Matthew Mahoney

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Matthew Mahoney

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 16, 2023

Education

Graduate

Penn State University, 2020

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army National Guard

Years of service

2002 - 2008

Personal

Birthplace

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Profession

Nonprofit director

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Matthew Mahoney (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Pittsburgh City Council to represent District 5 in Pennsylvania. He was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on May 16, 2023.

Mahoney completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Matthew Mahoney was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard from 2002 to 2008. He earned a graduate degree from Penn State University in 2020. His career experience includes working as a nonprofit director.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2023)

General election

General election for Pittsburgh City Council District 5

Incumbent Barbara Warwick won election in the general election for Pittsburgh City Council District 5 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Warwick (D)	96.6	9,270
		Other/Write-in votes	3.4	327

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,597
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert McCune (United We Stand)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pittsburgh City Council District 5

Incumbent Barbara Warwick defeated Laura Brillman in the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh City Council District 5 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Warwick	76.6	5,288
		Laura Brillman	23.0	1,590
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	25

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,903
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Mahoney (D)

2022

See also: City elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2022)

General election

Special general election for Pittsburgh City Council District 5

Barbara Warwick defeated Eugene Boker, Matthew Mahoney, and Robert McCune in the special general election for Pittsburgh City Council District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Warwick (D)	74.4	11,930
	Submit photo	Eugene Boker (R)	19.1	3,066
		Matthew Mahoney (Independent)	5.2	828
	Submit photo	Robert McCune (Rob for Council)	0.8	134
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	67

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,025
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Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Matthew Mahoney completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mahoney's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

A seasoned non-profit professional and passionate community leader, Matt Mahoney is widely respected for his years of service in Pittsburgh. Prior to seeking a seat on City Council, Matt spent over 10 years of his career serving in Pittsburgh’s nonprofit sector — empowering disadvantaged youth, supporting unemployed and homeless veterans, and addressing environmental justice issues. He has worked with decision-makers to build consensus and has also been a stalwart volunteer for several local nonprofits over the past decade. After completing the City of Pittsburgh’s Civic Leadership Academy in 2012, he earned a Citizen Service Award for his work raising awareness and assisting unemployed veterans in the City of Pittsburgh. Matt is a military veteran that served honorably in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard where he reported to Hunt Armory and was activated to serve in Iraq. Born in northern Allegheny County, Matt and his wife bought their first house in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield community where they are proudly raising their two daughters, who attend Greenfield Elementary and take dance class in Hazelwood.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Common-Sense Safety Solutions. To keep our neighborhoods safe, we need to provide stronger support for our partners on the front lines to better serve families, the elderly, youth, and every community member that needs a hand. We must strengthen connections between our City and the region’s social infrastructure - such as social services, community centers, and support networks - to help them address the root of these complex issues together.
• Creating a Healthy Urban Environment. Everyone should have access to clean air, clean water, and safe homes. Matt will champion real solutions that protect public health and make smart investments in physical infrastructure. Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, as well as the Inflation Reduction Act, Pittsburgh has a valuable opportunity to remedy mistakes from the past while building better community relationships and promoting stronger corporate responsibility.
• Supporting Young Neighbors. Youth in our city face a lot of headwinds in their pursuit of self-realization, and Matt wants them to know Pittsburgh has their back. He will work with our schools, teachers, and youth development programs to improve accessibility to wrap-around educational, nutritional, and developmental services. He also believes our youth should have a seat at the table, to help them nurture stronger community relationships and contribute to shaping Pittsburgh’s bright future.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Matt strongly believes that housing is an essential need, and that there’s a lot Pittsburgh should be doing to preserve affordability and protect accessibility for current and prospective neighbors. Whether it’s green-lighting flexible funding programs, strengthening tax credit systems, or incentivizing the right development, we should be working closely with our communities, landlords, service providers, and other partners to secure sustainable housing solutions for all.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Matt has worked at the local and state levels to advocate for change for those who need it the most. Most recently focusing on sustainable energy, he has successfully led efforts to increase access to key resources for low-income communities, enable greater investment in sustainable technologies, and protect air and water resources. Matt is also an adjunct professor at Chatham University where he has taught a course on energy policy for sustainability over the past three years.

Whether it’s an economic, social, environmental, health or safety issue, Matt Mahoney is dedicated to equitably serving our communities through meaningful community engagement, transparency at every level, and always listening first.

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2022

Matthew Mahoney completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mahoney's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Matt Mahoney was born and raised just north of Pittsburgh and has lived in Greenfield for 10 years with his loving wife and two beautiful daughters. He loves our community, and is passionate about service. Matt has been working in Pittsburgh's non-profit sector for over 10 years and served in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard from 2002-2008 as well as AmeriCorps in 2010. He's running as an Independent, so his neighbors are his strongest and primary influencers. He believes District 5 is diverse, and that we work better together on the intimate and complex issues local government is designed to address.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Balanced leadership brings more people to the table to engage in effective decision making.
• Independent for Everyone
• We Work Better Together

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I earned my Master's Degree to advance real solutions that protect public health and advance corporate responsibility. Our District has a lot to protect, and as City Councilperson, I will work harder and smarter to address the environmental injustice our neighbors have faced for decades. First, I will secure funding from the federal programs to address air and noise pollution and support clean, accessible transportation. Next, let's use our energy smarter. We can work with businesses to reduce energy use, harmful emissions, and utility bills, a win-win-win. I will represent our District's resilient character when we plan for the future by working together, and prioritizing all of us. I'm passionate about community engagement, affordable housing, supporting young neighbors, mobility, the environment and community safety.

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