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“I don’t want us to have a city where some people feel like they’ve been left behind, where some people feel they’ve been left out,” Gainey said while pushing his inclusionary zoning proposal at a lengthy January public hearing.

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  • He lags County Controller Corey O’Connor in fundraising by a large margin so far in 2025. 
  • The administration has made little progress on his 2021 campaign pledge to secure financial contributions from major nonprofits.
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  • United Steelworkers, Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, SEIU Local 32BJ, SEIU Healthcare PA, Pittsburgh Fire Fighters,
  • Steel City Stonewall Democrats, Conservation Voters of PA, NextGen PAC
  • U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato, City Council President R. Daniel Lavelle, councilors Deb Gross, Barb Warwick and Khari Mosley
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  • Gainey said he enjoys gardening, a hobby he picked up from his wife, Michelle, and grows herbs, tomatoes and other vegetables at their home.
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  • Raised from Jan. 1 through May 5: $447,000
  • Cash on hand as of May 5: $92,000
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Campaign website: gaineyformayor.com

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Charlie Wolfson is an enterprise reporter for Pittsburgh's Public Source, focusing on local government accountability and politics in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. He was a Report for America corps...