Republican Candidates for 2023 Primary Election

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PA supreme court Judge

Judges - 10 year term   Elect 1
​​​Carolyn Carluccio, Montgomery County
PA GOP Endorsed

PA superior court Judge

Judges - 10 year term   Elect 2
​Maria Battista, Clarion County
PA GOP Endorsed
Harry Smail, Westmoreland County
PA GOP Endorsed

PA Commonwealth court Judge

Judges - 10 year term   Elect 1
Megan Martin​, Cumberland County
PA GOP Endorsed

Clarion County Offices

Clarion County
​Commissioner
Commissioner(s) – 4 year term    Elect 2
​Nominee(s):     Wayne Brosius
                          Ted Tharan
Clarion County
​Register and Recorder
Register & Recorder – 4 year term  Elect 1
​Nominee(s):  Rebekah Weckerly  
Clarion County
​Auditor
Auditor(s) – 4 year term    Elect 2
​Nominee(s):    Jolene​ Frampton
                         Dawn Reed
                        
Clarion County
​Prothonotary
Prothonotary – 4 year term    Elect 1
​Nominee(s):    Jeffrey Himes
Clarion County
​Treasurer
Treasurer – 4 year term    Elect 1
​Nominee(s):    Karyn Montana
​Clarion County
​District Attorney
District Attorney – 4 year term    Elect 1
​Nominee(s):    Drew Welsh

School Directors

Allegheny Clarion Valley School District
School Director Region II (Allegheny Twp., Butler Co.) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 1    Nominee(s):    
School Director Region IV (Foxburg Boro, Clarion Co) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 1    Nominee(s):  
School Director Region V (Richland Twp., Clarion Co) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 1    Nominee(s):     
 School Director Region  (Richland Twp., Venango Co) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 1    Nominee(s):  Patricia Anderson
School Director Region (Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 1    Nominee(s):   John P Burke
Clarion Area School District
School Directors Region At Large (Clarion Borough, Highland Township, Monroe Township and Paint Township) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 5    Nominee(s):    Dave Estadt
                                            David L. Lewis
                                            Todd MacBeth
                                            Theron Miles
                                            Eric Spessard
Clarion Limestone School District
​School Director Region I (Clarion Township) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 2    Nominee(s):    Christopher Mogus
                                             David W. Eggleton, Sr.
School Director Region II (Limestone Township & Strattanville Borough) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 1    Nominee(s):     Nathaniel C. Parker
School Director Region III (Millcreek Township, Clarion Co; Union Township & Corsica Borough, Jefferson Co.) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 2    Nominee(s):    
Karns City School District
School Directors Region At Large  - 4 yr term
    Districts in Clarion County - Brady Twp & East Brady Boro
    Districts in Armstrong County - Brady's Bend Twp, Perry Twp                                                             & Sugarcreek Twp
    Districts in Butler County - Bruin Boro, Chicora Boro,
                                 Fairview Boro, Karns City Boro, Petrolia Boro,                                  Donegal Twp, Fairview Twp & Parker Twp
​    Elect 5    Nominee(s):    
Keystone School District
School DirectorRegion I (Knox Boro. & Salem Twp.) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 2    Nominee(s):    Jason McMillen
                                            Dustin L. Swartfager
School Director Region II (Beaver Township, Licking Township and Callensburg Borough) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 2    Nominee(s):   Eric Weiser
                                           Ken Swartfager
School Directors (Region III- Ashland Township, Elk Township and Shippenville Borough) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 1    Nominee(s):   Abigail (Fye) Simcheck ​
North Clarion School District
School Directors Region I (Farmington Township) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 1    Nominee(s):    Amanda Hepinger
School Director Region II (Knox Township) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 2    Nominee(s):    Garrett L. Carulli
                                             Gretchen McCord Wolbert
School Director Region III (Washington Township) - 4 yr term
​    Elect 2    Nominee(s):    Scott B. Daum
​                                             Kathy Vanish
Redbank Valley School District
School Director Region I (Mahoning Township, South Bethlehem Boro, Madison Township in Armstrong Co) - 4 yr term
    Elect 2    Nominee(s):    
School Director Region II (Monroe Township, Oak Hall, New Bethlehem & Porter Township in Clarion Co) - 4 yr term
    Elect 2    Nominee(s):    Matthew Burns Confer
                                             R. John Sayers
School Directors Region III (Hawthorn Boro. & Redbank Twp in Clarion County; Redbank Twp. in Armstrong County) - 4 yr term
    Elect 1    Nominee(s):   ​Christopher B Adams
Union School District
Region At Large (Madison Township, Piney Township, Rimersburg Borough, Sligo Borough, Toby Township)
School Directors - 4 yr term
    Elect 5    Nominee(s):   Terry Sweeney
                                            Shelly Atzeni
                                            Tricia Hepler
                                            Jeffery A. Kriebel
                                            Tressa Smith

