Pittsburgh City Council

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.

Current membership

The current members of the city council are:

† Denotes Council President (since 2024)

‡ Denotes Council President pro tempore (since 2024)

Past presidents

Bruce Kraus 2014–2020
Darlene Harris 2010–2014
Doug Shields 2006–2010
Luke Ravenstahl 2005–2006
Gene Ricciardi 2002–2005
Bob O'Connor 1998–2002
Jim Ferlo 1994–1998
Jack Wagner 1990–1994
Ben Woods 1988–1990
Sophie Masloff 1988
Ben Woods 1985–1988
Robert Rade Stone 1985
Eugene "Jeep" DePasquale 1978–1984
Richard Caliguiri 1977–1978
Louis Mason 1970–1977
John F. Counahan 1968–1970
Thomas Gallagher 1936–1959
Robert Garland c. 1934
James F. Malone c. 1928
James Ross 1817

Past members[4]

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)

References

^ "Around Town: In the good ol' days, Pittsburgh Council had 108 guys". Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
^ "City Council, District information, neighborhoods, your Council Person, Legislation, Budget Office". pittsburghpa.gov. City of Pittsburgh. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Brookline and Pittsburgh Historical Facts and Remembrances". www.brooklineconnection.com. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

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