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  • More resources to retain and hire police officers
  • Supporting ‘forgotten’ neighborhoods
  • Creating a business roundtable to assist the mayor’s office
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  • Grew his clothing store, TRIM Pittsburgh, and partnered with East Liberty Chamber of Commerce to initiate Small Business Saturdays
  • Won an Edward R. Murrow award as a TV news producer in Columbus, Ohio
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“I don’t care where you fall on the political spectrum,” West told WESA. “If you’ve been cut out of the city conversation by those in leadership, come back in. I’m open to hear you.”

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  • Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 5-to-1 in Pittsburgh, making the general election a steep climb for any GOP nominee. 
  • In the GOP primary, he is up against the 2021 Republican nominee, Tony Moreno.
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None reported

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West said he is a weather enthusiast and studied meteorology in college, and finds “weather patterns and nature fascinating.”

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  • Entered 2025 with: $0
  • Spent in January: $2,100
  • Raised in January: $3,800
  • Cash on hand as of Feb. 1: $1,700

Campaign website: https://www.west4mayor.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...