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Sonja Finn, Marty Healey and Erika Strassburger (from left) continue to vie for voters’ support in the upcoming March election. (Photos courtesy of each candidate)

District 8 candidates continue campaigning

By Remy Samuels | Staff Writer January 25, 2018

A renowned Pittsburgh chef, an LGBTQ+ advocate and the former chief of staff for Dan Gilman are currently in a race to win a spot on City Council. Gilman stepped down from his position as District...

Sonja Finn, Marty Healey and Erika Strassburger (from left) have all announced campaigns for the District 8 City Council seat.

District 8 election: a quick look at the candidates

By The Pitt News Staff January 12, 2018

Dan Gilman stepped down from his position as city councilman Jan. 3. to work as Mayor Bill Peduto’s chief of staff, triggering a special election to fill the open seat to represent District 8, which...

City Councilman Dan Gilman, pictured speaking at a Hillary Clinton rally last year, will be Mayor Bill Peduto's new chief of staff. (Photo by John Hamilton / Managing Editor)

Peduto names Gilman chief of staff, triggering District 8 special election

By John Hamilton / Managing Editor December 19, 2017

Mayor Bill Peduto named City Councilman Dan Gilman his new chief of staff, vacating a seat in Pittsburgh’s eighth district, which includes part of Oakland. Gilman, who has served on city council since...

Councilman Gilman marches in Pittsburgh's LGBTQ+ Pride Parade in June. (John Hamilton | Editor-In-Chief)

Councilman Gilman talks district, student issues

By Henry Glitz | News Editor August 21, 2017

For many of the thousands of new and incoming Pitt students, this fall in Pittsburgh will be their first. It’s an experience that City Council Member Dan Gilman shared with them many years ago. “Whether...

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