Jake Wheatley

Voters in two special election races Tuesday chose who would replace new Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and his chief of staff, Jake Wheatley, in the state legislature. Preliminary election results showed Aerion Abney and Martell Covington, both Democrats, with strong leads in the 19th and 24th legislative districts, respectively. Abney...

Two special election races Tuesday will determine who replaces new Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and his chief of staff, Jake Wheatley, in the state legislature. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the 19th and 24th legislative districts. Absentee and mail-in ballots must be returned by 8 p.m.

The special elections will be held under the old legislative district maps. Photo: Wheatley left his former position as state Representative for Pa.’s 19th District to take on the role of Chief of Staff for now-Mayor Ed Gainey. Registered voters will determine who fills his vacant seat in an April 5 special election.

Pennsylvania House Speaker Bryan Cutler on Tuesday ordered a special election to fill the state House seat vacated by Jake Wheatley, who stepped down to become Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s chief of staff. The special election to fill his seat in the 19th State House District will be held...

Voters who have counted on Jake Wheatley as their state representative since 2003 will head to the polls on April 5 to decide his immediate replacement. Immediate, it will become, because the winner of the special election for the 19th District will only serve out the remainder of Mr. Wheatley’s term that ends in November.

Rep. Wheatley provides details on Pa.’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which is now open, and the Property Tax Rent/Rebate, which is accepting applications until the end of December. It’s starting to get cold, and winter is just around the corner. The state’s federally funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance...

The Pitt Community Engagement Center (CEC) in Homewood held their Community Dinner and Conversation event on October 20th. This event offers residents the opportunity to learn more about the University’s commitment of investment, infrastructure, programming, and dedicated staff in neighborhoods such as Homewood and the Hill District. Our PGH2O Cares team was pleased to meet with the residents and join this great event.

Rep. Wheatley discusses how a group of bipartisan legislators he’s working with are trying to pass a bill removing obstacles for veterans and their spouses who are transitioning to civilian life. The national media often focuses on the gridlock and conflict in our political system, casting Republicans versus Democrats on...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — State Rep. Ed Gainey, now mayor-elect of Pittsburgh, is not the only one giving up his state House seat for another office. One of his colleagues will soon resign his seat to join the Gainey administration. Sources tell KDKA political editor Jon Delano that state Rep. Jake Wheatley will soon resign his seat in the House of Representatives to take on a new job as deputy mayor to Mayor-elect Gainey. First elected a state representative back in 2002 representing a big part of the city, including downtown, the North Shore and the Hill District, Wheatley is not only tight...

This month, Rep. Wheatley discusses legislation to help minority-owned businesses by counteracting systemic barriers such as lack of access to finances. It’s no secret minority-owned businesses have faced an uphill battle from the beginning. Throw in the impacts of a global pandemic, and the odds are even more heavily stacked against their favor. With a drastic increase in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Delta variant, it is clear the pandemic is not over, and neither are the challenges so many of our local businesses continue to face.

The theme for Rep. Jake Wheatley’s annual Health and Wellness Weekend In this month’s column, Rep. Jake Wheatley discusses expanding the Clean Slate Law as a commitment to helping veterans. It’s almost hard to imagine that it’s been 20 years since one of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil...

The theme for Rep. Jake Wheatley’s annual Health and Wellness Weekend event this year is ‘It’s Different Now.’. Once again, it’s that time of year where we invite all of our residents throughout the 19th Legislative District to come and celebrate our health and wellness at my annual Health and Wellness Weekend event on Saturday, Aug. 21.

Pennsylvania will receive $100 million in federal funds to support out-of school and afterschool programs. As our state continues to recover from the current pandemic, one area that continues to be critical to our youngsters’ development and growth is what I discussed last month: quality afterschool and summer enrichment programming.

Rep. Jake Wheatley: After-school programs are vital to the future, well-being of our youth. As our state continues to recover from the current pandemic, one area that is critical to our youngsters’ development and growth is quality after-school and summer enrichment programming. As co-chair of the state House of Representatives’...

Rep. Jake Wheatley: Violence is a learned behavior and we must start the collective process of unlearning it. Less than a year ago, I remember speaking with the family of young Zykier Young, who was shot and killed in his home, and expressing my condolences and reaffirming my commitment to making sure we do all that we can to reduce and eliminate senseless violence, especially gun violence that injures and kills our babies. Fast forward to today and just recently, more senseless violence has continued to destroy our Northside community, our city, and our country.