Lackawanna County candidates for May 18 primary election

Borys Krawczeniuk, The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.
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Mar. 14—Here is the list of local candidates who filed nominating petitions to run in the May 18 Lackawanna County primary election. Democrats are listed with a "D" next to their names and Republicans with an "R." School board and judicial candidates who filed for both party nominations are listed with both letters.

Lackawanna County

Court of Common Pleas judge: Nisha Arora (D/R), Waverly, Mary Walsh Dempsey (D/R), Scranton, Paul Ware (D/R), Dunmore.

District attorney: Mark Powell (D), Moosic.

Sheriff: Mark P. McAndrew (D), Mayfield, David Elliott (R), Scranton, and Glenn Capman (R), Throop.

Recorder of deeds: Evie Rafalko McNulty (D), Scranton.

Register of wills: Patrick O'Malley (D), Scranton, Fran Kovaleski (D), Scranton, April Jenkins (R), Glenburn Twp.

Magisterial district judges

District 45-1-02: Alyce Hailstone Farrell (D/R), Scranton.

District 45-3-03: Sean P. McGraw (D/R), Vandling.

District 45-3-01: Paul Keeler (D/R), South Abington Twp.

Cities, boroughs and townships

Archbald: Mayor: Shirley Barrett (D) and Lawrence West (D); council: Francis Xavier Burke (D), Richard Guman (D), Steven Krahl (D), Lawrence West (D), Kimberly Simon (D), Brian Gilgallon (D), Laura Tomassoni Lewis (D); tax collector: Katie Grogan Noldy (D); controller: Steven Krahl (D) and William Durkin (R).

Benton Twp.: Supervisor: David Grunza (R); tax collector: Sarah Debree (R); auditor: Connie Otto (R).

Blakely: Mayor: Jeanette Acciare-Mariani (D); council: Joseph Munley (D), Jeffrey Cruciani (D), Louis Parri (D); tax collector: Deborah Vitkus Rotell (D).

Carbondale: Council, 4-year: Mary Lagana (D), John Masco Jr. (D); council, 2-year: Walter Martzen (D), Joseph Miegoc (D), Joe McDonald Jr. (D)

Carbondale Twp.: Supervisor: Frank Ronald Lapka (D); tax collector: Mary Ann Scorzafava-Gonsauls (D); auditor: Sherri Burke (R).

Clarks Green: Mayor: Joe Barrasse (R); council: Alan F. Hughes (D), Courtney Palmer Wanchisen (D), Matthew Evans (R), James Curran (D), William L. Toms (D); tax collector: Mary V. O'Brien (R).

Clarks Summit: Mayor: Herman Johnson (D); council: Bob Bennett (R), Gerrie Fitzgerald Carey (D), Roni Lopez (D), Joshua R. Mitchell (D); tax collector: Shirley S. Skinner (R).

Clifton Twp.: Supervisor: Richard Grab (R); tax collector: Susan Grab (R).

Covington Twp.: Supervisor, 6-year: Joseph Setta (R), Christopher L. Balish (R), Vicki Williams (R), Marshall Peirce (D); supervisor, 2-year: Wanda Andreoli (R); tax collector: Kate Tierney (D).

Dalton: Mayor: Aaron Holzman (R); council: Lori E. Swanchak (D), Leonard C. Peters Jr. (R), Albert Propst (R); tax collector: Thomas W. Sheppard (R).

Dickson City: Mayor: Robert W. MacCallum (D); council: Stanley J. Prushinski (D), Rick Cesari (D), Robert E. Hall Jr. (D); tax collector: Geraldine A. Prushinski; controller: Barbara Keegan Mecca (D).

Dunmore: Mayor: Patrick "Nibs" Loughney (D), Mark "Max" Conway Jr. (D); council: Tom Hallinan (D), William "Trip" O'Malley (D), Katherine Mackrell Oven (D) Thomas Ehnot (D), Carol Scrimalli (D); tax collector: Paul J. Nardozzi (D); controller: Andrew A Genovese (D), Michael Hayes (D).

Elmhurst Twp.: No candidates filed nominating petitions.

Fell Twp.: Supervisor, 6-year: Andy Gorel (D); supervisor, 2-year, unexpired: Annette Borosky (D); tax collector: Carol Barrese (D).

Glenburn Twp.: Supervisor: Matthew Keisling (R); auditor, 6-year: Kathryn W. Walters (D); auditor, 4-year: Tammy Hottle (D).

Greenfield Twp.: Supervisor: Mike Mancuso (R); tax collector: Donald J. Flynn (R); auditor: Ron Jenkins (D).

Jefferson Twp.: Supervisor: Matthew Pendrak (D), Barbara Mehne (R), Adeline "Addie" Rocco (R), Charles "Chick" Keating Sr. (R); tax collector: Geraldine Karsnak (D).

Jermyn: Mayor: Anthony Fuga Jr. (R); council: Tricia M Dabney (D), Jeffrey Morcom (R), Cynthia A. Stephens (R), Kristen Dougherty (R); tax collector: Nicole Stephens (R).

Jessup: Mayor: Joseph J. Buckshon Jr. (D); council: Peter Larioni (D), Roberta Pitoniak Galati (D), Joe Mellado (D), Sarah Helcoski (D), Thomas J. Fiorelli III (D), Gregg Betti (D); tax collector: Genevieve Lupini (D); Controller: Ben Cardoni (D).

La Plume Twp.: Supervisor: Jeremy Wohlken (D).

Madison Twp.: Supervisor: Aaron J. Sepkowski (R); tax collector: Donna Smith (R).

Mayfield: Mayor: Alexander J. Chelik (D); council, 4-year: Diana Campbell (R), Jennifer E. Collins-Rossi (R); council, 2-year: Ron Ryczak (R); tax collector: Diane Bachak (D).

