Bobby Wilson (Pittsburgh politician)

Bobby Wilson (born circa 1983)[1] is an American politician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has served on the Pittsburgh City Council since 2020, representing the 1st district.

Bobby Wilson
Member of the Pittsburgh City Council
from the 1st district
Assumed office
January 6, 2020
Preceded byDarlene Harris
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Spring Hill, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Early career

Wilson earned a bachelor's degree in political science (with a minor in studio arts) and a master's degree in exercise physiology from the University of Pittsburgh.[2] Prior to his election to Pittsburgh City Council, Wilson worked for the emphysema research lab at UPMC Montefiore.[3] He also served as president of the Spring Hill Civic League and as a board member of the North Side Leadership Conference.[2]

Political career

Wilson ran unsuccessfully against incumbent Darlene Harris for the Democratic nomination for Pittsburgh City Council in 2011 and 2015. He ran in 2019 with the backing of Mayor Bill Peduto, SEIU 32BJ, SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, and Planned Parenthood.[1] He received 56 percent of the vote in the May primary election, defeating Harris.[3] He then won the November general election over independent candidates Chris Rosselot and Malcolm Jarrett.[1]

Wilson has positioned himself as a "progressive," citing affordable housing and displacement as top issues, and proposing more effective partnerships between the private and public sectors as being possible solutions.[1] He has also said he would work to improve air quality in Pittsburgh.[2]

During his time in office, Wilson has sponsored or co-sponsored bills to ban parking motor vehicles in bike lanes,[4] amend the city's Residential Parking Permit program,[5] grant bereavement leave to nonunion city employees who experience a miscarriage,[6] ban single-use plastic bags,[7] and ban the declawing of cats.[8] He was appointed to the board of the Pittsburgh Land Bank in 2021.[9]

Personal life

A fifth-generation resident of Pittsburgh's North Side,[2] Wilson lives in the Spring Hill neighborhood. He has three children.[1]

References
  1. Rihl, Juliette (November 5, 2019). "Wilson emerges as the new city council representative for Pittsburgh's North Side". PublicSource. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. Crawley, Ashton (November 21, 2019). "Pitt grad Bobby Wilson prepares for City Council position". The Pitt News. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. Shoemaker, J. Dale; Hicks, Jourdan (May 21, 2019). "Wilson upsets Harris in primary election for North Side city council seat". PublicSource. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  4. Deto, Ryan (December 7, 2021). "Pittsburgh will officially make parking in bike lanes illegal". Pittsburgh CityPaper. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  5. Worthy, Ariel (December 10, 2021). "Pittsburgh City Council preliminarily approves changes to residential parking". WESA.
  6. Davidson, Tom (August 31, 2021). "Pittsburgh employees would get bereavement leave after miscarriages under proposal". Pittsburgh TribLive. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. Felton, Julia (November 22, 2021). "Proposal would ban single-use plastic bags at Pittsburgh stores in most cases". Pittsburgh TribLive. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  8. Rooney, Kimberly (September 22, 2021). "Pittsburgh City Council votes unanimously to prohibit declawing cats in the City of Pittsburgh". Pittsburgh CityPaper. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  9. Murray, Ashley (August 24, 2021). "Bobby Wilson appointed to Pittsburgh Land Bank board; Council returns to Chambers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
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