page_title: Dan Onorato
section_title: Political career
hierarchical_section_title: Dan Onorato / Political career
caption_attribution_description: English: Ed Rendell, Dan Onorato and Hillary Clinton at the head of the St. Patrick's Day parade in Pittsburgh on March 15, 2008.
context_page_description: Daniel Onorato is an American Democratic politician from the state of Pennsylvania. He served as the chief executive of Allegheny County from 2004 to 2012, and in 2010, he was the Democratic nominee for governor. He lost to State Attorney General Tom Corbett in the general election.
context_section_description: Onorato practiced as a private attorney until he was elected to the Pittsburgh City Council in 1991, when he defeated first district incumbent Bernard J. Regan in the primary election. He served two terms on the council before being elected Allegheny County Controller in 2000. In 2003, he defeated Jim Roddey for the position of Allegheny County executive. He was named runner up for the 2003 Politician of the Year by the political website PoliticsPA, who noted his youthful energy and his fundraising power.
caption: Onorato marches with Senator Hillary Clinton in Pittsburgh's 2008 St. Patrick's Day Parade.
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