Michael Lamb (born 1962) is an American politician and attorney who served as Controller of the City of Pittsburgh from 2008 to 2024.
He was most recently a candidate for Allegheny County executive, but was defeated in the Democratic Primary by Sara Innamorato.
[4] In 2012, Lamb, along with Jim Burn, chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, and Georgia Berner, criticized Mitt Romney for his statement that he will "take a lot of credit that the auto industry has come back".
[5] On January 16, 2013, he announced that he would challenge incumbent Mayor Luke Ravenstahl in the Democratic primary, becoming his second challenger, but after Ravenstahl dropped out he also dropped out and endorsed Auditor General Jack Wagner, who came in second place.
[6][7][8][9] On November 19, 2019, he announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania Auditor General and later received endorsements from Representative Mike Doyle, Representative Conor Lamb, state Senate Minority leader Jay Costa, and state House Minority Leader Frank Dermody.