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The Pittsburgh City Council serves as the legislative body in the
City of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the most populous city in both Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania, the second-most populous city in Pennsyl ...
. It consists of nine members. 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 2020) ‡ Denotes Council
President pro tempore A president pro tempore or speaker pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer. The phrase '' pro tempore'' is Latin "for the time being". ...
(since 2020)


Past presidents

* Bruce Kraus 2014–2020 *Darlene Harris 2010–2014 *Doug Shields 2006–2010 *
Luke Ravenstahl Luke Robert Ravenstahl (born February 6, 1980) is an American politician who served as the 59th Mayor of Pittsburgh from 2006 until 2014. A Democrat, he became the youngest mayor in Pittsburgh's history in September 2006 at the age of 26. He wa ...
2005–2006 *Gene Ricciardi 2002–2005 * Bob O'Connor 1998–2002 *
Jim Ferlo James Ferlo (May 19, 1951 – May 15, 2022) was an American politician who was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the 38th Senatorial District from 2003-2015. His district consisted of parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland, and ...
1994–1998 * Jack Wagner 1990–1994 *Ben Woods 1988–1990 *
Sophie Masloff Sophie Masloff (née Friedman; December 23, 1917 – August 17, 2014) was an American politician. A long-time member of the Democratic Party and civil servant, she was elected to the Pittsburgh City Council and later served as the mayor of Pitts ...
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 * James F. Malone * James Ross 1817


Past members

* 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 James Ferlo (May 19, 1951 – May 15, 2022) was an American politician who was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate representing the 38th Senatorial District from 2003-2015. His district consisted of parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland, and ...
(1988–2002) *Otis Lyons Jr. (1988–1989) *Mark Pollock (1986–1989) * Stephen Grabowski (1984–1988) *Ben Woods (1981–1989) *
Thomas E. Flaherty Thomas E. Flaherty (born June 18, 1950) is a former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He currently a judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, having won election to this ...
(1980–1983) *Jim O'Malley (1980–1987) * Michelle Madoff (1978–1994) *William Robinson (1978–1985) *Jim Bulls (1977–1980) *
Sophie Masloff Sophie Masloff (née Friedman; December 23, 1917 – August 17, 2014) was an American politician. A long-time member of the Democratic Party and civil servant, she was elected to the Pittsburgh City Council and later served as the mayor of Pitts ...
(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 Joseph A. McArdle (June 29, 1903 – December 27, 1967) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. McArdle was born in Muncie, Indiana. In 1905, he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his parents, when h ...
(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 Robert McKnight (January 20, 1820 – October 25, 1885) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1859 to 1863. Early life and educat ...
(1847–1849)


See also

* List of mayors of Pittsburgh * Pittsburgh Mayoral Chief of Staff


References


External links



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