He polled 389 votes[2] and was second on the Electorate committee "Ruch dla Grudziądza" list (Movement for Grudziądz).

In the 25 September 2005 he ran for the Senate of Poland VI term from the 5th constituency (Toruń-Włocławek) with the Civic Coalition.

In 2007, when he was elected to the Sejm, his seat on the City Council was replaced by Wiesław Bernard Poliński, who was next on the party list.

In the 2007 Polish parliamentary election, he joined the Sejm of Poland VI term representing the 5th constituency (Toruń-Włocławek).

[7] He did not seek reelection in 2015 Janusz Dzięcioł died in an accident after his car collided with a train on a level crossing in Biały Bór.