2019 primary election: Final list of candidates for Carbon offices is released
The close of the business day on Tuesday of this week signaled the end of the petition-filing period for people wanting to run for public office in Carbon County in the May 21 primary election.
The final list of candidates who successfully filed their nominating petitions includes:
Democrats
Fran Heaney: 161 Loggie Road, Nesquehoning, seeking a two-year term as Carbon County Clerk of Courts.
Shawn M. Kresge: 102 Bear Creek Drive, Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term as Carbon County Commissioner.
Alfred J. Mitcho Jr.: 32 Second St., Beaver Meadows, seeking a four-year term on the Beaver Meadows Borough Council.
Anthony A. Rusnock: R95 Berwick St., Beaver Meadows, seeking a four-year term on the Beaver Meadows Borough Council.
Kyle J. Sheckler: 75 North Ave., Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term on the Jim Thorpe Borough Council.
Lou Labosky: 211 E. Kline Ave., Lansford, seeking a four-year term on the Lansford Borough Council.
Mary Beth Soberick: 109 W. Abbott St., Lansford, seeking a four-year term on the Lansford Borough Council.
Donald F. Heiney: 218 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton Borough Council.
Joe “Kossie” Kosalko: 249 E. Mountaintop Road, Summit Hill, seeking a four-year term on the Summit Hill Borough Council.
Steven Foster: 615 E. Ridge St., Lansford, seeking a two-year term on the Panther Valley School Board.
Pearl Downs-Sheckler: 2020 Teaberry Trail, Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term in the Jim Thorpe School Board.
Cindy Lesisko Henning: 362 Kilmer Trail, Albrightsville, seeking a four-year term on the Jim Thorpe School Board.
Scott R. Pompa: 654 Route 903, Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term on the Jim Thorpe School Board.
Craig Bowman: 359 N. Second St., Lehighton, seeking a four-year term on the Lehighton School Board.
Nathan R. Foeller: 1121 Main Road, Lehighton, seeking a four-year term on the Lehighton School Board.
Josann Harry: 205 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.
Jeffrey D. Henry: 422 Columbia Ave., Palmerton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.
Brandon Mazepa: 2260 Hahn’s Dairy Road, Palmerton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.
Renee DeMelfi: 31 Club Drive, Nesquehoning, seeking a four-year term on the Panther Valley School Board.
Gary Porembo: 4 11th Ave., Nesquehoning, seeking a four-year term on the Panther Valley School Board.
Thomas Joseph Connors Jr.: 232 W. Main St., Weatherly, seeking a four-year term on the Weatherly School Board.
April Walters: 143 Walters Lane, Weatherly, seeking a four-year term on the Weatherly School Board.
Jody Neifert: 34 Penn St., Lehighton, seeking a six-year term on the Franklin Township Board of Supervisors.
Republican
Kathy McGuire: 1047 Broadview Drive, Jim Thorpe, seeking a two-year term as Carbon County Clerk of Courts.
Tom Boyko: 837 E. Ridge St., Lansford, seeking a four-year term as Carbon County Commissioner.
Chris Lukasevich: 1211 Center St., Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term as Carbon County Commissioner.
Joseph Rodrigues Jr.: 609 Hamilton St., Bowmanstown, seeking a two-year term on the Bowmanstown Borough Council.
Michele Bartek: 333 E. Abbott St., Lansford, seeking a two-year term as mayor of Lansford.
Paul J. Hadzick: 105 Eurana Ave., Weatherly, seeking a four-year term as mayor of Weatherly.
Kayla Semmel: 735 Beaver Run Drive, Lehighton, seeking a four-year term as Carbon County Prothonotary.
Steven Foster: 615 E. Ridge St., Lansford, seeking a two-year term on the Panther Valley School Board.
Pearl Downs-Sheckler: 2020 Teaberry Trail, Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term in the Jim Thorpe School Board.
Cindy Lesisko Henning: 362 Kilmer Trail, Albrightsville, seeking a four-year term on the Jim Thorpe School Board.
Scott R. Pompa: 654 Route 903, Jim Thorpe, seeking a four-year term on the Jim Thorpe School Board.
Nathan R. Foeller: 1121 Main Road, Lehighton, seeking a four-year term on the Lehighton School Board.
Charles C. Gildner: 541 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.
Jeffrey D. Henry: 422 Columbia Ave., Palmerton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.
Brandon Mazepa: 2260 Hahn’s Dairy Road, Palmerton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.
Tammy L. Recker: 1700 Little Gap Road, Palmerton, seeking a four-year term on the Palmerton School Board.
Gary Porembo: 4 11th Ave., Nesquehoning, seeking a four-year term on the Panther Valley School Board.
Thomas Joseph Connors Jr.: 232 W. Main St., Weatherly, seeking a four-year term on the Weatherly School Board.
Gerard E. Grega: 2432 Wetzel Run Drive, Weatherly, seeking a four-year term on the Weatherly School Board.
April Walters: 143 Walters Lane, Weatherly, seeking a four-year term on the Weatherly School Board.
Gary P. Kuehner: 1697 Ben Salem Road, Lehighton, seeking a six-year term on the East Penn Township Board of Supervisors.
Aldo Boni: 465 Tanners Drive, Lehighton, seeking a six-year term on the Franklin Township Board of Supervisors.
Robin D. Cressley: 152 Renner Road, Lehighton, seeking a six-year term on the Franklin Township Board of Supervisors.
Wayne Wagner: 1254 Laurytown Road, Weatherly, seeking a six-year term on the Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors.
Robert Slaw: 772 Fredericks Grove Road, Lehighton, seeking a six-year term on the Mahoning Township Board of Supervisors.
Martin S. Ditsky: 330½ E. Abbott St., Lansford, seeking a four-year term on the Lansford Borough Council.
