![]() ![]() ![]() However, other than a single mailer, some signs and a few ads, he didn’t seem to do much more than he does on council – which is to say nothing. Or if I had seen him getting out there, too, and actively fighting for votes. It wouldn’t be so bad if I hadn’t worked so hard. I even whipped him in a few places – mostly in White Oak and West Mifflin – my home town and his respectively.īut 41% to 58% just wasn’t enough to carry the day.Īnd if you’re wondering why that doesn’t equal 100%, there were about 1% write in voters, many of whom scribbled my opponent’s name so he could launch a Republican write-in challenge in the general election should he lose the primary. My opponent took majorities in nearly every community, nearly every ward or precinct. I am a public school teacher, activist and blogger who ran on change and getting things done – education, infrastructure, transportation, jobs, justice. My opponent was a 15-year incumbent, a nominal Democrat known for doing next to nothing, and he promised to do the same upon re-election. This spring, I ran for Allegheny County Council in the Pittsburgh region of Pennsylvania – and got my butt handed to me. ![]() If there’s one thing I’ve learned from running for office, it’s that. ![]()
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