Tag: Edward Gainey

Is Pittsburgh a Blueprint for Other Union-Dominated Blue Cities?

Commentary In 2021, Edward Gainey was elected mayor of Pittsburgh. His campaign was funded in part by SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, which made a generous $350,000 donation—more than all other contributors combined. SEIU Healthcare PA knew what it was paying for when it made this investment—a strong bargaining chip to force the city’s largest employer, University of…


Historic Mayoral Battle in the Steel City

PITTSBURGH, PA—Pittsburgh’s mayoral election next week will be historic no matter who wins. Pennsylvania state representative Edward Gainey is the favorite to become the city’s first African-American mayor in this traditional Democrat city. However, if he is beaten, the city will have its first Mexican/Native-American mayor, Tony Moreno, who would also be the first Republican…