The Pittsburgh City Council is the legislative body of the City of Pittsburgh. It consists of nine members. City council members are chosen by plurality elections in each of nine districts.

The current members of the city council are: Darlene Harris (1), Theresa Kail-Smith (2), Bruce Kraus

Bruce Kraus

Bruce A. Kraus is an American politician and businessman from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has served since January 2008 on Pittsburgh City Council, representing the 3rd district neighborhoods of South Side Flats, South Side Slopes, Beltzhoover, Knoxville, Arlington, Arlington Heights, Allentown,...

 (3), Natalia Rudiak (4), Doug Shields

Doug Shields

Douglas A. Shields represents the 5th Council District in the City of Pittsburgh. He has served on Pittsburgh City Council since January 2004, also serving as Pittsburgh City Council President from 2008 to 2010...

 (5), R. Daniel Lavelle (6), Patrick Dowd

Patrick Dowd

Patrick Dowd is a Democratic Party politician in the United States. He is currently serving as a member of the Pittsburgh City Council from District 7, which includes the neighborhoods of Bloomfield, East Liberty, Friendship, Garfield, Highland Park, Lawrenceville, Morningside, Polish Hill, and...

 (7), Bill Peduto

Bill Peduto

William Peduto, Democrat, was elected to Pittsburgh City Council, District 8, in November, 2001, and to a second four-year term in 2005.In the spring primary of 2005, Peduto ran for two positions. Besides running for re-election for his council seat, Peduto was a candidate for mayor...

(8), and Rev. Ricky Burgess (9). The current president of city council is Darlene Harris, who was elected to the position on January 4, 2010.