For the first time in a generation, all four candidates running to represent Pittsburgh's fifth City Council district live in neighborhoods other than Squirrel Hill.
The Allegheny County Democratic Committee on Thursday selected Barb Warwick as its nominee for a November special election to fill a vacant seat on Pittsburgh City Council. Warwick, 45, of Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood, was chosen by committee members to be the party’s candidate for a special election on Nov. 8
Party leaders in the 5th Council District will choose one of the four to be their nominee in the November 8th special election. The nominee will be selected September 15th, and will be a strong favorite in the heavily Democratic district.
Pittsburgh Democrats have set a calendar for choosing their nominee to fill the City Council seat left vacant by Corey O’Connor this summer. But it appears that Doug Shields, who held the seat before O’Connor, will not be running for it again.