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Ravenstahl, who walked in to rock band The Who's "Teenage Wasteland," thanked his family, the worker's in his office, his campaign managers and those who voted for him. He even thanked his opposition, former police sergeant Carmen Robinson."
"I give her a tremendous amount of praise for entering this campaign. She talked about the issues," he said of the Robinson, whom he beat by about 21,000 votes.
He made no mention of the other Democratic candidate, City Councilman Patrick Dowd, who earned 2,337 votes. Ravenstahl told his supporters he was excited to begin work on his 11-step plan for the city "as early as tomorrow morning."
His plan puts an emphasis on strengthening the health care and education industries, continuing development along the riverfront and merging with Allegheny County, among other initiatives
"I can't wait to take this suit coat off and roll up my sleeves as each of you do when you go to work," said Ravenstahl, who joked that he ran for office more times than members of Congress. This was his third round of election in two years.