Category: Discussion
Help Us Build A Candidates List for the 2011 Elections
| February 25, 2011 | Posted by p2wp under 2011 Primary |
We are working on putting together a big list of all of the local (city and county) offices on the ballot for the 2011 and what candidates are running for office. You can check out the list here: http://progresspittsburgh.net/elections-primary-2011/ This is a work in progress and we will be updating it as we can. What…
Propel Pittsburgh is back again…
| February 21, 2011 | Posted by committeegrrl under Blogs, Pittsburgh |
From today’s Post-Gazette - Ravenstahl shakes up youth panel – Mayor Luke Ravenstahl continues to show his commitment to young Pittsburgh by talking about the Propel Pittsburgh commission. This time the mayor is removing himself from the commission and making it smaller 15 people instead of 35. While I would love to be excited about the…
Help BikePGH deliver 1,000 hand-written letters to the Mayor!
| February 15, 2011 | Posted by p2wp under Blogs, Transportation |
From the BikePGH blog and newsletter… In 2010, the City of Pittsburgh installed about 5 miles of bike lanes and sharrows, mostly in East End neighborhoods. These lanes were a welcome addition to the emerging city-wide bike lane network, and showed that the City was serious when, upon receiving the “Bronze Bike-friendly Community” status, Mayor Ravenstahl proclaimed that there…
Young Dems of Allegheny County Endorsement Questionnaire is Online Now
| February 14, 2011 | Posted by Seenster under 2011 Primary |
Are you running for office? Know of a candidate who is? There is still time to fill out the Young Dems of Allegheny County (YDAC) endorsement questionnaire. Here are the details: Please answer the following questions in their entirety. We will send a completed schedule out of speaking time prior to the event, which will be…
David Calfo’s Campaign Announcement
| January 26, 2011 | Posted by committeegrrl under 2011 Primary |
Another candidate has entered the race for City Council district 7, the seat currently held by Patrick Dowd. Here is David Calfo’s campaign announcement. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE David J. Calfo, of Lawrenceville, is pleased to announce that he will seek the Democratic nomination for City Council District 7. Embracing his profession as a master carpenter…
Who is Valerie McDonald Roberts?
| January 21, 2011 | Posted by Seenster under 2011 Primary |
Image via Wikipedia McDonals Roberts sent out a press release announcing her candidacy for Allegheny County Controller. Here is a run down of offices she has held before: 1989-1993 Pittsburgh School Board 1994 Elected to Pittsburgh City Council 2001 Elected Allegheny County Recorder of Deeds Also noteworthy McDonald-Roberts was: First African American Woman elected to Pittsburgh city…
NEW POLL: Who are you supporting for District 5 City Council
| January 20, 2011 | Posted by Race for PGH under 2011 Primary |
Image by AxsDeny via Flickr Looks like things are really heating up in District 5. Doug Shields may or may not be running for reelection. Corey O’Connor has thrown his hat into the ring. Read the Post-Gazette article on this here. This is a perfect opportunity for another unofficial Progress Pittsburgh poll:
Shield Running for a Seat that May Be Eliminated?
| January 10, 2011 | Posted by grantstreetgossip under 2011 Primary |
The Post-Gazette just published an article, confirming the rumor that 3 District Justice seats maybe elminated this year. 1 of those seats is Nathan Firestone who is retiring at the end of this year. But Doug Sheild’s website has a new url – Shieldsforjudge.com the same site is also at ShieldsforPittsburgh.com
Running for office in 2011 – Start Campaigning Now – DFA/MoveOn Meetings
| December 14, 2010 | Posted by Seenster under 2011 Primary |
Image via Wikipedia The snow doesn’t stop Santa and it doesn’t stop political campaigns. The May primary is 6 months away and even though it is holiday time – campaign season is heating up. The likely challengers for Doug Shields seat both had events last week. Then the whose who of Pittsburgh and Philly were…
A Tale of 2 Holiday Parties at Hough’s
| December 8, 2010 | Posted by Seenster under 2011 Primary |
The Race for PGH 2011 is getting an early start (is there such a thing as too early to start campaigning?) As the Post-Gazette mentioned earlier this week – it doesn’t look like Doug Shields will be running for reelection to his city council seat. The two lead candidates for his seat are Corey O’connor…
Did Corbett’s Charges Help DeWeese Win Reelection?
| November 8, 2010 | Posted by engagedcitizen under 2010 |
Another in case you missed it from last week -in the Post-Gazettes election wrap up here is the section on DeWeese: Mr. DeWeese said he was thankful for the victory, especially in light of the anti-incumbent surge that ousted other long-term House members, including House Majority Leader Todd Eachus and former House Speaker John Perzel.…
If we are ever going to beat Tim Murphy…
| November 7, 2010 | Posted by committeegrrl under 2010 |
…we’re going to need a better ad than this. In case you missed this one in the shuffle of all of the political commercials last week. Here is the ad for Dan Connolly – who was not able to beat Tim Murphy for the 18th Congressional seat. Who do you think should run against Tim…
Polling Place Locator
| October 28, 2010 | Posted by p2wp under Elections, Information |
If you are looking for your polling location just enter your address below. Thanks to the New Organizing Institute for the gadget. You can embed a polling place locator on your blog – gadgets are available here.
Fundraiser for Joe Sestak @ the Heinz Family Farm
| September 21, 2010 | Posted by Seenster under 2010, Elections, Events |
Image by Getty Images via @daylife With election day fast approaching – the Sestak campaign is in full swing. For $500 you can support Joe Sestak and have drinks with John Kerry and Teresa Heinz right here in Fox Chapel. As of today there has only been 1 $500 contribution on the ActBlue page for…
Leadership in Pittsburgh
| June 16, 2010 | Posted by p2wp under Gossip, Politics |
This screenshot from the Post-Gazette today shows quite the contrast in approaches between two of our elected officials. I’ll let the headlines speak for themselves. [Ravenstahl scolded over library funds] [Rudiak aims to boost public input on projects]
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