caption predecessor successor religion birth_place party article_title office birth_date order term_start spouse image signature term_end birth_name alma_mater
ravenstahl speaking to the afl-cio , 2009 bob o'connor gene ricciardi barbara burns bill peduto doug shields darlene harris roman catholic troy hill , pittsburgh , pennsylvania democratic luke ravenstahl
 president pittsburgh city council from the 1st district of the pittsburgh city council member of the 06 february 1980 59th mayor of pittsburgh september 5 , 2004 1 , 2006 december 6 , 2005 january erin lynn feith -lrb- 2004-2011 -rrb- ravenstahl afl cio 2009.jpg luke ravenstahl signature.svg january 1 , 2006 6 , 2014 september 1 , 2006 september luke robert ravenstahl washington & jefferson college
luke ravenstahl

luke robert ravenstahl -lrb- born february 6 , 1980 -rrb- is an american politician who served as the 59th mayor of pittsburgh from 2006 until 2014 .
a democrat , he became the youngest mayor in pittsburgh 's history in september 2006 at the age of 26 .
he was among the youngest mayors of a major city in american history .
a graduate of north catholic high school , ravenstahl attended the university of pittsburgh before graduating from washington & jefferson college .
four months after his graduation , aged 23 , he ran for a seat on the pittsburgh city council .
he was elected and took office in january 2004 before being appointed city council president in december 2005 .
after the death of pittsburgh mayor bob o'connor , ravenstahl became the mayor , per the city 's charter , on september 1 , 2006 .
he later won a special election in 2007 , and a regular election in 2009 .
he did not seek reelection in the 2013 election and democrat bill peduto was elected to succeed him as mayor .
ravenstahl 's term ended in january 2014 .
