Pittsburgh City Council

Summary

The Pittsburgh City Council serves as the legislative body in the City of Pittsburgh. It consists of nine members.[2] City council members are chosen by plurality elections in each of nine districts. The city operates under a mayor-council system of local governance.

City Council of the City of Pittsburgh
Type
Type
Full-time mayor-council
HousesUnicameral
History
Preceded byBorough of Pittsburgh House of Burgesses City of Pittsburgh Select Council and City of Pittsburgh Common Council[1]
Leadership
Council President
R. Daniel Lavelle, Democratic
since January 8, 2024
City Clerk
Kimberly Clark-Baskin
Structure
Seats9
Political groups
Democratic
CommitteesFinance and Law; Public Safety; Public Works; Human Resources; Land Use and Economic Development; Urban Recreation; Innovation, Performance, and Asset Management; Intergovernmental Affairs, Hearings
Length of term
4 Years
Elections
Plurality by District
RedistrictingDecennial
Motto
Benigno Numine (by the favor of the heavens)
Meeting place
Council Chamber
City-County Building
Website
pittsburghpa.gov/council/index.html
Constitution
Home Rule Charter

Code of Ordinances

Rules of Council
Title page of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances

Current membership edit

The current members of the city council are:

District Name Took Office Committee Chairship[3] Party
1 Bobby Wilson‡ 2020 Land Use and Economic Development Democratic
2 Theresa Kail-Smith 2009 Recreation, Youth and Senior Services Democratic
3 Robert Charland III 2024 Human Resources Democratic
4 Anthony Coghill 2018 Public Safety and Wellness Democratic
5 Barbara Warwick 2022 Public Works and Infrastructure Democratic
6 R. Daniel Lavelle† 2010 Hearings Democratic
7 Deborah Gross 2014 Innovation, Performance Asset Management and Technology Democratic
8 Erika Strassburger 2018 Finance and Law Democratic
9 Khari Mosley 2024 Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs Democratic

† Denotes Council President (since 2024)

‡ Denotes Council President pro tempore (since 2024)

Past presidents edit

Past members[4] edit

  • Ricky Burgess (2008-2024)
  • Bruce Kraus (2014-2024)
  • Corey O'Connor (2012–2022)
  • Darlene Harris (2006–2020)
  • Daniel Gilman (2014–2018)
  • Natalia Rudiak (2009–2018)
  • Patrick Dowd (2008–2013)
  • Bill Peduto (2002–2014)
  • Barbara Burns (2000–2004)
  • Sala Udin (1997–2007)
  • Dan Onorato (1992–2000)
  • Bob O'Connor (1991–2003)
  • Gene Ricciardi (1988–2006)
  • Christopher Smith (1993–1994)
  • Jake Milliones (1990–1993)
  • Michael Coyne (1988–1992)
  • Bernard Regan (1988–1992)
  • Jack Wagner (1984–1994)
  • Alan Hertzberg (1994–2005)
  • Jim Ferlo (1988–2002)
  • Otis Lyons Jr. (1988–1989)
  • Mark Pollock (1986–1989)
  • Stephen Grabowski (1984–1988)
  • Ben Woods (1981–1989)
  • Thomas E. Flaherty (1980–1983)
  • Jim O'Malley (1980–1987)
  • Michelle Madoff (1978–1994)
  • William Robinson (1978–1985)
  • Jim Bulls (1977–1980)
  • Sophie Masloff (1976–1988)
  • Richard E. Givens (1976–1987)
  • James Lally (1976–1980)
  • Frank Lucchino (1974–1978)
  • John Lynch (1970–1976)
  • William J. Coyne (1974–1981)
  • Robert Rade Stone (1973–1985)
  • Eugene DePasquale (1972–1984, 1988–1989)
  • Richard Caligiuri (1970–1977)
  • Charles Leslie (1970–1972)
  • Amy Ballinger (1970–1976)
  • James Cortese (1970)
  • George Shields (1970–1974)
  • John Lynch (1970–1976)
  • Edgar Michaels (1969–1974)
  • Thomas Fagan (1968–1973)
  • Louis Mason Jr. (1967–1977)
  • Peter Flaherty (1966–1970)
  • Walter Kamyk (1963–1970)
  • Charles Leslie (1961–1969)
  • Phillip Baskin (1962–1970)
  • James Jordan (1960–1967)
  • Horner Green (1960–1961)
  • George Shields (1970–1974)
  • Edgar Michaels (1969–1974)
  • J. Craig Kuhn (1959–1970)
  • Charles McCarthy (1958–1963)
  • David Olbum (1956–1961)
  • Irma D'Ascenzo (1956–1970)
  • Paul Jones (1954–1960)
  • Emanuel Schifano (1952–1956)
  • Bennett Rodgers (1952–1959)
  • Charles Dinan (1952–1958)
  • John Counahan (1952–1970)
  • William Davis (1951–1953)
  • Patrick Fagan (1950–1967)
  • Frederick Weir (1947–1960)
  • William Alvah Stewart (1946–1951)
  • Joseph A. McArdle (1942–1949)
  • Thomas Kilgallen (1940–1951)
  • John Duff Jr. (1940–1952)
  • Edward Leonard (1939–1951)
  • A.L. Wolk (1938–1956)
  • James A. O'Toole (1936–1941)
  • Frederick Weir (1936–1947)
  • Cornelius Scully (1935–1936)
  • George Evans (1935–1945)
  • William Magee (1934–1937)
  • John Jane (1934–1935)
  • John Houston (1934–1935)
  • Thomas Gallagher (1934–1965)
  • Walter Demmer (1934–1951)
  • Frank Duggan (1933)
  • George Oliver (1933)
  • William Soost (1932–1935)
  • John Phillips (1931–1932)
  • Michael Muldowney (1930–1933)
  • Clifford Connelley (1930–1933)
  • George J. Kambach (1929–1931)
  • Harry A. Little (1926–1933)
  • Robert J. Alderdice (1924–1932)
  • Joseph F. Malone (1922–1930)
  • Wallace Borland (1922–1925)
  • Charles Anderson (1920–1939)
  • A.K. Oliver (1919–1921)
  • John H. Henderson (1919–1921)
  • Daniel Winters (1918–1929)
  • William J. Burke (1918–1919)
  • William H. Robertson (1916–1924)
  • John H. Dailey (1916–1921)
  • P.J. McArdle (1911–1913, 1916–1919, 1922–1930, 1932–1940)
  • Charles H. Hetzel (1914–1915)
  • W.Y. English (1914–1933)
  • John S. Herron (1914–1933)
  • G.A. Dillinger (1913–1917)
  • Robert Garland (1911–1939)
  • S.S. Wooburn (1911–1939)
  • W.G. Wilkins (1911–1913)
  • Enoch Rauh (1911–1919)
  • James P. Kerr (1911–1918)
  • John M. Goehring (1911–1915)
  • W.A. Hoeveler (1911–1914)
  • Edward V. Babcock (1911–1913)
  • David P. Black (1911)
  • A.J. Kelly (1911)
  • Robert McKnight (1847–1849)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Around Town: In the good ol' days, Pittsburgh Council had 108 guys". Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "City Council, District information, neighborhoods, your Council Person, Legislation, Budget Office". pittsburghpa.gov. City of Pittsburgh. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  3. ^ Koscinski, Kiley (January 8, 2024). "Pittsburgh City Council begins new legislative session with Daniel Lavelle as president". www.wesa.fm. WESA. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Brookline and Pittsburgh Historical Facts and Remembrances". www.brooklineconnection.com. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

External links edit

  • [1] official city website