Greg Skrepenak

Gregory Andrew Skrepenak (born January 31, 1970) is an American former county commissioner in Pennsylvania and retired professional football player.

Previously he had been a scholar athlete at G. A. R. Memorial Junior Senior High School where he earned 12 varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball.

In basketball, where he scored 1600 points, he was a four-time All-scholastic athlete and two-time conference Most Valuable Player as well as a McDonald's All-American team nominee.

In the January 1991 Gator Bowl, Skrepenak and the entire offensive line, which included Dean Dingman, were named Most Valuable Player.

[14] This marked the culmination of a productive season in which the offensive line helped Jon Vaughn set the Michigan football record for career yards per carry (minimum 200 attempts).

[3] The following season, he was a member of the offensive line that protected Elvis Grbac while he was connecting with Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard.

[19] However, he was injured during his second preseason start when Charles Haley bull rushed him, which caused him to get tangled up between Jeff Hostetler and the turf and which resulted in a dislocated ankle joint that kept him out for the season.

[33][34] Skrepenak was a supporter of the new Jon Gruden coaching administration upon his return to the Raiders despite the fact that he was not as highly paid or expected to start.

[41] He subsequently began a career in local politics, was elected to the Luzerne County Board of Commissioners in 2003 and served as its chairman beginning January 6, 2004.

Elected on an anti-drug and anti-crime platform,[42] he also earmarked $2.5 million in Community Development funding for the Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 Complex.

[44] Skrepenak announced a bid for re-election in the November 6, 2007 election,[45] running jointly with County Controller Maryanne Petrilla, and the pair won the primary.

Skrepenak's expenses totalled $22,139.93, including $3,743 for gang-related training in Los Angeles, California, $524.08 for an accounting standards manual and $798.63 for communications equipment.

[47] Skrepenak had considered running for Don Sherwood's United States House of Representatives seat that was contested and won by Chris Carney in the 2006 elections.

[48] However, after meetings with the National Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee he decided not to run for the United States Congress in the heavily Republican district.

The resignation came one day after Skrepenak signed a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s office as part a pay to play corruption investigation in Luzerne County.

[51] Skrepenak stated that he resigned due to a clash between longtime cultural practices in county politics and the higher standards of public office and the law.

[6] On June 12, 2012, he was released from a halfway house after being transferred from federal prison in Beckley, West Virginia in early April.