Steven Singer

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Steven Singer

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 18, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

University of Pittsburgh, 1998

Graduate

University of Pittsburgh, 2003

Personal

Birthplace

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Profession

Teacher

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Steven Singer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Allegheny County Council to represent District 9 in Pennsylvania. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 18, 2021.

Singer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Singer was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1998 and a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003. His career experience includes working as a teacher and journalist.

Singer has been affiliated with the following organizations:

• Network for Public Education
• Badass Teachers Association
• United Opt Out
• Education Bloggers Network

Elections

2021

See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2021)

General election

General election for Allegheny County Council District 9

Incumbent Bob Macey won election in the general election for Allegheny County Council District 9 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bob Macey (D)	96.7	12,322
		Other/Write-in votes	3.3	419

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,741
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Allegheny County Council District 9

Incumbent Bob Macey defeated Steven Singer in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Council District 9 on May 18, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bob Macey	58.3	5,863
		Steven Singer	40.9	4,114
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	74

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,051
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Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Steven Singer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Singer's 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.

I am a public school teacher running for Allegheny County Council in District 9. In 2011, I co-founded T.E.A.C.H., an organization that worked to stop Pennsylvania state education budget cuts which stole from the neediest children. A year later, I ran a successful campaign through moveon.org to repeal the Voter ID law that disproportionately affected my students’ parents. And since 2014, I’ve written a nationally recognized education and civil rights blog: https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/

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?

• We need to invest in our children through increased education funding from pre-Kindergarten through grade school and college. This includes increasing county funding to community colleges like CCAC.

• Public transportation is supposed to be available to everyone, but it is currently not equally accessible to the residents of the Mon Valley where I am running for office. I am advocating for more bus routes in our community.
• The Mon Valley needs to invest in sustainable energy jobs of the future.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As a public school teacher, education is my number one concern. However, I am also committed to increasing outcomes for my community in the areas of public transportation, sustainable energy jobs and fiscally responsible policies at the county jail so that we stop locking up nonviolent offenders just because they can't pay cash bail or failed a drug test for something like marijuana.

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