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Allegheny County Council on Tuesday reelected Pat Catena as its president. Catena, D-Carnegie, secured an overwhelming, and bipartisan, victory. The vote was 13-2, with 12 Democrats supporting him along with Republican Councilwoman Suzanne Filiaggi, of Franklin Park. Democratic Councilman DeWitt Walton of Pittsburgh’s Hill District nominated himself and also received
Much of the attention during Tuesday’s election in Allegheny County focused on high-profile races for county executive and district attorney. Democrat Sara Innamorato won a hotly contested race against Republican Joe Rockey to become the first female elected to be Allegheny County executive. She will replace Rich Fitzgerald, who has
One of Allegheny County Council’s progressive members announced Monday that she will not be seeking reelection. The campaign of Allegheny County Councilwoman Liv Bennett, D-Northview Heights, tweeted that Bennett has dropped her independent run for reelection. Earlier this year, Bennett was running for Allegheny County Executive and her council seat
Allegheny County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam won her Democratic primary race Tuesday night against challenger Joanna Doven for an at-large seat on Allegheny County Council, unofficial tallies showed. With more than 154,000 votes tallied and about 96% of precincts reporting results just after 10:30 p.m., Hallam had collected 56.4% of the
Elections Division Manager David Voye confirmed her withdrawal and noted that her name will no longer appear on the May 16 primary ballot.