Three Pittsburgh City Council incumbents led by wide margins in their Democratic primary races Tuesday night, while two challengers looking to replace retiring councilmen were on their way to locking up party nominations. No Republicans appeared on the ballot in any of the city council races. In District 1, Councilman
As a queer Jewish woman and Graduate School of Public and International Affairs student, Lita Brillman considers herself a “starfish candidate” while she runs for Pittsburgh City Council District 5.
A candidate who planned to run as a Democrat for Pittsburgh City Council’s District 5 seat will not appear on the May primary ballot. Matthew Mahoney, 38, of Greenfield, said a review of nominating petitions he filed revealed 12 “defective signatures,” disqualifying him from getting on the primary ballot. Candidates