Candidates for local office, the electorate needs to know of your commitment to good government.  2009 Candidates are encouraged to sign the Local Government Academy's "Pledge to Excellence."

This pledge states that, if elected, the candidate will strive for excellence in the duties of their new office. It also states that the candidate will commit to the following principles, to the best of their abilities:

• I recognize that leadership requires a dedication to lifelong learning.

• I recognize that local government is a unique environment. Although I may have experience outside of municipal government, I understand that by voting for me the citizens entrust me with a special obligation that requires me to become as knowledgeable as possible to perform at the highest level of public service.

• I commit to obtaining the highest level of knowledge and expertise on the issues impacting local government and the citizens of my community.

• If elected, I will complete the Local Government Academy's Newly Elected Officials Course and further commit to ongoing professional development within the means available by me and my community.
  
  If unsuccessful in the election, you are under no obligation to take the Newly Elected Officials Course. 
   

Sign the Pledge Online


or print a
Downloadable/Printable Pledge

fax to: 
412.237.3139

or return to:

Local Government Academy
800 Allegheny Avenue, Suite 402
Pittsburgh, PA 15233



The following candidates for local office have taken the Pledge to Excellence:

2009

 ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Allegheny County Council
Bob Macey
Thomas Michalow

Aleppo Township
Clayton Steup

Avalon Borough
Thomas R. Lloyd, Jr.

Bellevue Borough
James M. Viscusi

Blackhawk School District
Jeffrey R. Emge

Brentwood Borough
Charles Johnson, Jr.
Catherine Trexler
Clyde W. Zimmerman, Jr.

Coraopolis Borough
William J. Del Monaco

Dormont Borough
Bradley Reitz

City of Duquesne
Fawn McDaniel

Emsworth Borough
George W. Rossi

Etna Borough
John J. Kurtz

Franklin Park Borough
David J. Quatchak

Green Tree Borough
Daniel G. Behanna
Mark Sampogna

Hampton Township
Gloria Newman

Indiana Township
George Dull

Jefferson Hills Borough
Vickie L. Ielase
Brian W. Militzer

Town of McCandless
Gerard J. Aufman, Jr., BSED, MED

Moon Township
Marvin Eicher

Mt. Lebanon
John C. Ferguson, Jr.

Mt. Lebanon School District
Mary D. Birks

Mt. Oliver Borough
Christine A. Brendel
Sara Kudasick
Rick Sikora

Municipality of Monroeville
Lois Drumheller
Bernhard J. Erb

Munhall Borough
Judith L. Wilkinson

Neville Township
Richard E. Rutter

Northern Allegheny School District
Richard W. Stec, Esq., CPA

North Versailles Township
Daryl Mitchell

O'Hara Township
John R. Denny

Plum Borough
Keith Nowalk

Plum School District
Annie Loub

Richland Township
Brian O'Malley

Shaler Township
Thomas J. McElhone
Lori Voegtly Mizgorski
Jim Tunstall

Sewickley Borough
Carole J. Ford

South Fayette Township School District
William F. Sray

Tarentum Borough
Robert L. Baenig
Peter J. Varos

Upper St. Clair Township
Robert F. Dudas
Daniel R. Pooly

Verona Borough
Patrick McCarthy, Jr.

West Franklin Township
Kevin E. Duttry

West Mifflin Borough
Chris Kelly
Steven M Marone

Whitehall Borough
Maryanne M. Linkes

Wilkins Township
James Dick

Wilkinsburg Borough
Dennis Briggs
Ashley Deal
Denise Edwards
Jerome L. Garrett
Eugenia Moore

Woodland Hills School District
Colleen C. Filiak


BEAVER COUNTY

Ambridge Borough
Erica Wachtel

Beaver Area School District
Robert L. Bickerton
Ken Janke, Jr.

Beaver Borough
Daniel Deceder
Kathryn L. Nester
Shirley Sayers
Joseph F. Zagorski

Conway Borough
Bradley Gilmore
Patty Then

Rochester Borough
Harold R. (Sonny) Harvey, Jr.

Shippingport Borough
David Patrick

BUTLER COUNTY

Cranberry Township
Bill Ambrass
Dick Hadley
Mike Manipole

Forward Township
Mark M. Wilson

Oakland Township
Brent A. Patten


FAYETTE COUNTY

Henry Clay Township
Nathan Teets

South Connellsville Borough
Clyde Martz

City of Uniontown
Gary Gearing
Russell R. Rhodes

GREENE COUNTY

Greensboro Borough
Arnold W. Bowser

INDIANA COUNTY

Burrell Township
John R. Shields

Indiana Borough
Dave Enderlein

West Wheatfield Township
Howard R. Lichtenfels

LAWRENCE COUNTY

Neshannock Area School District
James McFarland


WASHINGTON COUNTY

Peters Township
Monica Merrell

WESTMORELAND COUNTY

Hempfield Area School District
Neil Sullenberger

Municipality of Murrysville
Jeffrey Kepler

New Alexandria Borough
Dorothea A. Bacher

Unity Township
John F. Mylant

2007

 
ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Brackenridge Borough
Charlene M. Stobert

Brentwood Borough
Mario D. Richards

Collier Township
Bill Snider

Dormont Borough
Drew A. Lehman

Edgewood Borough
Scott Harding

Forest Hills Borough
Charles D. Kannair

Franklin Park Borough
Andrew Hrishenko

Harmar Township
Michael H. Hillery

Jefferson Hills Borough
James A. Weber

McKees Rocks
Jeanne Hughes

Municipality of Monroeville
Janice Olszewski

Moon Township
Shannon Debes

Mt. Lebanon
Andrew W. Reinhart

Neville Township
William L. Easton

Oakmont Borough
Paula A. Calabrese

Scott Township
Betty Ann Connors

South Fayette Township
J. Deron Gabriel, Esq.

Turtle Creek Borough
Jill Henkel

Whitehall Borough
Steven Hvozdovich


ARMSTRONG COUNTY

Parks Township
F.L Bud Shannon

Sugarcreek Township
Andrew J. Seybert

BEAVER COUNTY

Beaver Borough
John W. Wolbert

Potter Township
Al Cwynar

BUTLER COUNTY

Adams Township
Joan Bayne

 
WASHINGTON COUNTY

Peters Township
Monica Merrell

WESTMORELAND COUNTY

 Washington Township
John Turack 

2005

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Aleppo Township
Edward K. Beaman

Clairton
Richard Ford

Dormont Borough
Rebecca E. Lafferty

Green Tree Borough
Mark Sampogna

Jefferson Hills Borough
Michael Green

Penn Hills
Robert Larko

Ross Township
Patricia C. Nicoll

Swissvale Borough
David Petrarca

Turtle Creek
Adam R. Forgie

BEAVER COUNTY

Rochester Township
Harold R. Harvey, Jr.

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Blaine Township
M. Darlene Dutton

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