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• Gainey, trailing O’Connor in polls, tries to nationalize the race for Pittsburgh mayor

  By Chris Potter Verified| WESA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA) Verified This is WESA Politics, a weekly newsletter by our political reporters providing analysis about Pittsburgh and state politics. If you want it earlier — we'll deliver it to your inbox on Thursday afternoon — sign up here. Some of the people defending democracy most vocally right now, ironically enough, are the same ones who face the steepest struggle at the polls. Take Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, who faces a formidable challenge in the May 20 Democratic primary from County Controller Corey O’Connor.

  By Chris Potter Verified · WESA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA)

  Apr. 18, 2025

• Lamb, Powell call on PA Senators to stand up for their communities, and to hear them out

  By Chris Potter Verified| WESA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA) Verified Former Congressman Conor Lamb and state Rep. Lindsay Powell were warmly received Wednesday night at a town hall in Swissvale’s Pittsburgh Mennonite Church, but they weren’t really the officials people wanted to see. Many of the questions posed at the “Empty Seat Town Hall” were addressed, at least in theory, to Pennsylvania Senators John Fetterman and Dave McCormick.

  By Chris Potter Verified · WESA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA)

  Apr. 16, 2025

• Gainey, trailing O’Connor in polls, tries to nationalize the race for Pittsburgh mayor

  By Chris Potter Verified| WESA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA) Verified This is WESA Politics, a weekly newsletter by our political reporters providing analysis about Pittsburgh and state politics. If you want it earlier — we'll deliver it to your inbox on Thursday afternoon — sign up here. Some of the people defending democracy most vocally right now, ironically enough, are the same ones who face the steepest struggle at the polls. Take Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey, who faces a formidable challenge in the May 20 Democratic primary from County Controller Corey O’Connor.

  By Chris Potter Verified · WESA-FM (Pittsburgh, PA)

  Apr. 18, 2025

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