Bob Doddato
Bob Doddato (Republican Party) ran for election to the Allegheny County Council to represent District 4 in Pennsylvania. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Doddato completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Bob Doddato earned a high school diploma from Sharpsville Area High School and a bachelor's degree from Geneva College. His experience includes working as an accountant.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2025)
General election
General election for Allegheny County Council District 4
Incumbent Patrick Catena Jr. defeated Bob Doddato in the general election for Allegheny County Council District 4 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrick Catena Jr. (D) | 60.5 | 16,993 |
 | Bob Doddato (R)  | 39.4 | 11,061 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 28,091 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Allegheny County Council District 4
Incumbent Patrick Catena Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Council District 4 on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Catena Jr. | 98.9 | 8,310 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 93 | ||
| Total votes: 8,403 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Allegheny County Council District 4
Bob Doddato advanced from the Republican primary for Allegheny County Council District 4 on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Doddato | 97.5 | 3,230 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 82 | ||
| Total votes: 3,312 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Doddato in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bob Doddato completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Doddato's responses.
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I live in North Fayette with my wife, Kay Doddato, and our three children, Jovie, August and Clare. Our kids keep us busy with their schedules and practices for Soccer, Basketball and Cub Scouts.
In my leisure I enjoy running and you can usually find me participating in the community 5K races. I also enjoy traveling with my family and spending time at the lake or the ocean.- Fiscal Responsibility and Property Tax Reductions - We are pushing residents and businesses out of the county. We need to focus on making our county more efficient with their operations. We also need to narrow the expenditures of the county and focus on core services such as infrastructure, public safety and parks.
- Public Safety - County Council is charged funding our County Police and electing a President of Council that serves on the Jail Oversight Board. We need to ensure that the police officers and jail guards are being listened to and the resources they need to do their job safely are made available.
- Economic Growth - Other counties have outpaced Allegheny County for decades. We need to focus on listening to the small business and labor community to understand their roadblocks to growth. Additionally, we need to leverage the 92 billion in energy investments coming to this region and capitalize on helping other businesses grow from this great opportunity.
Innovation and creativity are key drivers of effective elected officials. Government is bombarded with challenges and finding creative ways to solve them in a cost-effective manner is what separates a well-run county from a poorly run county.
Additionally, the County Council serves as the liaison for residents, municipalities and businesses that have a need or question for any of the county government services or offices.
I read it over 20 years ago and it had me start thinking about personal finance, entrepreneurship and investing in a completely different manner. It helped encourage me to take risks and was a key component of me starting a real estate company with a friend of mine 20 years ago. I encourage everyone to read this book as it challenges many of the social norms about money that exist in society.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 1, 2025
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