P. G. Sittenfeld

In March 2019, the Gang of Five agreed to turn over their text messages in order to settle a lawsuit filed by a local anti-tax activist. Among the text messages were juvenile discussions of city employees' sexuality, messages mocking members of the public who attended council meetings or contacted the city council. . The text messages were made searchable and posted on the website of the law firm that brought the suit against the Gang of Five. The Agreed Entry resolving the case has been made available online at the Scribd website.

In June 2019 additional text messages were released as a result of a lawsuit filed by Sinclair Media reporter Angenette Levy in which it was revealed that Sittenfeld encouraged the then-city manager, Harry Black, to work with African American community leaders to avoid being fired. This release also included text messages in which Sittenfeld discussed his concern over Black's need for counseling, and Sittenfeld and other council members discussing Black's habit of making late night drunken phone calls to city officials and reporters. Text messages also revealed that Black had engaged in efforts to suppress dissent among city employees, including chastising a city employee after she testified before council about the death of a teenager when 911 operators and Cincinnati police were unable to locate the teen. Despite all these concerns, Sittenfeld opposed efforts to fire Black.

In 2018, Sittenfeld was caught leading the "Gang of Five," a group of five city council members who communicated via secret text messages attempting to undermine the mayor and bypass public meetings and debates.

Throughout his primary campaign, Sittenfeld focused heavily on gun control issues, claiming he would support reforms such as a federal ban on assault weapons and more comprehensive background checks for gun purchasers. On January 28, 2016, Sittenfeld announced a proposed amendment to the Ohio legislature to restore home-rule authority on gun control. His proposal would allow city governments within Ohio to enact their own gun control laws, a power which was removed by a 2006 state law.

Sittenfeld serves as a board member of the Freestore Foodbank and Breakthrough Cincinnati. On June 4, 2016, P.G. Sittenfeld married Dr. Sarah (Coyne) Sittenfeld.

On January 22, 2015, Sittenfeld announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by current Republican United States Senator Rob Portman in 2016. Sittenfeld lost in the Democratic Party primary to former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland.

He was re-elected to the council in 2013 and was the leading vote-getter among the 21 candidates.

In 2011, at age 27, Sittenfeld became the youngest person ever elected to Cincinnati City Council. He received the second most votes of the 23 candidates.

Sittenfeld matriculated to Princeton University, where he served as the president of his freshman class. He remained involved in journalism, including as a columnist for the Daily Princetonian, and as a student stringer through the University Press Club for publications including The New York Times, Trenton Times, and Princeton Alumni Weekly. He was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. In 2007, he graduated magna cum laude with a degree in English, and was awarded a Marshall Scholarship to attend graduate school in the United Kingdom.

Alexander Paul George Sittenfeld (born October 1, 1984) is an American politician from Ohio, currently serving as a member of the Cincinnati City Council. Elected at age 27 in 2011, he is the youngest person to ever be elected to the body. In January 2015, he announced his 2016 bid for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Rob Portman. On March 15, 2016, Sittenfeld lost the Senate Democratic primary election to former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland.