Bill Peduto | |
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| 60th Mayor of Pittsburgh | |
| In office January 6, 2014 – January 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Luke Ravenstahl |
| Succeeded by | Ed Gainey |
| Member of the Pittsburgh City Council from the 8th district | |
| In office January 7, 2002 – January 6, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Cohen |
| Succeeded by | Dan Gilman[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Mark Peduto October 30, 1964 Scott Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University Pennsylvania State University, University Park (BA) University of Pittsburgh (MPA) |
William Mark Peduto[2] (born October 30, 1964)[3] is an American politician who was the 60th mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 2014 until 2022. He was a Democratic member of the Pittsburgh City Council from 2002 to 2014.[4]
Before his election to the city council, Peduto attended Pennsylvania State University, from which he took a leave of absence before completing his degree. He ran a consulting business and later served as chief of staff to his predecessor on the city council, Dan Cohen. Peduto was elected to the council in 2001 and served from 2002 to 2014. During that time, he ran for mayor three times. In 2005, he lost the Democratic primary to Bob O'Connor, who became mayor in 2006. Peduto again ran in a 2007 special election following O'Connor's death, but dropped out before the primary. He ran for mayor for a third time in 2013, winning the Democratic nomination and the general election with 84% of the vote over Joshua Wander and Lester Ludwig. He was inaugurated in January 2014. In the 2017 election, he ran unopposed and was reelected with 96% of the vote. He ran for a third term in May 2021, but lost the Democratic primary to Ed Gainey.[5] Peduto's second term in office ended in January 2022.
- ^ Laughlin, Nicholas (November 5, 2013). "Peduto Coalition Wins Big in Pittsburgh". PoliticsPA. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ Togneri, Chris (January 2, 2015). "First Draft: Pittsburghers can relax: The mayor is fixed". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ Smydo, Joe (May 5, 2013). "Peduto, in third Pittsburgh mayoral race, says city at crossroads". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Code of Ordinances of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania". City of Pittsburgh. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
- ^ "Incumbent Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto Concedes To Ed Gainey On Twitter". May 18, 2021.