Labor Party's Alex Rose Wins Allegheny County Council at-Large Seat as Democrats Sweep Other Contests

Labor Party's Alex Rose wins Allegheny County Council at-large seat as Democrats sweep other contests

Labor Party candidate Alex Rose defeated Republican Mike Embrescia in a special election Tuesday for one of two at-large seats on Allegheny County Council. His...

Labor Party Candidate Wins Allegheny County Council Seat

PITTSBURGH, PA - Tonight, independent Labor Party candidate Alex Rose, a 28-year-old political activist, has won a crucial election for a Pittsburgh-based Allegheny County Council seat. With 90% of the vote counted, Rose led his Republican opponent by a margin of 56% to 43% Rose said that the Labor Party name did well in Allegheny County, with a population of 1.2 million, because of the deep roots of the union movement in Western Pennsylvania. "…