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Watch Ed Gainey's Inauguration As Pittsburgh's 61st Mayor

Ed Gainey, a former state representative, makes history by becoming the city's first Black mayor.

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Ed Gainey, right, stands next to his wife Michelle as he speaks to supporters at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts after winning the election for Mayor of Pittsburgh during his election night returns watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021,
Ed Gainey, right, stands next to his wife Michelle as he speaks to supporters at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts after winning the election for Mayor of Pittsburgh during his election night returns watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

PITTSBURGH, PA — Ed Gainey is being sworn in as Pittsburgh's 61st mayor and its first Black one, marking a seismic political shift in a city and region that have experienced considerable racial tensions in recent years.

Gainey, 51, a former state representative from the city's Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood, is being inaugurated in a ceremony that is virtual and partially pre-recorded because of the pandemic. Gainey defeated former Mayor Bill Peduto in the Democratic primary last May and rolled to an easy victory over Republican candidate Tony Moreno in November.

Watch the ceremony here:

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