Tom Murphy (mayor)
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Tom Murphy (born August 15, 1944) is a Democratic politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Since January 1994 he has served as mayor of Pittsburgh.
Prior to his November 1993 election as mayor, Murphy served as a State Representative in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Pittsburgh's North Side 20th Legislative District. In 1989 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic primary nomination for mayor.
On December 21, 2004, Murphy announced he would not stand for re-election as mayor in 2005.
He was one of Pennsylvania's presidential electors in 2000, casting his vote in favor of Al Gore.
Murphy graduated from John Carroll University in Cleveland in 1967 and received a graduate degree from Hunter College in urban studies in 1973. He spent two years in the Peace Corps in Paraguay starting in 1970.
Former Ed Rendell aide and former city council president Bob O'Connor won the Democratic nomination on May 17th and will face Republican Joe Weinroth in the November general election.
| Preceded by: Sophie Masloff | Mayor of Pittsburgh 1994 – Present | Succeeded by: None, incumbent |
External Links
- Mayor's page on the City of Pittsburgh website (http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/mayor/)
- Biographical information from the City website (http://www.city.pittsburgh.pa.us/mayor/html/meet_mayor_murphy.html)
