Luke Ravenstahl
| Luke Ravenstahl | |
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Ravenstahl speaking to the AFL-CIO, 2009
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| 59th Mayor of Pittsburgh | |
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In office September 1, 2006 – January 6, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Bob O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Bill Peduto |
| President of the Pittsburgh City Council | |
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In office December 6, 2005 – September 1, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Gene Ricciardi |
| Succeeded by | Doug Shields |
| Member of the Pittsburgh City Council from the 1st District | |
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In office January 5, 2004 – September 1, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Burns |
| Succeeded by | Darlene Harris |
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Luke Robert Ravenstahl February 6, 1980 Troy Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Erin Lynn Feith (2004-2011) |
| Alma mater | Washington & Jefferson College |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Luke Robert Ravenstahl (born February 6, 1980) is an American politician who served as the 59th Mayor of Pittsburgh from 2006 until 2014. A Democrat, he became the youngest mayor in Pittsburgh's history in September 2006 at the age of 26. He was among the youngest mayors of a major city in American history.
A graduate of North Catholic High School, Ravenstahl attended the University of Pittsburgh before graduating from Washington & Jefferson College. Four months after his graduation, aged 23, he ran for a seat on the Pittsburgh City Council. He was elected and took office in January 2004 before being appointed City Council President in December 2005. After the death of Pittsburgh mayor Bob O'Connor, Ravenstahl became the mayor, per the city's charter, on September 1, 2006. He later won a special election in 2007, and a regular election in 2009. He did not seek reelection in the 2013 election and Democrat Bill Peduto was elected to succeed him as mayor. Ravenstahl's term ended in January 2014.
Ravenstahl's father, Robert P. Ravenstahl, Jr., is a district magistrate on the Northside, and head coach for the North Catholic High School football team. His grandfather, Robert P. Ravenstahl, Sr., represented the 20th legislative district as a state representative, was a Democratic ward leader in the North Side, and was defeated in the 1976 Democratic primary by a young Tom Murphy, who would go on to become mayor himself. Ravenstahl's mother is currently a teacher's aide with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit. Ravenstahl is the eldest of three brothers including Adam Ravenstahl, a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
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