Chris Potter
Government & Accountability EditorChris Potter is WESA's government and accountability editor, overseeing a team of reporters who cover local, state, and federal government. He previously worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Pittsburgh City Paper. He enjoys long walks on the beach and writing about himself in the third person.
He can be reached at 412-930-8006 or at cpotter@wesa.fm.
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An old political saw says Pittsburgh can be divided into three parts — north of the rivers, south of the rivers, and between the rivers — and being elected mayor requires winning two of them. -
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor on Tuesday launched his bid to challenge Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s re-election. -
Davis says the person who heads the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association can play a significant role in politics and policy alike. -
Miller is best known for his decade-long tenure representing the South Hills’ 42nd House District in Harrisburg, where he has served as the chamber's Democratic whip. -
From the outset of her candidacy, Harris faced a daunting task: Making her the party’s nominee just three-and-half months before the election was like appointing a female CEO to be the “fresh face” of a company on the verge of bankruptcy. -
The race between Democratic incumbent Chris Deluzio and Republican challenger Rob Mercuri could help decide who controls Congress. -
It came down to the wire, as it was always going to. And it came down to Western Pennsylvania, as everyone knew it would. Which is why Donald Trump and Kamala Harris came here, too, on Monday night, on the eve of the 2024 election. -
With Democrats holding a one-seat majority in the state House of Representative, any race could shape the direction of Harrisburg for the next two years. -
Through an Election Day that many Americans viewed with trepidation, Allegheny County reported a near-total absence of problems at its more than 1,300 precincts. Elsewhere in the state, however, multiple bomb threats were called in for polling locations and municipal buildings, but none presented a credible risk to the public, Gov. Josh Shapiro said. -
Top races for Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh include U.S. Senate (Bob Casey v. Dave McCormick), U.S. House (Chris Deluzio v. Rob Mercuri), attorney general, treasurer, auditor general, state Senate and state House of Representatives.
