Democracy for Pittsburgh

Democracy for Pittsburgh will vote on endorsements for the May primary in February. In order to vote in February, a member must have attended at least one of the three previous monthly meetings (November 2005, December 2005 or January 2006).

So if you haven’t been to a meeting for a while: you need to attend in either December or January.

DfP meetings are always held at 7:00 PM on the first Wednesday of the month.

December’s meeting info:

Event Title: Monthly Meetup
Event Type: DFA-Link Meeting
 
Linked To: Democracy for Pittsburgh
 
Event Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Event Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
 
Venue Name: Mario’s South Side Saloon (upstairs)
Address: 1514 E Carson St
City: Pittsburgh
State: PA
Zip Code: 15203
Phone Number: 412-381-5610

R.S.V.P. at http://tools.democracyforamerica.com/link/event.php?id=2844

Democracy for Pittsburgh held endorsements in April for the May primary election. In order to win endorsement, a candidate needed to receive at least 75% of non-abstention votes.

Here are the candidates who Democracy for Pittsburgh endorsed in May who are still in the running in today’s election:

Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas: Kathryn Hens-Greco *ENDORSED*
Pittsburgh City Council District 6 : Tonya Payne *ENDORSED* (Democracy for Pittsburgh member)
Pittsburgh City Council District 8: William Peduto *ENDORSED*
Allegheny County Council District 8 : Chuck Martoni *ENDORSED*
Forest Hills Borough Council: Marty B. O’Malley *ENDORSED* (Democracy for Pittsburgh member)

UPDATE (11-9-05): Congratulations to all of the above candidates; each of whom won their race!