(File Photo: Source for Photo: FILE – This April 2, 2021, file photo shows bridges spanning the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh. Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Retired Pittsburgh police officer Tony Moreno defeated Pittsburgh business owner Thomas West in the Republican primary election to run for the position of the mayor of Pittsburgh. Moreno was a Democrat in the general election of 2021 and lost to Ed Gainey for the Pittsburgh mayor position. West, who owns Trim, a Lawrenceville boutique for men’s clothing, wanted new leadership for Pittsburgh. 1933 was the last time a Republican was elected mayor of Pittsburgh.