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Scott Zimmermann challenges Joe Noro for Aspinwall Mayor

The Aspinwall Mayor election will give voters the choice between Democrat Scott Zimmermann and Republican Joe Noro. Here’s a look at what the candidates had to say before election day. Scott Zimmermann Age: 56 Democrat Education: Bachelor of Science from Penn State University Occupation: Industrial/commercial electrical contracting Community Involvement/Volunteer work:...
8 running for 4 seats on Whitehall borough council

Four Democrats and four Republicans are vying for four seats on borough council. Only one, Stone Sobieralski, is an incumbent. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order: Patrick Conners Democrat Age: 33 Education: Master’s in public administration with a concentration in public and nonprofit management, University of Pittsburgh; bachelor’s from Penn...
Jack Allen faces Jon Lloyd in Bethel Park mayoral race

Two candidates, including the incumbent, are squaring off for Bethel Park mayor Jack Allen Republican Age: 73 Education: BS, University of Pittsburgh Occupation: Retired Community involvement: Mayor, 12 years; council member, 16 years; past commander, American Legion Post 760; chairman, Veterans Memorial committee Years residing in municipality: 38 With state...
Staffing, infrastructure top of mind for Allegheny Valley School Board candidates

After the May primaries slimmed the candidate pool by two, the five remaining contenders for Allegheny Valley School Board say the main issues they’ll seek to tackle are teacher retention and infrastructure improvements. The five — two of whom have previous board experience — will compete for four open seats....
Aspinwall voters choose among 7 candidates for 4 council seats

Aspinwall voters will choose between seven candidates for four council seats in the November general election. Democrats Patti McCaffrey, Andrew Corey-O’Connor, Jeff Harris and Lara Voytko will vie against Republicans Donald Mazreku, Terry Nelson Taylor and Aggie Lotz. All terms are four years. Here’s a look at the candidates: Patti...
Indiana Township has 2 candidates running for a District 5 supervisor seat

Editor’s note: The Herald is featuring candidate interviews in contested municipal and school board races only. Indiana Township has two candidates vying for one four-year supervisor seat in District 5. Democrat incumbent Jonathan Neumann and Republican challenger Terrence Wirginis will be on the November ballot, according to Allegheny County Elections...
Franklin Park residents to select mayor, 3 council members; decide on government study commission

Franklin Park residents will be electing a mayor and three members of council on Nov. 4, as well as for forming a commission to study changing the borough to a home rule charter form of government. Longtime Republican Mayor Dennis O’Keefe is challenged for reelection by Democrat Cristen Fiffik. Three...
8 candidates vying for 4 seats on North Allegheny School Board

Four seats are open on the North Allegheny School Board this general election, which is Nov. 4, with only one incumbent, Paige Hardy, seeking reelection. Other terms ending are currently held by Dr. Vidya Szymkowiak and Leslie Britton Dozier, both of whom served one term beginning in 2021. Also not...
Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON — Voting rights activists were relieved in 2023 when, in a surprise to some, the Supreme Court upheld the most important remaining element of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling forced Alabama and later Louisiana to redraw their congressional maps to give Black residents greater representation, moves that eventually...
5 candidates vie for 4 seats on Hampton School Board

As they had in the primary, five candidates are vying for four seats up for election this year on the nine-member Hampton School Board. Incumbent board members Denise Balason, Jill Hamlin and Larry Vasko were cross-filed for the primary and won each party’s nomination. Board member Gregory Stein, who was...
4 vying for 3 seats on Hampton Council

Four candidates are vying for three seats on Hampton’s five-member council in the Nov. 4 election. Council members are elected at-large, or across the entire township, every four years. Seeking reelection are incumbents Carolynn Johnson, Bethany Blackburn and Julie Fritsch. They were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Fritsch and Johnson...
Ross residents to choose commissioners in 4 of 9 voting wards

Ross residents will be electing commissioners in four of the township’s nine voting wards on Nov. 4 — but there is a wrinkle in one of them. Ross has nine commissioners, each from a ward, who are staggered so that roughly half of the board is up for election in...
4 incumbents among 8 candidates vying for North Hills School Board

Voters in the North Hills School District have full slates of Democratic and Republican candidates to choose from to fill four of the school board’s nine seats up for election this year. The primary erased cross-filing among the candidates, resulting in four Democrats and four Republicans being on the ballot....
2 vie for commissioner seat in Shaler’s Ward 2

Three of seven Shaler commissioners are seeking reelection on Nov. 4, but voters will see a contested race in only one of three wards. In Ward 2, Republican incumbent David Mizgorski is challenged by Democrat Josh Fleitman. Councilman Conrad Wagner is unopposed in Ward 4, while Councilman James Boyle is...
Shaler Area residents to elect 5 school board members, with contested races for 3 seats

Voters in the Shaler Area School District’s first and second regions have choices to make for school board on Nov. 4. Five of the board’s nine seats are up for election, with contested races for three of the five — two seats in Region 1 and one seat in Region...
3 wards for McCandless Council face contested races

Wards 2, 4 and 6 for McCandless Council are up for grabs on Election Day, Nov. 4. The incumbents, all Republicans, are seeking reelection. In Ward 2, Laureen Alt is running against incumbent Jack Casey. In Ward 4, Jack Hickerson is squaring off with incumbent Jason Singer. In Ward 6,...

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