaced the city's Board of Aldermen and the county's Fiscal Court. Louisville City Hall houses the offices and chambers of the council.
Jack E. Wagner is an American Democratic politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He served as Pennsylvania Auditor General,and previously served in the State Senate and Pittsburgh City Council.
The Richmond City Council is the governing body for the city of Richmond,California. The council consists of the Mayor of Richmond and six other city council members,one designated Vice Mayor. The council members are all elected from the whole city;no members are elected by district or ward. The council members are elected to four-year terms,as opposed to the previous six-year terms. They are not all elected at once. The council members meet every first and third Tuesday of the month and,if necessary,hold special meetings on the remaining Tuesdays. Presently the entire city council is Democratic.
Luke Robert Ravenstahl is an American politician who served as the 59th Mayor of Pittsburgh from 2006 until 2014. A Democrat,he became the youngest mayor in Pittsburgh's history in September 2006 at the age of 26. He was among the youngest mayors of a major city in American history.
Dennis Michael O'Brien is an American Republican Party politician who served as the 137th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2007 to 2008. First elected in 1976,he represented the 169th Legislative District in the state House for the most part of four decades. He served as a member of the Philadelphia City Council for one term,from 2012 to 2016.
Chelsa L. Wagner is an American politician currently serving as a Judge in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The mayoral election of 2007 in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania was a special election held on Tuesday,November 6,2007. The incumbent mayor,Luke Ravenstahl of the Democratic Party faced Republican challenger Mark DeSantis,a telecommunications executive and adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University. The race was notable for the strength of its Republican challenger,rare in Pittsburgh,and the election of such a young mayor,Ravenstahl being 27 years old at the time. Ravenstahl was elected with a comfortable margin in an election marked by unusually cold weather but record voter turnout.
Joe Cimperman is an American politician who served as a member of the Cleveland City Council,representing near-west side neighborhoods from 1997 to 2016. A Democrat,he had previously been chairman of the Health and Human Services Committee and a member of the Community and Economic Development Committee,Legislation and Public Parks Committee and Property and Recreation Committee.
Pittsburgh held a mayoral election on November 3,2009. Incumbent mayor Luke Ravenstahl,a Democrat,defeated his two independent challengers by a wide margin. The 2009 election was the first regular-cycle election in which Ravenstahl participated;he was originally appointed as an interim mayor to succeed Bob O'Connor and subsequently won a special election in 2007.
Michael Brendan Diven was an American politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 22nd District. He was defeated in 2006.
Patrick Dowd is a Democratic Party politician in the United States. From 2008 until 2013,he served as a member of the Pittsburgh City Council from District 7,which includes the neighborhoods of Bloomfield,East Liberty,Friendship,Garfield,Highland Park,Lawrenceville,Morningside,Polish Hill,and Stanton Heights.
The Mayoral election of 1977 in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday,November 1,1977. The incumbent mayor,Richard Caliguiri,had ascended to the office just 10 months earlier,after longtime mayor Pete Flaherty resigned to take a position in the newly formed Jimmy Carter White House. The former City Council President chose to renounce his lifelong Democratic Party membership for the election and run for his first full term as an Independent.
Rich Fitzgerald is an American elected official who served as the 3rd County Executive of Allegheny County. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of Allegheny County Council from 2000 until 2011 as the District 11 representative.
The 2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election took place on November 5,2013. Democrat Bill Peduto was elected the 60th Mayor of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. The primary election was held on May 21,2013. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Luke Ravenstahl,although eligible for a second full term,did not seek reelection as Mayor of Pittsburgh.
James F. Gennaro is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the New York City Council,representing the 24th district since 2021. He previously represented the same seat from 2002 until 2013,and was the chair of the Council's Environmental Protection Committee. He was first elected to the Council in 2001. In November 2005,he was re-elected to the seat,based in central Queens.
Corey O'Connor is an American politician serving as the Allegheny County controller in Pennsylvania since July 10,2022. For the 10 years prior to becoming controller,he was a member of the Pittsburgh City Council and represented District 5.
