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Dan Grzybek
2024 - Present
2028
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Dan Grzybek (Democratic Party) is a member of the Allegheny County Council in Pennsylvania, representing District 5. He assumed office on January 2, 2024. His current term ends on January 3, 2028.
Grzybek (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Allegheny County Council to represent District 5 in Pennsylvania. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Grzybek completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Dan Grzybek was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2017 and a master's degree in interdisciplinary engineering from Purdue University in 2023. His career experience includes working as an advanced engineer at Naval Nuclear Laboratory and utilities operations manager at US Steel Clairton.[1][2]
Elections
2023
See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2023)
General election
General election for Allegheny County Council District 5
Dan Grzybek defeated Mike Embrescia in the general election for Allegheny County Council District 5 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Grzybek (D)  | 57.1 | 20,674 |
| Mike Embrescia (R) | 42.8 | 15,475 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 36,176 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Allegheny County Council District 5
Dan Grzybek advanced from the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Council District 5 on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Grzybek | 98.9 | 12,788 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 136 | ||
| Total votes: 12,924 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Allegheny County Council District 5
Mike Embrescia advanced from the Republican primary for Allegheny County Council District 5 on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Embrescia | 98.5 | 5,637 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 83 | ||
| Total votes: 5,720 | |||
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Endorsements
Grzybek received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dan Grzybek completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Grzybek's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Over the past 5 years I have been heavily involved with the Bethel Park Democratic Committee, leading to my recent election as Vice Chair. In addition to this position, I was elected in 2020 as a member of the Bethel Park School Board, earning the most votes of the seven candidates who ran. On the board, I serve as the Finance Committee Chair, as well as a Board Representative for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee.
In addition to being a School Director, I have also volunteered as a Youth Mentor at the South Hills Interfaith Movement, serve as a judge for PA Junior Academy of Science competitions, teach students how to build underwater ROVs through the Navy’s Seaperch program, and filled in as an Emergency Substitute Teacher in Bethel Park during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.- Western PA has the 14th worst air quality in the country as it pertains to particulate matter, and Allegheny County is in the top 1% of counties for risk of cancer from industrial pollution. I'm committed to holding our worst polluters accountable to their Title V and Article XI air pollution limits to prevent them from continually sacrificing our health for profits.
- Allegheny County has lost 50,000 jobs in the last 5 years, more than any other county in PA. I believe that, thanks to federal programs like the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS Act, and Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, we currently have a unique opportunity to bring good jobs to Allegheny County in areas like renewable energy and clean technology. County Council can incentivize such companies to come to Allegheny County through expanding our skilled workforce by increasing funding to jobs program and institutions like CCAC, whose West Hills Center has a fantastic career and technical education program.
- The Allegheny County Jail has a death rate that is over twice the already far too high national average. Incarcerated individuals (~80% of which have not been convicted of a crime) do not receive vital medicine like insulin in a timely manner, are without heat when its freezing out, and are not receiving adequate nutrition. We are also wasting taxpayer dollars being embroiled in lawsuits and not appropriately enforcing our contracts. If elected, I will work to reform the ACJ.
2. Good, sustainable job growth
3. Social programs (housing, transportation, mental health services)
4. Civil rights - specifically LGBTQ+ rights, voting rights, reproductive rights, and criminal legal system reform
5. Worker/Union rights
Additionally, I pride myself in having a data-centered decision process. Obviously this is crucial in my career as an Engineer on Nuclear Reactor Safety Systems. However, it has also proven invaluable in making decisions as a School Director.
- Draft legislation to improve the lives of those in Allegheny County.
- Research each vote thoroughly before making a decision.
- Analyze the yearly budget completely to ensure funds are being spent most effectively.
- Serve as a check on the County Executive.
I really enjoy reading books that I can learn something from, but often the material ends up being too dry and dense to keep my attention. Eviction follows several families struggling to pay rent during the 2007-2008 financial crisis and expertly weaves storytelling into a discussion about poverty, housing insecurity, and economic inequality. Desmond is a Princeton sociologist who is able to combine the narratives of the families covered with evidence-based solutions to housing insecurity.
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See also
2023 Elections
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