Peter F. Flaherty

Peter Francis Flaherty (June 24, 1924—April 18, 2005) was an American politician from Pennsylvania, a Democratic mayor of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1977, Deputy United States Attorney General during the Carter Administration from 1977 to 1978, and county commissioner of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania from 1984 to 1996.

Flaherty was the Democratic Party nominee for United States Senate in 1974, losing to incumbent Republican Senator Richard Schweiker in the general election. Flaherty was also the Democratic Party's nominee for governor of Pennsylvania in 1978, losing in the general election to Republican Richard Thornburgh who would go on to become United States Attorney General under President Ronald Reagan. In 1980, he again ran statewide as the Democratic nominee for United States Senate. Flaherty was defeated by Republican Arlen Specter, taking 48% of the vote.

See also: List of Mayors of Pittsburgh

Electoral history

• 1980 Race for U.S. Senate
  • Arlen Specter (R), 51%
  • Pete Flaherty (D), 48%

References

• Lorant, Stefan (1978). Pete: The Life of Peter F. Flaherty. Lenox: Authors Edition, Inc. OCLC 4499424.
• James O'Toole (2005). Obituary: Pete Flaherty dies at 80. Retrieved May 6 2005.

See also

• O'Flaherty