Patrick Catena has resigned from his position as president of Allegheny County Council.
Councilman Dan Grzybek confirmed the resignation in an X post Friday morning, adding that council will vote to fill the vacant position on Tuesday.
This comes after Catena, a former candidate for the state House in the May 19 Democratic primary, was embroiled in a controversy over mailers from his campaign.
The mailer appeared to target his opponent, Brittany Bloom, claiming she receives support from “an extreme left group that advocates for transgender athletes in our sports.”
That drew widespread criticism from community members and fellow council members, seven of whom voiced their intention to remove Catena from the presidency if he didn’t resign.
Bloam ultimately defeated Catena in the race for the District 45 Democratic nomination.
Channel 11 has confirmed that between eight and ten council members intend to elect District 8 representative Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis to the presidency.
“After discussion among colleagues, we are prepared to elect Michelle Naccarati Chapkis as our next county council president. She is fair, experienced, progressive, and will move our county council forward with conviction. We will be proud to vote for the first female president of council,” a statement from the group reads.
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