Pittsburgh Mayor-elect Corey O’Connor carries on father’s legacy

UP WITH O’CONNOR THIS MORNING. IF THE SCENE BEHIND ME LOOKS FAMILIAR, THAT’S BECAUSE YOU LIKELY HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE. COREY O’CONNOR, STANDING ON THE STREET TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE PITTSBURGH VOTERS, JUST LIKE HIS DAD DID 20 YEARS AGO. USUALLY HONKING HORNS DON’T LEAD TO SMILING FACES, BUT THE RULES ARE DIFFERENT. ON THE DAY AFTER ELECTION DAY IN SQUIRREL HILL. I THINK IT’S JUST IT’S A WAY TO HONOR HIS MEMORY, BUT ALSO IT’S A GREAT WAY TO THANK PEOPLE BECAUSE WE WOULDN’T BE HERE WITHOUT THE PEOPLE OF PITTSBURGH. COREY O’CONNOR, HONORING THE PAST. WHILE LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FUTURE AS HE BECOMES THE 62ND MAYOR IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH. IT’S, OF COURSE, A JOB. HIS FATHER, THE LATE BOB O’CONNOR, HELD MORE THAN TWO DECADES AGO. WAS NEVER ON MY RADAR. I THINK GROWING UP IN IT, YOU SAW IT AND YOU SAW HOW YOU CAN HELP PEOPLE. THAT LEGACY NOT LOST ON ANYONE, INCLUDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF O’CONNOR’S. SO THEY SAY THANK YOU. A SIMPLE GESTURE WITH BIG MEANING. A FAMILY TRADITION STARTED BY DAD. A LOT OF EMOTIONS, I THINK. I MEAN, MY BROTHERS HERE, BUT I THINK IT’S. IT’S A GOOD THING TO DO, YOU KNOW, WE BRING IN THE KIDS OUT, AND HE’S ACTUALLY NAMED AFTER MY DAD, SO IT’S MY DAD’S MIDDLE NAME WAS EMMITT. SO I THINK HAVING THE WHOLE FAMILY HERE IS JUST SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE TO DO, BECAUSE FOR THE O’CONNORS, IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR, COREY SAYS. GROWING UP, HIS MOM AND DAD SHARED THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVING YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR NEIGHBOR, AND THAT’S A LESSON HE’S HOPING TO BRING TO CITY HALL. I THINK IT’S A PITTSBURGH FAMILY THAT WELCOMES EVERYBODY, AND I THINK THAT’S SOMETHING THAT I’VE ALWAYS CARRIED WITH ME. COVERING ALLEGHE

Like father, like son: Newly elected Corey O’Connor carries on dad’s legacy of thanking Pittsburgh voters

Corey O’Connor elected 62nd mayor of Pittsburgh

Updated: 1:45 PM EST Nov 5, 2025

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Corey O’Connor celebrated his election victory by standing on the streets of Squirrel Hill to say “thank you” to Pittsburgh voters on Wednesday morning.It’s a simple gesture with significant meaning for the city’s newly elected mayor. His late father, Bob O’Connor, did the same position over two decades ago.”It’s a way to honor his memory,” O’Connor said. “But also, it’s a great way to thank people, because we wouldn’t be here without the people of Pittsburgh.”O’Connor is honoring the past while looking ahead to the future. He will serve as Pittsburgh’s 62nd mayor after defeating Tony Moreno in Tuesday’s election.”Was it ever on my radar? I think growing up in it, you saw it and you saw how you can help people,” he said.ELECTION RESULTS: PITTSBURGH MAYOR | PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT | PITTSBURGH RACES | ALLEGHENY COUNTY | BEAVER COUNTY | BUTLER COUNTY | CLARION COUNTY | FAYETTE COUNTY | GREENE COUNTY | INDIANA COUNTY | JEFFERSON COUNTY | LAWRENCE COUNTY | VENANGO COUNTY | WASHINGTON COUNTY | WESTMORELAND COUNTYOn Wednesday, Corey was joined by his wife, Katie, and their two children, in addition to his brother and sister.The group held homemade signs that said “Thank You Pittsburgh” while waving to people who honked their horns as they drove by the intersection of Forward and Murray avenues and Pocusset Street.”A lot of emotions,” O’Connor said, holding his young son. “But I think it’s a good thing to do, bringing the kids out, and he’s actually named after my dad — my dad’s middle name was Emmett — so I think having the whole family here is just something that we like to do.”O’Connor says his mother and father shared the importance of loving your family and your neighbor when he was growing up, and that’s a lesson he hopes to bring to City Hall.”I think it’s a Pittsburgh family that welcomes everybody, and I think that is something that I have always carried with me,” he said.

PITTSBURGH —

Corey O’Connor celebrated his election victory by standing on the streets of Squirrel Hill to say “thank you” to Pittsburgh voters on Wednesday morning.

It’s a simple gesture with significant meaning for the city’s newly elected mayor. His late father, Bob O’Connor, did the same position over two decades ago.

“It’s a way to honor his memory,” O’Connor said. “But also, it’s a great way to thank people, because we wouldn’t be here without the people of Pittsburgh.”

O’Connor is honoring the past while looking ahead to the future. He will serve as Pittsburgh’s 62nd mayor after defeating Tony Moreno in Tuesday’s election.

“Was it ever on my radar? I think growing up in it, you saw it and you saw how you can help people,” he said.

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On Wednesday, Corey was joined by his wife, Katie, and their two children, in addition to his brother and sister.

The group held homemade signs that said “Thank You Pittsburgh” while waving to people who honked their horns as they drove by the intersection of Forward and Murray avenues and Pocusset Street.

“A lot of emotions,” O’Connor said, holding his young son. “But I think it’s a good thing to do, bringing the kids out, and he’s actually named after my dad — my dad’s middle name was Emmett — so I think having the whole family here is just something that we like to do.”

O’Connor says his mother and father shared the importance of loving your family and your neighbor when he was growing up, and that’s a lesson he hopes to bring to City Hall.

“I think it’s a Pittsburgh family that welcomes everybody, and I think that is something that I have always carried with me,” he said.