A TRUE PITTSBURGH STORY
Read about Kevin's life and work and love for Pittsburgh. Meet the hard-working family man behind the campaign right here.
BEECHVIEW TOUR VIDEO
One year after Mayor Ravenstahl declared it "open for business," Kevin toured the Broadway Avenue Business District to see what's not getting done.
A FAMILIAR FACE ON THE TEAM
For twenty-four years, you watched him break stories and cover local politics on WPXI. Now veteran reporter Andy Gastmeyer is working as Kevin's Press Secretary. Read more about Andy’s career and his commitment to Kevin’s campaign here.
THANK YOU, PITTSBURGH!
From Kevin and the rest of the Acklin for Pittsburgh Team, for welcoming us on to your porches and into your homes, and for listening to the hopes and dreams we have for our city.
KEVIN GOES TO THE POLLS
Watch the video here.
KEVIN PLEDGES VOLUNTEERISM, PROPOSES "PITTSBURGH PRIDE CORPS"
The city-backed, community-oriented program would lead clean-ups, planting, park projects, and any kind of neighborhood improvement we need in Pittsburgh. The Pride Corps would be modeled after Renew Pittsburgh, Kevin's own volunteer organization.
Read Kevin's remarks. Read the press release.
KEVIN MAKES HIS CLOSING ARGUMENT
Watch the video here.
KEVIN PLEDGES VOLUNTEERISM, PROPOSES "PITTSBURGH PRIDE CORPS"
The city-backed, community-oriented program would lead clean-ups, planting, park projects, and any kind of neighborhood improvement we need in Pittsburgh. The Pride Corps would be modeled after Renew Pittsburgh, Kevin's own volunteer organization.
Read Kevin's remarks. Read the press release.
KEVIN MAKES HIS CLOSING ARGUMENT
With just six days until the November 3rd election, Kevin renews the pledges of his campaign and contrasts his policies with the misplaced priorities of the Ravenstahl Administration.
"VOTE FOR MY NEPHEW"
Kevin's Uncle Dan writes a moving and powerful op-ed in this morning's Post-Gazette about why Kevin would be a great mayor. Read it here.
A WEEK AWAY FROM ELECTION DAY
Kevin delivers a short, heartfelt message to his supporters.
KEVIN RAISES MOST MAYORAL MONEY
Campaign finance reports submitted Friday show that Kevin raised 6% more than the Mayor and a whopping 19% more than the other challenger. Thanks for your amazing support!
CALLS FOR FULL DISCLOSURE AND A FULL INVESTIGATION
In a press room packed with local media, Kevin today called for full disclosure from the Mayor on his relationship with Cranberry developer/lobbyist John Verbanac, and a fully investigation of all City and URA contracts.
Read Kevin's remarks. See Kevin deliver his remarks. Read Post-Gazette coverage. Watch KDKA's investigative report.
BIG NEWS IN LAST NIGHT'S WTAE DEBATE
We'll have more information coming later today. For now, see the front page news in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, clips from the debate at WTAE, and a lengthy breakdown of the story at the Pittsburgh Comet.
We'll have more information coming later today. For now, see the front page news in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, clips from the debate at WTAE, and a lengthy breakdown of the story at the Pittsburgh Comet.
KEVIN PROFILED IN THE POST-GAZETTE
His Pittsburgh roots. His working-class family. His achievements at work and in community service. His hard-working, door-knocking, neighborhood-based campaign. It's all there in a great feature story.
KEVIN STARS IN FIRST MAYORAL DEBATE
He stood up for our neighborhoods, for our safety, and for our future. He proved that he knows more about the city and its residents than either of his challengers. And he showed us all how leadership and integrity and a real vision for Pittsburgh would look in the Mayor's office.
KEVIN FACT-CHECKS THE KDKA DEBATE
His challengers made some false claims. We provide the facts.
KEVIN PROFILED IN NEW PITTSBURGH COURIER
Kevin is interviewed and featured in a piece by one of the country's oldest and most prestigious Black newspapers. Read the article.
KEVIN ANNOUNCES HIS NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT PLAN
Revamping the Bureau of Building Inspection. Creating a one-stop-shop for new business development. The Main Street Project, which will guarantee at least one new investment in every city neighborhood in Kevin's first term.
Read the Press Release. Read Kevin's Remarks.
KEVIN SPEAKS ON WPTS
Kevinwas a guest on last week's 92.1FM Media Round Table, talking about Mayor Ravenstahl's proposed Student Tax. Listen to an MP3 of the interview.
THREE DEBATES SET; OTHER CAMPAIGNS REFUSE TOWN HALL FORUM
Three months' worth of delays and challenges later, the televised debates are finally set. Kevin proposed at least one in town hall forum style, but the other candidates refused to answer questions directly from voters. Read more here.
KEVIN ANNOUNCES HIS BUDGET PLAN
Investments in public safety. Investments in the neighborhoods. Elimination of wasteful spending. A renewed commitment to the libraries. A new set of priorities to put Pittsburgh first.
Read the press release. Read Kevin's remarks. Read Kevin's budget proposal.
Read the press release. Read Kevin's remarks. Read Kevin's budget proposal.
KEVIN STANDS UP FOR OUR LIBRARIES
"Cleveland spends seven times as much" on its libraries as Pittsburgh does, Kevin tells the PG's Diana Nelson Jones. Read the Post-Gazette article.
