Meet Erika Strassburger, District 8’s new council member

Why she's ambivalent about Amazon HQ2, her thoughts on the Stephen Foster statue and what she's learned from her time in City Hall

Erika Strassburger is officially a Pittsburgh City Council member

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Does Rick Saccone’s concession mean Conor Lamb won the 18th congressional district special election?

*sad trombone sound*

Where congressional candidates in Pennsylvania are running thanks to new districts and the District 18 special election

Candidates have until 5 p.m. Tuesday to get their petitions in.

Erika Strassburger wins District 8’s Pittsburgh City Council seat in special election

Dan Gilman’s former chief of staff is replacing him.

Republican running for District 8 council seat trolls Erika Strassburger’s campaign ad

“I’m Rennick Remley, and I think I just broke my ankle.”

President Trump could be coming back to Western Pa. to campaign for Rick Saccone at the end of the month

Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the special election for Pittsburgh City Council

Republican Rennick Remley can run in District 8’s special election, judge rules

A residency challenge had been filed against the campaign.

Why Pittsburgh’s top Democrat is supporting an independent city council candidate

"When there’s only one political party, you have no party. It becomes factions," the mayor said.

Legal challenge filed against Republican seeking Pittsburgh’s vacant city council seat

The filing says Rennick Remley is ineligible for the office — and goes to court Jan. 30.

And then there were 4: Republican Rennick Remley throws his hat in his ring for the District 8 City Council seat

Mayor Bill Peduto and Chief of Staff Dan Gilman, both Democrats, have thrown their support behind Erika Strassburger, who’s running as an independent for the District 8 council seat

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We put 15 famous Pittsburghers into the Google Arts & Culture app

Artistic doppelgängers for everybody from Sally Wiggin to John Fetterman to Wiz Khalifa.

Sonja Finn wins Democratic nod in special election for city council, but she’ll still face Erika Strassburger who plans to run as an independent

Meet District 8 city council candidates

Hear from candidates vying for the vacant District 8 city council seat at this forum. They will answer questions from moderators and the public about their positions on the issues and reasons for running.

Where: Eddy Theater at Chatham University at Woodland Road (Squirrel Hill North)

When: January 28, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

How much: Free admission

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Faced with a breakneck party vote, Democratic candidates for Pittsburgh’s vacant District 8 city council seat eye a fallback

Democrats will choose their candidate Sunday.

Special election date set in the race for former Council Member Dan Gilman’s seat

It won't involve a traditional primary.

With Gilman named Peduto’s chief of staff (again), here’s what happens to his District 8 council seat

Dinette Owner and Chef Sonja Finn and Gilman's Chief of Staff Erika Strassburger have already announced runs for the seat.

The Big List of Pittsburgh candidates in 2018

Keep track of Pittsburgh-area candidates here.