Ricky Burgess (Pennsylvania)
Ricky Burgess (Democratic Party) was a member of the Pittsburgh City Council in Pennsylvania, representing District 9. Burgess assumed office in 2008. Burgess left office on January 1, 2024.
Burgess (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Pittsburgh City Council to represent District 9 in Pennsylvania. Burgess won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Biography
Burgess attended Central Catholic High School. He received a bachelor's degree from LaSalle University and a master's degree from Eastern Michigan University. His professional experience includes serving as a pastor at Nazarene Baptist Church. He has also been a communications professor at the Community College of Allegheny County.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2019)
General election
General election for Pittsburgh City Council District 9
Incumbent Ricky Burgess defeated Randall Taylor, DeNeice Welch, and Barbara Daniels in the general election for Pittsburgh City Council District 9 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ricky Burgess (D) | 41.0 | 3,272 |
 | Randall Taylor (Independent)  | 28.1 | 2,246 | |
| DeNeice Welch (Independent) | 25.9 | 2,068 | ||
| Barbara Daniels (Independent) | 4.7 | 372 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 7,980 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pittsburgh City Council District 9
Incumbent Ricky Burgess defeated Kierran Young, Cherylie Fuller, Judith Ginyard, and Stephen Braxton in the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh City Council District 9 on May 21, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ricky Burgess | 38.2 | 2,049 |
 | Kierran Young | 28.3 | 1,518 | |
| Cherylie Fuller | 15.3 | 822 | ||
| Judith Ginyard | 13.1 | 702 | ||
| Stephen Braxton | 2.6 | 138 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.6 | 138 | ||
| Total votes: 5,367 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Randall Taylor (D)
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 the primary election for District 9, incumbent Ricky Burgess faced Twanda D. Carlisle, Judith K. Ginyard and Andre Young. Burgess was the winner.[2] He won re-election without opposition.[3]
| Pittsburgh City Council, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Ricky Burgess Incumbent |
45.1% | 2,074 | ||
| Andre Young | 27% | 1,242 | ||
| Judith K. Ginyard | 18.4% | 844 | ||
| Twanda D. Carlisle | 9.5% | 439 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,599 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County, "Official primary election results," accessed June 11, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Pittsburgh City Council District 9 2008-2024 |
Succeeded by Khari Mosley (D) |
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