Erica Brusselars

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Erica Brusselars

Democratic Party

Allegheny County Treasurer

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

1

Predecessor

John Weinstein

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Carnegie Mellon University, 1998

Graduate

University of Mississippi, 2000

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Erica Brusselars (Democratic Party) is the Allegheny County Treasurer in Pennsylvania. Brusselars assumed office on January 2, 2024. Brusselars' current term ends on January 3, 2028.

Brusselars (Democratic Party) ran for election for Allegheny County Treasurer in Pennsylvania. Brusselars won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Brusselars completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Erica Brusselars earned a bachelor's degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 1998 and a graduate degree from the University of Mississippi in 2000.

Elections

2023

See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2023)

General election

General election for Allegheny County Treasurer

Erica Brusselars defeated Herb Ohliger in the general election for Allegheny County Treasurer on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erica Brusselars (D)	61.2	218,923
	Submit photo	Herb Ohliger (R)	38.7	138,282
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	415

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 357,620
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Allegheny County Treasurer

Erica Brusselars defeated Anthony Coghill in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Treasurer on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erica Brusselars	66.0	104,619
		Anthony Coghill	33.7	53,431
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	475

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 158,525
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Allegheny County Treasurer

Herb Ohliger defeated Anthony Coghill in the Republican primary for Allegheny County Treasurer on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Herb Ohliger (Write-in)	93.8	10,396
		Anthony Coghill (Write-in)	6.2	687

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,083
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Endorsements

Brusselars received the following endorsements.

• United Mine Workers of America, Pennsylvania

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Erica Brusselars completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Brusselars' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Erica Rocchi Brusselars is running for County Treasurer to lead the office with a focus on increasing transparency, modernizing office systems and protocols, and collaborating across county government to improve services and save taxpayers money. She will leverage her professional expertise to shine a light on our county’s underfunded pension plan and work toward long-term solutions. She is uniquely qualified, with a bachelor’s degree in math from Carnegie Mellon University, a master’s degree from The University of Mississippi, and 14 years of experience as a pension actuary. It is time for the Treasurer’s Office to receive the revamp it deserves. “When managed with intentionality, the Treasurer’s Office has the potential to better serve our residents. If elected, I’ll lead as a public servant, with respect, and in collaboration with others, bringing greater transparency and organizational excellence to the Office.”

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Transparency: The Treasurer’s Office collects all of the County’s taxes. To ensure our county’s residents are confident that this is being done well, there should be transparency into the Office’s processes and results. I will make public reporting of revenues more timely, post the lists of overdue taxes as required by law, share the office’s organizational chart, and will daylight the meetings and decisions of the Retirement Board of Allegheny County.
• Modernization: Some of the systems the Treasurer’s Office currently uses are outdated and do not integrate with other County systems. I will work to modernize and streamline systems both inside the office and those that are outward facing. Everything from buying a lifetime dog license to more quickly paying property taxes should be available online for residents and taxpayers. This makes services accessible from a home or library computer or by smartphone.
• Collaboration: The Treasurer’s Office sits at the center of our county government. As a county we have some big issues to address—property assessments and an underfunded pension plan are two of the biggest currently looming—and those can only be successfully handled with earnest, constructive conversations. As an office that touches most other departments of county government, fostering communicative, collaborative relationships will yield results for improved services at a lower cost to taxpayers.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Government Transparency, Active Anti-Racism Work

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Allegheny County Democratic Committee, Young Democrats of Allegheny County, Stonewall Democrats, 314 Action, Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers

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