O'Connor Takes Pittsburgh's Reins As City's 62nd Mayor

PITTSBURGH, PA — A governmental changing of the guard occurred in Pittsburgh Monday as Corey O'Connor was sworn in as the city's 62nd mayor.

O'Connor was accompanied by his family at a public inauguration ceremony at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. In his inaugural address, he promised to deliver a safe, transparent, responsive and effective city government.

He promised to ensure leadership and investment in the public safety bureaus, including support for behavioral health specialists, as well as development in small business districts by redefining the city’s approach to growth:,

“For too long, when it comes to growing Pittsburgh, our city has been a culture of ‘we can’t’, ‘we won’t’… a culture of ‘no.," he said.

"Now it is time to change Pittsburgh’s culture, both how we feel about ourselves and how the world feels about us. It is time to become a city of hope and optimism, where your dreams can come true. A Pittsburgh where each and every time we can get to ‘yes.'"

Among those attending the ceremony were Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro; for Pittsburgh mayors Tom Murphy, Luke Ravenstahl, Bill Peduto and Ed Gainey; Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato; Pittsburgh city council member and other state and local officials.

O'Connor, 40, had been Allegheny County controller since July 2022 after being nominated by former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and confirmed by the state Senate. He was elected to his first full term in November 2023.

Prior to becoming controller, O'Connor represented Pittsburgh City Council District 5 in the East End for a decade. Before being elected to council, he was a community development representative for former U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle.

O'Connor's father, Bob O'Connor, was a longtime city councilman who served nine months as Pittsburgh's mayor in 2006 before dying from a rare form of brain cancer.