Peter F. Flaherty

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Peter Francis Flaherty (June 24, 1924—April 18, 2005) was an American politician from Pennsylvania, a Democratic mayor of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and county commissioner of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

He was also the Democratic nominee for United States Senate in 1980. Flaherty was defeated by Senator Arlen Specter, taking 48% of the vote.

See also: List of Mayors of Pittsburgh

[edit] Electoral history

• 1980 Race for U.S. Senate
  • Arlen Specter (R), 51%
  • Pete Flaherty (D), 48%

Preceded by Joseph M. Barr

Mayor of Pittsburgh 1970 – 1978

Succeeded by Richard Caliguiri (D)

[edit] References

• Lorant, Stefan (1978). Pete: The Life of Peter F. Flaherty. Lenox: Authors Edition, Inc. OCLC 4499424. 
• James O'Toole (2005). Obituary: Pete Flaherty dies at 80. Retrieved May 6, 2005.

[edit] See also

• O'Flaherty