Borodaty running for county treasurer
A Mon Valley resident and veteran is making his second run for the office of Washington County treasurer.
David A. Borodaty, 55, of Monongahela, announced he is seeking the Republican nomination in the May 21 primary.
A retired businessman and veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Borodaty was a combat engineer stationed at Camp Lejeune, N.C., who also served a tour of duty in Japan in 1986-87.
He is a co-founder and consultant to Aesthetic Implant Reconstructive Dentalplex in Allegheny County, where his brother is a prosthodontist.
Borodaty, 55, a lifelong resident of Washington County, previously ran for treasurer in 2015.
“I’ve been goal-oriented on this for the last four years,” he said.
Borodaty pledged to be a full-time treasurer who is “determined and ready to apply the discipline and hard work learned from military service to serve Washington County residents fairly, efficiently and effectively.”
The treasurer’s office is empowered by the state to handle county tax bills and issue licenses, for dogs, hunting, fishing, fur trapping and bingo games.
A graduate of Charleroi Area High School, he is an honors graduate of California University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
In a news release, Borodaty said he is running for treasurer because he is concerned about how taxpayers’ money “is collected, how it is spent and how it can be more efficiently saved for our future.”
He would like Washington Countians to be able to make payments via phone and online. “To improve is to change,” he said.
County Treasurer Francis King is retiring after 24 years, and Borodaty promised to work hard “to maintain high standards of excellence, professionalism, courtesy and integrity.”
As a veteran, Borodaty has participated in color guards, funerals and parades.
He is a member of the Mon Valley YMCA, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 502 and the Russian Club of Donora, and he volunteers for Washington Area Humane Society.
Republican Tom Flickinger and Democrat Joe Manning previously announced their candidacies for treasurer.