Editing Greensburg, Pennsylvania (section)

== Government and politics ==
Greensburg is an incorporated city governed by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] mayor Robert L. Bell and a four-member [[City Council]]. The mayor and the City Council members serve four-year terms. The [[seat of government]] is the Greensburg City Hall.

The small size of Greensburg has not deterred it from being a player on the political scene. Greensburg has hosted its share of prominent politicians over the years, including a July 1994 visit from then-President [[Bill Clinton]], former Democratic candidate [[John Kerry]] and his [[running mate]] [[John Edwards]] in July 2004 and Democratic candidates [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Barack Obama]] in March 2008 and [[Joe Biden]] in September 2020. According to local historians, it was also the site of the 1854 National Republican Party convention&nbsp;– the first convention of the Grand Old Republican Party, despite Pittsburgh's claims.

=== Military ===
Greensburg is home to the [[14th Quartermaster Detachment]], a [[United States Army Reserve]] unit. During the [[Gulf War]], the unit took the heaviest casualties of any Coalition unit during the war when an Iraqi missile hit a US Army barracks in [[Dhahran]], [[Saudi Arabia]], on February 25, 1991. The 69-member unit suffered a casualty rate of 81%, including 13 killed. Greensburg's community was heavily affected by these losses. A memorial to the 14th's personnel was constructed at the city's US Army Reserve Center. There is also a [[Pennsylvania National Guard|National Guard]] [[Armory (military)|Armory]] just outside the main City.