Allegheny Ferrings Controller Corey O’Connor He is the apparent winner of the democratic mayor of Pittsburgh, defeating the santa Ed Gainy.
With 87 percent of the notification of districts, O’Connor has 4100 votes or 54-46% advantage over the first black mayor of the city.
The race in a very democratic city, which has not chosen the Republican Mayor for over 90 years, is the last battle between the progressive and moderate wings of the party after losing in the presidential election in November.
Gainy was chosen for the first time four years ago after the mayor was removed then Bill Peduto In the basic democratic, he easily won the widespread election.
O’Connor called for the implementation of strategic practices of debt management and the realocation of idle funds in order to solve the budget and more employees and financing public security services.
In the statement, Gainey thanked his supporters and gave a challenge for O’Connor.
“Although today’s result is not what we were counting on, our movement powered by people in Pittsburgh is stronger than ever before thanks to every person who was part of this campaign to build a city for everyone.
“Multi-generation, multi-generational racial movements that sought to transform the one for which the government works, fights with huge amounts at every level of electoral policy-from the election policy-Z Summer Lee overcoming millions of dollars of attacks Sara in love Defeating the right -wing Dark Money program.
“And this means that Corey O’Connor must be ready for the transformation progress that the people of this city demand and that he promised in their campaign. Progress was provided by my administration at affordable housing prices, police and social investments, establishing a fresh belt on which Corey will build.
“The inhabitants of Pittsburgh require progress for everyone, especially people and communities, which have been omitted much too long and must continue regardless of who is in the mayor’s office.
“I got to the public because I grew up in the districts themselves, which this city left too often – and I wanted to make sure that the town hall finally delivered to everyone. As the mayor, I made sure that my administration not only brought people who had left on the table before, we changed, for whom the table was built.
“From the bottom of my heart – thank you, Pittsburgh. Let’s fight for each other.”
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