Janusz Dzięcioł

In the 2002 election he joined the Grudziądz City Council IV term representing the 5th district. 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. He failed to win election as one of the top three candidates with 28,549 votes (10.05%)[3] leaving him 12th of 18 candidates.

In the 12 November 2006 he was re-elected to the Grudziądz City Council (V term). He got 1,028 votes[4] in the 4th district, on the Civic Platform (PO) list. 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). He polled 19,807 votes[5] and was third on the Civic Platform list.

In the 2009 European Parliament election he was a candidate of the Civic Platform from Kuyavian-Pomeranian constituency.[6]

In the 2011 Polish parliamentary election, he was reelected to the Sejm of Poland VII term.[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.[8]