- Age: 57
- Home neighborhood: Brighton Heights
- Political affiliation: Republican
- Elected experience: None
- Other experience: More than 20 years as a Pittsburgh police detective
- Prioritizing public safety and hiring more police officers
- Addressing the root causes of homelessness, working with mental health professionals and law enforcement
- Cutting taxes and reducing regulation to promote business
- Served as a U.S. Army paratrooper
- Won the Republican nomination for mayor in 2021 through a write-in campaign and won a competitive primary this year
“I am going to abjectly change everything that we’re doing going forward, because all we see now is how it’s failing,” Moreno said during an early-October KDKA debate.
- Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 5-to-1 in Pittsburgh, making the general election a steep climb for any GOP nominee.
- Has lower name recognition than his rival, Corey O’Connor, who has been in politics for years and whose father was previously Pittsburgh mayor.
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Moreno said he is “obsessed” with fly fishing, and he is “terrible at it.”
- Raised from June 9 through Sept. 15: $4,525
- Cash on hand as of Sept. 15: $4,247
- Campaign website: realsteelmayor.com
- Election maps show how Moreno won GOP primary
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Who else is running for mayor?
Pittsburgh’s mayoral candidates: Corey O’Connor
In the Nov. 4 General Election, Pittsburgh voters will choose between one Democratic and one Republican candidate. Here, find highlights on Corey O’Connor, Allegheny County controller and the Democratic nominee.