Jim Roddey, First Allegheny County Executive Dies

Jim Roddey, the first elected Allegheny County Chief Executive, has died. He was 91 years old. A Marine Corps veteran, Roddey defeated long-time Allegheny County Coroner Cyril Wecht in 1999 by slightly less than 6,000 votes. He is the only Republican to ever hold the post. Allegheny County Republican Chairman Sam DeMarco, said Roddey was a “civic leader unlike any other.”