Adam Ravenstahl (born November 9, 1984) is a former Democratic member of the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

for the 20th District which includes the North Side, Strip District, Polish Hill, Stanton Heights, and Lawrenceville neighborhoods of the city of

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, as well as parts of the suburbs of Reserve Township, Ross Township and West View. Ravenstahl graduated from

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in Pittsburgh, and then graduated from

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with a degree in Business Management. After graduation, he was employed as a Business Analyst for UPMC Health Plan, while participating in numerous community activities, and served as a Democratic Committee Member. He is a member of a prominent political family in Pittsburgh. He held the state house seat that was once held by his grandfather, Robert Ravenstahl. His elder brother is former Pittsburgh Mayor

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while his father, Robert Jr., is Magisterial District Judge of the city's 26th and 27th Wards. Ravenstahl won a special election May 18, 2010 to become the state representative for the 20th District. In the June 2, 2020 Democratic primary election, Ravenstahl was defeated by attorney Emily Kinkead, receiving 45.2% of the vote.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ravenstahl, Adam 1984 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Politicians from Pittsburgh Robert Morris University alumni 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly