Bruce Kraus

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Bruce Kraus

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Pittsburgh City Council District 3

Successor: Bob Charland

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Bruce Kraus (Democratic Party) was a member of the Pittsburgh City Council in Pennsylvania, representing District 3. Kraus assumed office in 2008. Kraus left office on January 1, 2024.

Kraus (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pittsburgh City Council to represent District 3 in Pennsylvania. Kraus won in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Biography

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Kraus is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His experience includes sitting on the Brashear Association’s Board of Trustees, the Carnegie Library Board of Trustees, the Carnegie Mellon Board of Trustees, the Board of the Children’s Sickle Cell Foundation, the Board of Directors for the Institute for Research, Education & Training in Addictions (IRETA), the Board of Directors for the Oakland Business Improvement District (OBID), the Board of Trustees for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Advisory Board to Shepard Wellness.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2019)

General election

General election for Pittsburgh City Council District 3

Incumbent Bruce Kraus defeated Jacob Nixon in the general election for Pittsburgh City Council District 3 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Kraus (D)	69.4	3,398
	Submit photo	Jacob Nixon (Independent)	30.1	1,474
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	23

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,895
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pittsburgh City Council District 3

Incumbent Bruce Kraus defeated Kenneth Wolfe and Chris Kumanchik in the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh City Council District 3 on May 21, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bruce Kraus	54.8	1,493
	Submit photo	Kenneth Wolfe	34.2	932
	Submit photo	Chris Kumanchik	10.9	298

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,723
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2015

The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on May 19, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 11, 2015. Five of the nine city council seats were up for election. In District 3, incumbent Bruce Kraus won re-election without opposition.

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2019

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Preceded by -	Pittsburgh City Council District 3 2008-2024	Succeeded by Bob Charland (D)