Born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania - Alex Rose moved to Allegheny County in 2016 and has been proud to call it home ever since. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Alex holds degrees in political science and history, as well as a minor in public service. After graduating from Pitt, Alex moved to the South Side Slopes neighborhood of Pittsburgh, were he currently resides.
An activist from a young age, Alex was first motivated to fight for change when Governor Tom Corbett's public education cuts put his mother's job as an educator in peril. Galvanized by the threat Donald Trump posed, Alex took a fellowship with the Clinton Campaign in 2016, and stayed heavily involved in the years after to fight back against Trump's first assault on the community. After graduating from college, Alex would fully embrace the fight for good government, working for dozens of Democratic candidates up and down the ballot - including Secretary Buttigieg, Governor Shapiro, Vice-President Harris, and Judge Sweeney. Through that work, Alex would often put in 100 plus hour weeks, knocking on tens of thousands of doors, and making hundreds of thousands of phone calls. Furthermore, Alex gained invaluable experience managing teams of staff members as large as 70 people, and negotiating complex agreements across many organizations and office holders.
Outside of politics, Alex is also an active volunteer in the community. A supervisor with the disaster response team of the Red Cross - Alex will be on shift one to three nights a week to provide immediate relief to our neighbors if they have the misfortune of experiencing a disaster, such as a house fire. Alex also regularly volunteers with Play it Forward during the Christmas season.
Alex wants to bring his professional and personal experiences and love for his community to better serve the residents of Allegheny County as a member of County Council. Alex's history of dedicated and tireless advocacy, plus experience with leading large groups and negotiating complex agreements, will serve residents well. Alex will continue to push back on the chaos of Trump's second assault on the community,
and build a better Allegheny County for us all.
Together, we will rise.
