1Hood Power Endorses Ed Gainey for Mayor of Pittsburgh for the May 20 the Primary Election. Mayor Ed Gainey first won election in to become the first Black mayor of Pittsburgh and has worked to significantly build a safer, more equitable city for residents while also attracting new business and investments into the city. Despite facing obstacles such as a pandemic, bridge collapse, inclement weather events, a fight with corporate nonprofits and a divided council, the administration has delivered for the people.
- A historic police contract agreement reached in 2024 with the Fraternal Order of Police—marking the first time in over two decades that such a contract was finalized without court intervention or arbitration resulting in a disciplinary matrix that also for the first time punished officers credibly accused of sexual misconduct with needing a felony conviction.
- Increased the representation of Minority, Women-Owned, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (MWDBE) by 35% which increased the representation of Black, Muslim, Queer, Disabled, and Women contractors which has made contracts with the City of Pittsburgh more competitive and reflective of the community.
- In order to reduce homelessness, the administration listened and partnered with community advocates and supports pathways to housing for our unhoused neighbors reducing raids and encampments.
- To invest in youth, He expanded night and weekend rec center hours, completed 35 park, playground, and rec center upgrades, and has provided unprecedented funding for sports and after school programs.
- Gainey is not only is building and preserving 1600+ affordable housing units so students, residents, and workers can stay in the city, he is fighting for inclusionary zoning in order to change decades of policies designed to push Black people out of the city.
- Gainey pushed the KEEP PITTSBURGH HOME initiative to by creating policies and programs to ensure housing would be accessible and affordable such as using his executive orders ensuring residents will not be discriminated against based off their source of income
- Gainey stands by workers fighting for better contracts and higher wages which has resulted in the lowest unemployment rate in Southwestern PA.
- Gainey shows up for students so they can exercise their rights without encountering state violence and advocates for our immigrant community to safe and welcomed here.
- To respond to federal attacks, the administration used the executive order to protect the most vulnerable to requires those who receive city funding to abide by the city’s nondiscrimination policy to ensure the TLGBQIA+ community would not face housing discrimination in Pittsburgh
- Gainey invested in citywide violence prevention through the office of violence prevention to reduce homicides by 33% and gun violence by 44%.
In order to have a fair endorsement process, we reached out to people who had attended 1Hood Power events in the past year via opavote. The list was compiled from attendee sign ins. This method follows the same strategy used in past years to avoid conflicts of interests.
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May 20, 2025 Pennsylvania Primary Election
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