Bill Peduto

Bill Peduto
Peduto in 2013
60th Mayor of Pittsburgh
In office
January 6, 2014[1] – January 3, 2022
Preceded byLuke Ravenstahl
Succeeded byEd Gainey
Member of the Pittsburgh City Council from the 8th District
In office
January 7, 2002 – January 6, 2014
Preceded byDan Cohen
Succeeded byDan Gilman[2]
Personal details
Born
William Mark Peduto

(1964-10-30) October 30, 1964[3]
Political partyDemocratic
ResidencePoint Breeze, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Alma materPennsylvania State University
University of Pittsburgh
WebsiteOffice of Mayor Bill Peduto

William Mark Peduto[4] (born October 30, 1964) is an American politician. He was the 60th Mayor of Pittsburgh. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Before being mayor, he was a member of the Pittsburgh City Council from 2002 until 2014.

In the 2013 election, Peduto won the mayoral election by winning 84% of the vote. After being elected Mayor to succeed the outgoing Luke Ravenstahl, Peduto was inaugurated in January 2014. In the 2017 election, he was re-elected to a second term as Mayor, winning 96% of the vote.

References

  1. ↑ "Code of Ordinances of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania". City of Pittsburgh. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ Laughlin, Nicholas (November 5, 2013). "Peduto Coalition Wins Big in Pittsburgh". PoliticsPA. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ Smydo, Joe (May 5, 2013). "Peduto, in third Pittsburgh mayoral race, says city at crossroads". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ Togneri, Chris (January 2, 2015). "First Draft: Pittsburghers can relax: The mayor is fixed". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 2, 2015.