 His grandfather, Robert P. Ravenstahl, Sr., represented the 20th legislative district as a state representative, was a Democratic ward leader in the North Side, and was defeated in the 1976 Democratic primary by a young Tom Murphy, who would go on to become mayor himself.Ravenstahl's mother is currently a teacher's aide with the Allegheny Intermediate Unit.Ravenstahl is the eldest of three brothers including Adam Ravenstahl, a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.