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7 unusual facts about Luke Ravenstahl


Adam Ravenstahl

His brother is Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl while his father, Robert Jr., is Magistrial District Judge of the city's 26th and 27th Wards.

Edward Gainey

Gainey has also served as a community development specialist for Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, and as the Chairman of the Pittsburgh Democratic Committee.

John Verbanac

Verbanac's relationship with Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl became a campaign issue in the 2009 Pittsburgh mayoral election..

Kevin Acklin

The incumbent Mayor of Pittsburgh, Luke Ravenstahl defeated Mr. Acklin and the son of former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris, Franco "Dok" Harris, by a wide margin in the general election on November 3'rd, 2009.

Virginia Montanez

She anonymously wrote The Burgh Blog from 2005 to 2008, which became known for scathing portrayals of Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and his administration.

Yarone Zober

His tenure as Deputy Mayor ended on September 1 when O'Connor died and City Council president Luke Ravenstahl was sworn in as mayor.

In 2013, he testified to a grand jury after he was "subpoenaed to testify as a fact witness" about the activities of Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl.


Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts

Most recently, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and the Steelers’ Max Starks “competed” in the Broadway musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.


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Bill Peduto

In December 2012, Peduto officially launched his third mayoral campaign, announcing that he would challenge Luke Ravenstahl in the 2013 mayoral primary, and was immediately endorsed by Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.