Age: 56
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.
None reported
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
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.
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Charlie Wolfson is an enterprise reporter for Pittsburgh’s Public Source, focusing on local government accountability and politics in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. He was a Report for America corps…
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