KEVIN UNVEILS HIS PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN
200 more officers on the streets. Neighborhood- based policing. More investments and training for our police force. Public safety as an Acklin Administration's #1 priority.
Read Kevin's plan. Read Kevin's speech. Readpress coverage. Read more coverage.
KEVIN ISSUES A POST-G-20 STATEMENT
Kevin was in the city, talking to residents and business owners during the G20. Read his statement here. Read press coverage here.
KEVIN LAUNCHES FIRST TV COMMERCIAL
"Making a Difference," airing now, is the first tv spot of the mayoral campaign. Watch it here.
"Making a Difference," airing now, is the first tv spot of the mayoral campaign. Watch it here.
Vowing to reinvest in Pittsburgh's "forgotten neighborhoods," Kevin opened a second campaign office on Brookline Boulevard.
The Acklin for Pittsburgh Brookline space, which is the campaign's second space south of the rivers, is the only South Hills office in the mayor's race.
September 16, 2009 | Read the press release. Read Kevin's speech.
KEVIN UNVEILS PLAN TO SOLVE CITY'S PENSION CRIS
Years of neglect. A catastrophic state takeover hanging over our heads. Pittsburgh needs real leadership for its pension fund crisis, and Kevin delivers: a plan that restores funding above the critical 50% level in two years without privatizing city assets, eliminating union jobs, raising taxes, or cutting services.
September 9, 2009 | Read the Press Release. Read Kevin's Full Speech. Read news coveragehere and here. See the video of Kevin's remarks. See the first half of the Q&A session. See the second half of the Q&A session.
September 10, 2009 | UPDATE: See the URA document from which Kevin gets his numbers.
Years of neglect. A catastrophic state takeover hanging over our heads. Pittsburgh needs real leadership for its pension fund crisis, and Kevin delivers: a plan that restores funding above the critical 50% level in two years without privatizing city assets, eliminating union jobs, raising taxes, or cutting services.
September 9, 2009 | Read the Press Release. Read Kevin's Full Speech. Read news coveragehere and here. See the video of Kevin's remarks. See the first half of the Q&A session. See the second half of the Q&A session.
September 10, 2009 | UPDATE: See the URA document from which Kevin gets his numbers.
After eight weeks without a response to his first challenge, Kevin once more calls for four debates between now and the November 3rd general election: "The people of Pittsburgh deserve a Mayor who's willing to face them, his opponent, and the hard questions of how to support our families and improve our neighborhoods."
September 3, 2009 | Read the Press Release
"I SHARE THE PAIN AND DISAPPOINTMENT THAT OUR CITY EMPLOYEES ARE FEELING TODAY"
As someone who comes from a family of working people who've dedicated their lives to public service in Pittsburgh, and as a mayoral candidate who knows how to build bridges across party lines, Kevinspeaks out on the possible state takeover of the city's pension fund.
August 28, 2009 | Read Kevin's statement.
"THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MAYORS DON'T DO THE HARD WORK NECESSARY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS"
Mayor Ravenstahl's Chief of Staff last week hurled insults at key legislators in Harrisburg. The Mayor defended him. Kevin thinks their lack of professionalism is jeopardizing Pittsburgh's financial future, and he's calling for a resignation.
August 24, 2009 | Read Kevin's statement. Read more here.
Mayor Ravenstahl's Chief of Staff last week hurled insults at key legislators in Harrisburg. The Mayor defended him. Kevin thinks their lack of professionalism is jeopardizing Pittsburgh's financial future, and he's calling for a resignation.
August 24, 2009 | Read Kevin's statement. Read more here.
"I WOULD HAVE A FAR DIFFERENT SET OF PRIORITIES"
With less than six weeks until the G-20 Summit, Mayor Ravenstahl skipped out on a media briefing, and all the other work he could have been doing, to go see the Steelers practice in Latrobe. Kevin thinks Pittsburghers deserve more, and better, from their Mayor.
AUGUST 19, 2009 | Read Kevin's statement.
KEVIN TOURS NEGLECTED BEECHVIEW BUSINESS DISTRICT
On August 8th, 2008, Mayor Ravenstahl posed for the cameras, unlocked a door, and declared Beechview's Broadway Avenue Business District once again "open for business." One year later,Kevin and a prominent community leader see how that photo-op didn't get it done.
KEVIN SUBMITS FINAL NOMINATING PETITIONS
Our final total: more than 4,000 signatures, including one from every ward and zip code in the city, plus 21 from the Mayor's own neighborhood.
AUGUST 3, 2009 | Read more. Watch the video.
KEVIN SPEAKS BEFORE CITY COUNCIL ON COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENTS
Kevin responds to Friday's shocking site of a padlocked Mayor's office, then talks about the need for hard work and leadership on CBAs.
JULY 27, 2009 | Read his remarks. Watch the video.
Kevin's bold four-point plan, a "New Deal for Neighborhoods," proposes the use of federal stimulus funds to solve the abandoned housing problem.
JUL 14, 2009 | Read more here, here, and here.
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On the Campaign Trail
Going out to cover all of the neighborhoods in Pittsburgh gives us a different perspective on how people feel about where they live. You might hear something on TV, but you probably won’t get the full picture on how it affects a community day-to-day... [Read More of This Post]
