(Credit and Caption for Photo: Allegheny County Councilman Patrick Cetena will step down from his post as council president, his colleague announced. Council members had launched an effort to force him out of the position last week. (Giuseppe LoPiccolo/Post-Gazette)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Following calls for Pat Catena to step down as the president of Allegheny County Council — including statements from seven council members saying they would vote to remove him — Catena has announced he will resign from the position.

According to a social media post from Councilman Dan Grzybek, council members will hold an election Tuesday to choose Catena’s replacement.

Calls for Catena to resign intensified last week after campaign mailers tied to his bid for state representative criticized transgender athletes. In a joint news release, seven council members, including Grzybek, called on Catena to step down.