Allegheny County is a county in Pennsylvania,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 1,250,578,making it the state's second-most populous county,after Philadelphia County. Its county seat and most populous city is Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania's second most populous city. The county is part of the Greater Pittsburgh region of the state,and is the center of the Pittsburgh media market.
Peter Francis Flaherty was an American politician and attorney. He served as assistant district attorney of Allegheny County from 1957 to 1964,a member of the Pittsburgh City Council from 1966 to 1970,the 54th mayor of Pittsburgh from 1970 to 1977,United States deputy attorney general during the Carter administration from 1977 to 1978,and county commissioner of Allegheny County from 1984 to 1996.
Daniel Onorato is an American Democratic politician from the state of Pennsylvania. He served as the chief executive of Allegheny County from 2004 to 2012,and in 2010,he was the Democratic nominee for governor. He lost to State Attorney General Tom Corbett in the general election. Onorato is currently the chief corporate affairs officer at Highmark Health.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wayne D. Fontana is an American politician who serves as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate,representing the 42nd District since 2005.
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 current Allegheny County Jail opened on April 29,1995 at 950 Second Avenue,Pittsburgh,PA 15219. This facility replaced the old jail that is located on Ross Street and Fifth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania.
Thomas J. Foerster was an American Democratic politician. Foerster held a variety of political positions in Allegheny County,Pennsylvania,and was seen as one of the last "machine" politicians from the area.
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.
Erin C. Molchany is an American politician and a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She also previously served as the Southwest Director for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. She is member of the Democratic Party.
Edward C. Gainey is an American politician who is the 61st mayor of Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania. Previously,he served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 24th district. In November 2021,Gainey became the first African-American to become the mayor of Pittsburgh and assumed office on January 3,2022.
Dennis M. Davin served as Pennsylvania Secretary of Community and Economic Development from 2015 until 2022,having been nominated by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and confirmed in May 2015. Previously,he served as Director of the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development.
Austin Davis is an American politician who is the 35th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania,since 2023. Prior to that,he served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 35th district from 2018 to 2022. He is both the first African American lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and the youngest person to be elected lieutenant governor in the United States.
Carrie A. Lewis DelRosso is an American politician and businesswoman who served one term as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,representing the 33rd district from 2021 to 2022. She was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2022 election,running on the party's general election ticket with Doug Mastriano.
The 2021 Pittsburgh mayoral election took place on November 2,2021. The primary election was held on May 18,2021. The Democratic nominee,State Representative Ed Gainey,defeated the Republican nominee,retired police officer Tony Moreno.
The 2023 Allegheny County Executive election was held on November 7,2023,to elect the next chief executive of Allegheny County,Pennsylvania.
The 2024 State Treasurer in Pennsylvania will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the Pennsylvania state treasurer. Incumbent Republican treasurer Stacy Garrity is running for re-election to a second term in office. She is facing Democratic candidate Erin McClelland.
