Pittsburgh Mayor Ravenstahl Won't Seek Re-election from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, whose chance political ascendancy made him one of the youngest heads of a major American city, announced this morning in a news conference that he would not seek re-election, just 11 days after formally announcing his run. ... He said that all had come at a cost. "Those who have paid the greatest cost are those who are closest to me." Mayor Ravenstahl's news conference.  Mayor Luke Ravenstahl held a news conference today to announce he would not seek reelection. ... He said he'd decided the pressure of the job was too much and had made the decision not to seek re-election."