Jim Motznik, a Democrat, was elected to Pittsburgh City Council, District 4, in February 2001, and has since been re-elected twice. He is currently the most tenured elected city official. In early 2009, Motznik stated his desire to not run for another term in City Council and to become a candidate for the Magisterial District Judge 05-02-38 seat (currently held by Charles McLaughlin). On May 19, 2009, Motznik defeated former boss and City Council predecessor Michael Diven

Michael Diven

Michael B. Diven is a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 22nd District. He was defeated in 2006.Diven is the son of Joey Diven, who Sports Illustrated once called "the world's toughest street fighter." Diven graduated from Duquesne University in 1993. He then served...

in the Democratic primary, all but ensuring a win in the fall general election.