Moosic: Mayor: Bob Bennie (D); council: George Bieber (D), Charles Maurer (D), John Tilberry (D), Timothy Healey (D); tax collector: Bryan J. Fauver (D).

Moscow: Mayor: Rosemarie Warner (D); council: William Heim (D), Dennis Cawley (R), Arthur Pencek (R), Paula Bechaver (D); tax collector: Constance Sanko (D).

Newton Twp.: Supervisor: Douglas B. Pallman (R); tax collector: Jennifer L. Kwiatkowski (R).

North Abington Twp.: Supervisor: David G. Mennig (R); tax collector: Betty L. Opsasnick (R).

Old Forge: Mayor: Robert J. Legg (D); council: Devon Brown (D), Michele Petrini Avvisato (D), James J. Hoover (R); tax collector: Gary A. Propersi (R); controller: Louis Mancuso (D).

Olyphant: Mayor: John Sedlak Jr. (D), Rebecca L. Sheroshik (D); council: David R. Krukovitz (D), Gerard Tully (D), Jimmy Baldan (D), Lauren Telep (R); tax collector: Chris Patrick (D); Controller: Robert L. Hooper (D).

Ransom Twp.: Supervisor: Robert Wells (R), Richard Tenio (R); tax collector: Lenay Blackwell (R).

Roaring Brook Twp.: Supervisor: Robert Farischon (R); tax collector: Ann Marie Strempek (D).

Scott Twp.: Supervisor: Steven Russell (D), Dave Makala (D), John D. Ward (R); tax collector: Michael Ciuccoli (D); Auditor: Scott F. Weinschenk (D).

Scranton: Mayor: Paige Cognetti (D), John Murray (D), Bob Bolus (R), Darwin Lee Shaw II (R); council: Tom Schuster (D), William F. King (D), Kyle T. Donahue (D), Heather Mecone (D), Charles Wasko (D); tax collector: Kevin Gallagher (D), John Opsasnick (D), Cathy Nealon Wechsler (D).

South Abington Twp.: Supervisor: Don Snyder (R), Russell Caspe (D); tax collector: Scott R. Thorpe (D).

Spring Brook Twp.: Supervisor: William J. Snyder Jr. (R); tax collector: Cheryl Bosley (D).

Taylor: Mayor: Loni Kavulich Loiselle (D); Frank DeAngelo Jr. (D); council: James Digwood (R), John J. Tigue (D), Dick Nezlo (D), Chuck McKeel (D), Kenneth F. Mickavicz (D); tax collector: Luann Krenitsky (D).

Thornhurst Twp.: Supervisor: Walter Scott Jordan (R); tax collector: Tammara Berry (R).

Throop: Mayor: Joe Tropiak (D); council: Vince Tanana (D), Anthony Gangemi (D), Michael Chorba (D), Richard Kucharski (D); tax collector: Adam F. Nosak (D).

Vandling: Mayor: Thomas M. Prince (D); council: John Carachilo (D); tax collector: Maryann Risboskin (D).

Waverly Twp.: Supervisor: Drew Christian (D); tax collector: Ilona Thurston (D); auditor: Patrick J. Walsh (D).

West Abington Twp.: No candidates filed nominating petitions.

School districts

Abington Heights: Region 1: Michele M. Tierney (D/R), Christopher Evans (D/R); Region 2, 4-year: Stephanie Luciani (D/R), Gretchen Henderson (D/R); Region 2, 2-year, unexpired: Rod Azar (D/R), Gary I. Rozman (D/R); Region 3: Anthony Abdalla (D/R); at large: Jeremy Morris (D/R), Jim McVety (D/R), Kellie A. Barrett (D/R), Emily Karam (D/R).

Carbondale Area: Region 1: James Dovin (D/R); Region 2: Paul M. Kaczmarcik (D/R), John Jigger Jordan (D/R); Region 3: Cindy Turonis-Artone (D/R).

Dunmore: Michael T. Coleman (D/R), John V. Summa (D/R), Michael H. Butler (D/R), Sid Hallinan (D/R), Heidi McDonough (D/R).

Lackawanna Trail: Region 1: Kevin J. Mulhern (D/R); Region 2: Adrian Bianchi (D/R); Region 3: Nolan Schmidt (R).

Lakeland: Region 1: Mark Solomon (D/R); Region 2: Patrick Gallagher (D/R), Bradley M. Beneski (D).

Mid Valley: Region 1: Joanne Marie Pesota (D/R), Steven Vituszynski (D); Region 3: Dan Lane (D/R), Mary Ruth Tanner (D/R).

North Pocono: Region 1: Tony Cantafio (D/R), R. Mark Powell (D/R); Region 2: Howard Mcintosh (D/R).

Old Forge: 4-year director: Jenna Derenick (D/R), John A. Petrini Jr. (D/R), Alisha Marmo Hudak (D/R), Christopher Cesare Thomas (D/R); 2-year director: Shannon Exeter (D/R).

Riverside: Daniel Nenish (D/R), Tara Meredick (D/R), Carol Armstrong (D/R), Barbara Fedor (D/R).

Scranton: 4-year director: Tom Borthwick School Director (D/R), Sean McAndrew (D/R), Chris Gaidos (D), Danielle Chesek (D/R), Tucker J. Hottes (D), Katie Gilmartin (D/R), Tyrone Holmes (D/R); 2-year director: Sean McAndrew (D/R), Greg Popil (D/R), Chris Gaidos (D), Tucker J. Hottes (D), Katie Gilmartin (D/R).

Valley View: Region 1: Joseph A. Farrell (D/R), Tom Owen (D/R); Region 2: Joseph Mondak (D/R), Alicia A. Kurtzman (R); Region 3: Kenneth Gale (D/R).

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