Pittsburgh City Council

Legislative body in the City of Pittsburgh

City Council of the City of Pittsburgh

Type
Type	Full-time mayor-council
Houses	Unicameral
History
Preceded by	Borough of Pittsburgh House of Burgesses City of Pittsburgh Select Council and City of Pittsburgh Common Council^[1]
Leadership
Council President	R. Daniel Lavelle, Democratic since January 8, 2024
City Clerk	Kimberly Clark-Baskin
Structure
Seats	9

Political groups	Democratic
Committees	Finance and Law; Public Safety; Public Works; Human Resources; Land Use and Economic Development; Urban Recreation; Innovation, Performance, and Asset Management; Intergovernmental Affairs, Hearings
Length of term	4 Years
Elections
Voting system	Plurality by District
Redistricting	Decennial
Motto
Benigno Numine (by the favor of the heavens)
Meeting place
Council Chamber
City-County Building
Website
pittsburghpa.gov/council/index.html
Constitution
Home Rule Charter Code of Ordinances Rules of 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:

District	Name	Took Office	Committee Chairship^[3]	Party
1	Bobby Wilson‡	2020	Land Use and Economic Development	Democratic
2	Theresa Kail-Smith	2009	Recreation, Youth and Senior Services	Democratic
3	Robert Charland III	2024	Human Resources	Democratic
4	Anthony Coghill	2018	Public Safety and Wellness	Democratic
5	Barbara Warwick	2022	Public Works and Infrastructure	Democratic
6	R. Daniel Lavelle†	2010	Hearings	Democratic
7	Deborah Gross	2014	Innovation, Performance Asset Management and Technology	Democratic
8	Erika Strassburger	2018	Finance and Law	Democratic
9	Khari Mosley	2024	Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs	Democratic

† 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

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