Ed Gainey was sworn in as Pittsburgh’s 61st mayor — and its first Black mayor — on Monday afternoon. “I love this city. Without this city I would not be who I am today,” he said. (905wesa)
Gainey credited a number of influences for his rise to the city’s top post: his father, his late stepfather and his mother, Darlene Gainey-Craig.
Even Allegheny County Common Pleas President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark, who administered the oath of office, seemed stunned by an election which brought not just Gainey to the mayor’s office but elected four Black judges to the county bench. Gainey's address, which recalled the passion of many of his campaign speeches, ended with him imploring the city,"Let's go get it!", which has emerged as a personal motto — one that was picked up by the audience.
Four councilors who won re-election last year against little to no opposition were sworn in for new four-year terms during a special session Monday morning: Theresa Kail-Smith in District 2, Anthony Coghill in District 4, Daniel Lavelle in District 6 and Erika Strassburger in District 8. “The issues that you’ve articulated about inclusivity and equity, diversity, reimagining policing, the services that you really want to bring to this city, I believe we have done the hard work of [planting] that seed,” he said. “And now through your administration, we have an opportunity to collectively see it grow.”
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