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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

When UPMC canceled surgery for a 19-year-old patient, there was a protest in the rain outside their HQ. Mayor Gainey was there, and he's one of dozens of elected officials who have signed a letter of protest. Meanwhile, O'Connor has taken $25,000 in campaign contributions & won't sign the letter.

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey gets a hug from Dena Stanley, founder and with TransYOUniting, as he speaks to a crowd outside UPMC’s Downtown headquarters while calling for UPMC to reinstate gender-affirming care for people under 19, on April 3. “Look upstairs to UPMC and ask them, can they see you having each others’ back to stand up to Donald Trump so that they can get some courage and do the same thing?” said Gainey. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Pittsburgh got slammed by a vicious storm last night, reminding us the dynamic climate change has teeth. Seems relevant to review what Mayor Gainey accomplished in his 1st term, and plans for his 2nd! gaineyformayor.com/priorities/

CLIMATE RESILIENCE: When Mayor Gainey took office, he pledged to make Pittsburgh a city that prioritizes environmental health and provides clean air and water to its residents. In 2021 prior to Mayor Gainey’s election, all energy for City facilities came from fossil fuels. Four years into the Mayor’s administration, he has cut that percentage nearly in half.
As Mayor, Ed has:
- Shifted 45% of total electricity for city facilities to wind, decreasing dependency on fossil fuels.
- Invested in electrifying the city’s fleet.
- Committed to the Climate Action Plan Goal of 100% renewable energy by 2030.
- Secured over $2 million for public electric vehicle charging within the city of Pittsburgh and ensured an equitable distribution across the city.
- Led the campaign for Pittsburgh to be selected as one of 25 cities for the Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities program, designed to drive progress on clean energy job creation, climate resiliency, and clean air and water for working class communities and communities of color.

In the next four years, Ed will:
- Supercharge Pittsburgh’s position in clean energy innovation, creating thousands of good-paying union jobs and driving further investment in Pittsburgh’s tech hub.
- Reduce taxpayer burden by purchasing more clean, American-made energy to meet the Climate Action Plan goal of 100% renewable energy by 2030.
- Secure a solar farm developer and a contract to purchase the power it generates.
- Commission a study, restoration plan, and maintenance program for retaining walls and slopes, protecting homes, small businesses, and communities against damage from flooding and other extreme weather events.
- Create a hazard mitigation plan that guides investments to help Pittsburgh prepare for continuing extreme weather events caused by climate change.

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Janet Lunde @janetlunde.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Town Hall at the SEIU office today with Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey & Congressional Rep. Summer Lee, plus speakers from the SEIU, Casa San José, & Trans YOUniting. They all delivered a strong message about working together to fight back against Trump. It was inspiring! I'm voting for Gainey!

Congressional Representative Summer Lee, a Black woman wearing a black & white suit sitting next to Mayor Ed Gainey, a Black man in a blue suit. He is talking in a microphone. There's a bright painting on the wall behind them.

Wonderful painting at the SEIU office. It's in vivid colors of purple, red, green, orange, and yellow with enough black and gold to remind you that we're in Pittsburgh. It's very busy, with the skyline, a yellow bridge, a cameo suggestive of Rosie the Riveter, and a crowd with a megaphone.

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Tanisha @tanishaevonne.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

This is what being principled Mayor looks like. We need a mayor who stands up for EVERY student and their right to be safe and freely express themselves without fear of visa revocation and ICE detention. Thank you, @gaineyformayor.com

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Emilia Winter Rowland @emiliawinterrow.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

As a Jew who stayed closeted in small town Ohio after hearing kids claim “the Jews killed Jesus” (s/o to Mel Gibson), the only thing that makes me feel less safe than Elon’s 2x Nazi Sieg Heil is the ADL’s decision to gaslight every Jew in America about what we saw with our own eyes.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 09/01/2025

Trump claims he wants to limit credit card interest rates to 10%. Great. So do I. That’s why I'm introducing the legislation to do just that during this Congress.

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