Posts Tagged by Candidates
Franco Harris’s Son Enters the Race for PGH
| March 9, 2009 | Posted by grantstreetgossip under 2009 |
Looks like Chris Potter was on to something last week when he wrote about Dok Harris. The website HarrisForPittsburgh.com is now live with quite a bit of content. From an email sent this morning…. Harris for Pittsburgh Franco “Dok” Harris Running for Mayor of Pittsburgh March 09, 2009 10:00am Franco “Dok” Harris, 29, has announced…
Will We Have A Choice for Mayor?
| February 9, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under 2009 Primary Election, Elections, Pittsburgh, Politics |
Likely mayoral candidate and City Council President Doug Shields has publicly stated that he will not pursue the highest position in Pittsburgh. The City Paper, Post-Gazette, and Trib report this turn of events, quoting from his press release: With the encouragement and support of many people, I have seriously considered running for Mayor of the…
Don’t Forget! The P2pac is having an Inauguration Party!
| January 14, 2009 | Posted by breen under 2009 Primary Election, Events, Get Involved |
P2pac continues to raise funds (and fun) for the 2009 local primary elections. Please join us on Tuesday, January 20th to celebrate the historic inauguration of Barack Obama and get excited about local political change this spring. For event details, please see the event annoucement post.
Clippings from December 17th – December 18th
| December 18, 2008 | Posted by links under Daily Links |
Here are some blog posts, article and links that you may have missed. Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Columbus snooze on infrastructure wish list (From GLUE newsletter) – Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Columbus snooze on infrastructure wish list: The administration-elect has made revitalization of our nation's crumbling infrastructure a priority, and nowhere is that needed more than in…
PG Endorses Lee
| October 21, 2008 | Posted by breen under 2008, Endorsements, Government, Issues, Pennsylvania, Politics, Western PA |
Today the Post-Gazette came out in support of Ayanna Lee, Democratic candidate for the 44th District of the PA House. This is a change for the PG, having supported Republican candidate Mark Mustio in the last two elections. Central to its decision, the editorial states: Ms. Lee puts people first in her agenda. She is…
Now what…or who?
| June 6, 2008 | Posted by p2wp under 2009, Elections |
As you may have heard, Bill Peduto has sworn off running for mayor again in 2009. With this tried and true progressive leader off the radar, who should be the progressive candidate for mayor? Who can bring a strong challenge to the current mayor and strong policy ideas to really change our city for the…
Mind the Gap
| April 8, 2008 | Posted by breen under 2008 Primary Election April, Elections, Pennsylvania, Politics, Polls |
“Closing in…the Pennsylvania Primary is two weeks from today and Quinnipiac University’s now says Obama is down 6 to Clinton from 9 on April 2nd…” “$40-million-plus tumbled into the Barak Obama campaign in March…that is more than raised by Hillary Clinton ($20-million) and John McCain ($15-million) combined…” (from today’s Harrisburg Online)
Winning Pennsylvania
| March 14, 2008 | Posted by mmp under 2008, 2008 Primary Election April, Elections, Pennsylvania, Politics |
Pt 3. The Prediction In my previous two posts, I wrote more than anyone should really want to know about how delegates to the Democratic Convention will be selected and who those people will be. In this post, I will get to the much more interesting and VERY much more speculative task of breaking down…
pg mayoral forum follow up
| October 10, 2007 | Posted by breen under 2007 November General Election, Elections, Government, Issues, Pittsburgh, Politics |
how did they do? video on the pg website today provides a little insight into the substance of the various candidates. check it out.
mayoral forum thursday
| September 25, 2007 | Posted by breen under 2007 November General Election, Civic Engagement, Community Development, Elections, Environment, Government, Issues, Pittsburgh, Politics, Sustainable Development, Transportation, Urban Planning |
The Pittsburgh Civic Design Coalition will host a Mayoral Candidates Forum on September 27th that will focus on issues related to design, development, and civic planning. Both Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Republican mayoral candidate Mark DeSantis have agreed to participate. Moderated by Katherine Fink of WDUQ, the forum will be held at the David Lawrence…
Jack McVay wants to take you to the baseball game
| September 25, 2007 | Posted by Seenster under 2007 November General Election, Elections, Events, Pittsburgh |
Well if you have always wanted an autographed Jack McVay t-shirt, now is your chance… Jack McVay’s Triple Play Baseball Brunch & gameday tickets! Sunday, September 30 Sign-up to work Election Day and you’ll receive the Jack McVay Triple Play!! Complimentary Pre-Game Brunch Free Ticket to the Pirate Finale vs. St. Louis 1:35 PM A…
New Poll – Propel Pittsburgh
| June 27, 2007 | Posted by insider under Civic Engagement, Issues, Pittsburgh, Polls, Young People |
I was reminded by this post on Pittsburgh Metroblog and a number of emails about the Propel Pittbsurgh commission. Every one is asking – what happened to it? There are definitely some people who are interested in serving on the commission. Some really support the Propel Pittsburgh Commission,Others aren’t so sure this commission is the…
What do you think – DeSantis for Mayor?
| June 5, 2007 | Posted by insider under Elections, Government |
There are some rumblings around the city about the Mayor’s race. Yes friends, there is a mayor’s race this fall. Incumbent Luke Ravenstahl has a republican challenger – Mark DeSantis. Here is DeSantis’s bio from the Heinz School Web Page (the picture is from the Formation3 website) CEO – ANGLE Technology Consulting and Management –…
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