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
Posts tagged with District 8 Special Election 2018
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.”
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.
We put 15 famous Pittsburghers into the Google Arts & Culture app
Artistic doppelgängers for everybody from Sally Wiggin to John Fetterman to Wiz Khalifa.
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
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.