Patrick Dowd/target

==Endorsement page==
* http://www.dowdformayor.com/endorsement
==Media==
* P-G Endorsement of May 2009, http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09130/968892-192.stm
* P-G Endorsement of April 2011, http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11104/1139205-192.stm#ixzz1JUNFfNmd
====Dowd in District 7: Democrats should stick with the council incumbent====
In a twist that's not all that unusual in Pittsburgh, the young newcomer seeking the Democratic nomination for city council's District 7 seat is the one with old-fashioned political heft behind his effort.
Hear the candidates in this race:
Patrick Dowd
Tony Ceoffe
Tony Ceoffe, 26, of Lawrenceville, an employee of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry who processes workers' compensation claims, is chairman of the 6th Ward Democratic Committee and the son of Lawrenceville District Judge Anthony Ceoffe. He won the backing of the city's Democratic Committee in March 2011, along with a group of other candidates largely considered to be preferred by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl over the incumbents. He also is endorsed by Teamsters Local 249, where his uncle is on the executive board, and from locals 636 and 926 as well as the Laborers' District Council of Western Pennsylvania.
Mr. Ceoffe is an energetic opponent to Councilman Patrick Dowd, 43, of Highland Park, a member of council since 2008, a former school board member and an unsuccessful mayoral candidate in 2009 who never has won the backing of the city committee.
A graduate of Central Catholic High School, and board member of Lawrenceville United, a community organization, Mr. Ceoffe makes a fundamental criticism of Mr. Dowd: "I think personal ambition and citywide issues have put the residents on the back burner."
We disagree.
Mr. Dowd, a former history teacher with master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, has ruled out another mayoral bid in 2013, so the complaint is outdated. More significantly, we agree with his approach that addressing large-scale, citywide problems ultimately is the best way to resolve issues at the neighborhood level. That holds true for District 7's East End neighborhoods of Lawrenceville, Stanton Heights, Morningside, Highland Park and parts of Bloomfield, North Oakland, Garfield, Friendship and East Liberty.
Mr. Dowd has been an outspoken critic of unscrupulous practices in the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, where he is a board member. Although the opt-out-only water line insurance program that Mr. Dowd favored was ill-conceived and gave unfair advantage to a politically connected firm, he had the right goal in trying to find a low-cost plan to assist homeowners.
He has advocated for joint partnerships with surrounding municipalities and was instrumental in crafting council's rebuttal to the mayor's failed pension rescue plan to lease city parking spaces.
Although we disagree with Mr. Dowd on some issues, he is an independent voice on council and has demonstrated a willingness to work cooperatively with his fellow members, "know how" that trumps his challenger's "know who." The Post-Gazette endorses Patrick Dowd for the Democratic nomination in the May 17, 2011 primary.
==Blogs==
* http://infinonymous.blogspot.com/2009/04/why-is-patrick-dowd-running.html Why is Patrick Dowd running for mayor in spring 2009