Allegheny County is a county in Pennsylvania,United States. It is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania. 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. Allegheny County is the center of the Pittsburgh,PA metropolitan statistical area and the Pittsburgh media market.
Patrick Timothy McHenry is an American politician currently serving as U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district since 2005,which includes the communities of Hickory and Mooresville. He is also chair of the House Financial Services Committee since 2023. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for one term before being elected to Congress.
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.
James C. Roddey is a Pennsylvania businessman and politician best known as the former chief executive of Allegheny County,Pennsylvania,from 2000 to 2004. He is a Republican and was the chair of the Republican Committee of Allegheny County,from 2005 until 2016.
Brigham A. McCown is a former member of the U.S. Senior Executive Service at the United States Department of Transportation. He served as chief executive of (2020-2022) the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company which designed,built,operates,and maintains the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Following retirement from federal service,he worked as an attorney,consultant,and was a Clinical Professor at Miami University.
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.
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.
Thomas Wingett Corbett Jr. is an American politician,lobbyist,and former prosecutor who served as the 46th governor of Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the attorney general of Pennsylvania on two occasions.
Tony O'Donnell is an American politician,who represented District 29C in the Maryland House of Delegates. In 2016,Governor Larry Hogan appointed him to the Maryland Public Service Commission.
Joseph T. Parisi is an American politician,from Madison,Wisconsin. Parisi currently serves as Dane County Executive,having taken office on April 18,2011,and being re-elected in 2013 after running unopposed. A Democrat,Parisi served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 2005 until 2011.
The Allegheny Regional Asset District (RAD) is a special purpose unit of local government in Allegheny County,Pennsylvania. Its physical boundaries are the same as those of Allegheny County,and include the City of Pittsburgh.
Ralph Samuels is a businessman and a member of the Republican Party and candidate for Governor of Alaska,that served as a state representative of the Alaska State Legislature from 2002 to 2008 representing House District 29 and serving as the majority leader.
Michael M. Dawida is a former Allegheny County Commissioner,member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,and the Pennsylvania State Senate.
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.
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.
Martin L. Schmotzer is an entrepreneur and United States politician. He is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 22nd District and is a member of the United States Democratic Party.
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.
Sara G. Innamorato is an American politician who was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2018 and was the Representative for the 21st district until 2023,which includes parts of Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas. She was elected Allegheny County Executive in 2023. She is the first woman to hold the position.
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.
