meet roman kozak
Roman Kozak is the grandson of four World War II Nazi labor camp survivors. Born and raised in Western Pennsylvania, his family history and upbringing ingrained in him the values that made the United States the greatest country in the world. He was taught to value and cherish the freedom and incredible opportunity this country gave his family. At the heart of these values are his Christian faith and conservative principles of government.
When he was just 25 years old, Roman ran for City Council in Beaver Falls. In a city with 65% Democrat registration he lost by only 17 votes, showing his cross-party appeal and work ethic. Initiatives advocated for by Roman during the campaign would end up being adopted by the Beaver Falls Council after the election.
Even after losing his race for Beaver Falls City Council, Kozak was appointed to the city’s Planning Commission, a position in which he served for six years. He was also a founding board member of the Beaver Falls Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization that serves the Beaver Falls community as an umbrella organization to support Beaver Falls community and municipal projects.
Kozak started off his career in the transportation and trucking industry, handling logistics for steel, concrete, brick, and dairy manufacturing clients. For the past decade, Roman has worked in education and currently serves as a high school history and social studies teacher.
Kozak also previously served as a legislative aid for former State Representative Jim Christiana. He then moved into roles as the campaign chairman for two successful state Representative campaigns before being unanimously elected as chair of the Republican Committee of Beaver County. Prior to becoming Chairman of the RCBC, Roman was the RCBC sub-committee chair for Outreach and Communications and helped to restructure the committee.
Roman is a graduate of Geneva College and has served as a youth soccer, baseball, and basketball coach in Chippewa, New Brighton, and West Mayfield. He also trains in and currently ranks as a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Roman, his wife Lauren (Pasquale), and their four sons live and attend church in the Beaver Falls area.