Erie resident Grack announces City Council candidacy
About Gary Grack Democrat running for Erie City Council - Age: 52 - Occupation: Heavy equipment operator for National Fuel for the past 34 years. Also owns a private excavating business - Education: Tech Memorial High School graduate - Personal: Single; one adult daughter; one grandchild. - Running because: "I've always wanted to do this. It's the right time for me."
This is a 2004 contributed photo of Gary Grack, who is running for Erie City Council. CONTRIBUTED/ERIE TIMES-NEWS
Gary Grack, a lifelong Erie resident, has announced his candidacy for Erie City Council.
Grack, a registered Democrat, is a first-time candidate who said he is running because "I have determined that I can no longer talk about solutions. ... I must be part of the solution."
Grack, 52, will officially kick off his campaign today with an event at 10 a.m. at the Blasco Library, 160 E. Front St.
A heavy equipment operator at National Fuel, Grack has been a member of the Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority's board of directors for the past eight years.
He said that public safety would be among his top priorities as a councilman, and he pledged to help Erie police officers and firefighters "receive the support they need to combat crime and keep our city safe. I will work to help these bureaus receive the support they need."
Three of City Council's seven seats will be on the ballot in the May 19 municipal primary and the Nov. 3 municipal election, including the one held by Democrat Jessica Horan-Kunco, who is barred by the city's three-term limit rule from running again.
The others are held by incumbent Democrats Bob E. Merski and Mel Witherspoon. Both plan to seek re-election.
Two other Democrats have also announced their candidacies: Sonya Arrington, 48, a local anti-violence advocate; and Rebecca Styn, 38, a former Erie County Council candidate and the senior sales manager at the Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel.
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Erie resident Grack announces City Council candidacy