Bob O'Connor (mayor)
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| 58th Mayor of Pittsburgh | |
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In office January 3, 2006 – September 1, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Murphy |
| Succeeded by | Luke Ravenstahl |
| President of the Pittsburgh City Council | |
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In office January 6, 1998 – January 7, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Ferlo |
| Succeeded by | Gene Ricciardi |
| Member of the Pittsburgh City Council from the 5th District | |
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In office January 6, 1992 – February 10, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Coyne |
| Succeeded by | Doug Shields |
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December 9, 1944 Greenfield, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 1, 2006 (aged 61) Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Judy Levine O'Connor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Robert E. "Bob" O'Connor, Jr. (December 9, 1944 – September 1, 2006) was an American politician who was the Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from January 3, 2006, until his death.
Born in the Greenfield neighborhood, and a longtime resident of Squirrel Hill, O'Connor graduated from Pittsburgh's Taylor Allderdice High School in 1962 and was inducted into their alumni hall of fame in 2011. He worked briefly as a steelworker, and then entered the restaurant business. He eventually became executive vice-president of the Pappan chain of restaurants in the Pittsburgh area.
He and his wife, Judy Levine O'Connor, had one daughter, Heidy Garth, and two sons, Corey and Terrence. Father Terry O'Connor is a Roman Catholic priest, currently the pastor of St. Therese of Lisieux of Munhall, Pennsylvania. Corey is currently representing the same neighborhoods that his father represented on Pittsburgh City Council.
O'Connor's political career began with his first election to Pittsburgh City Council in 1991. He served on the council under mayors Sophie Masloff and Tom Murphy.
He challenged Murphy in the Democratic primaries for mayor in 1997 and 2001. The 2001 race was especially contentious, as there was a five-way Democratic party primary. Both O'Connor and Murphy spent more than $1 million on their respective campaigns and in the end earned around 30,000 votes each in a very close race. O'Connor lost the race by 699 votes, and conceded the race several days after the primary.
In 1998, he was elected as city council president and later resigned from the city council in 2003 to work for Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.
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