Clarion County Municipalities

Ashland Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    John Hannold
Township Supervisor – 2 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):   David A Weaver
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 4 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 2 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Beaver Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Roger Swartfager
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Brady Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    ​
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 2 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Tax Collector – 2 yr term                 Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Callensburg Borough
Borough Council - 4 yr term           Elect 3
​    Nominee(s):    
Borough Council - 2 yr term           Elect 4​    Nominee(s):    ​
Borough Auditor - 6 yr term           Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Borough Auditor - 4 yr term           Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Tax Collector - 2 yr term                 Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):  
Mayor – 2 yr term                             Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Clarion Borough
Borough Council - 4 yr term           Elect 3
    Nominee(s):    Zach Garbarino
                             Carol Lapinto
Borough Council - 2 yr term           Elect 1
    Nominee(s):    
Clarion Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term  Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 6 yr term        Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
East Brady Borough
Borough Council –  4 yr term         Elect 4
​    Nominee(s):    Joe Hillwig
 Borough Council –  2 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Joy McCluskey
Elk Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term   Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Foxburg Borough
Borough Council – 4 yr term          Elect 3
    Nominee(s):    
Borough Council  - 2 yr term          Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Farmington Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term   Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 6 yr term        Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 4 yr term        Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 2 yr term        Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Hawthorn Borough
Borough Council  - 4 yr term          Elect 3
    Nominee(s):      Mary Wells
Highland Township
Township Supervisor - 6 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Rick Forbes
Township Auditor - 6 yr term          Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):     
Knox Borough
Borough Council – 4 yr term          Elect 4
​    Nominee(s):    Jack E. Bish, Jr.
Borough Auditor  - 6 yr term          Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Borough Auditor – 4 yr term          Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Borough Auditor – 2 yr term          Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Knox Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term   Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor - 4 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):     
Licking Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term   Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Robert Bodenhorn
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 4 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Limestone Township
Township Supervisor-  6 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Stephen C. Allison
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Connie L. Slagle
Madison Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term   Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Walter Shook
Township Supervisor – 2 yr term   Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Robert Gates
Township Auditor  - 6 yr term        Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):     
Millcreek Township
​​Township Supervisor – 6 yr term   Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):   
Township Supervisor – 4 yr term   Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):   
Township Supervisor – 2 yr term   Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):   
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):   
Township Auditor – 4 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s): 
Township Auditor – 2 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Monroe Township
Township Supervisor - 6 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Supervisor - 2 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor - 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
New Bethlehem Borough
Borough Council - 4 yr term           Elect 3
​    Nominee(s):    
Paint Township
Township Supervisor - 6 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    ​
​Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    ​ 
Perry Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term   Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    William Bill Say
Township Supervisor - 4 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    ​Rodney Rod Alworth
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Gerald Blane Neely
Piney Township
Township Supervisor –  6 yr term  Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    James R. Morris
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Porter Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term   Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):   Steven Greenawalt
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 4 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 2 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Redbank Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term   Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):                     
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):  
 Township Auditor – 2 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Richland Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Rimersburg Borough
Borough Council - 4 yr term           Elect 3
​    Nominee(s):    Roger Crick
                             Pamela Curry
                             Karina Libecco
Salem Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Eric Barnett
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Shippenville Borough
Borough Council - 4 yr term           Elect 3
​    Nominee(s):
Borough Council - 2 yr term           Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Borough Auditor - 6 yr term           Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Borough Auditor - 4 yr term           Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Tax Collector - 2 yr term                  Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Sligo Borough
Borough Council - 4 yr term           Elect 3
​    Nominee(s):    Jason B. Kriebel​
Borough Council - 2 yr term           Elect 2
​    Nominee(s):    Wayne Meier
Borough Auditor - 6 yr term           Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Borough Auditor - 4 yr term           Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
​Tax Collector - 2 yr term                  Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Julie Raybuck
St. Petersburg Borough
Borough Council - 4 yr term           Elect 4
​    Nominee(s):    William Dennis Logue
Borough Council - 2 yr term           Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):   
Borough Auditor - 6 yr term           Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Marty L. Forsythe
Strattanville Borough
Borough Council - 4 yr term           Elect 3
​    Nominee(s):    
Borough Auditor - 6 yr term           Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    David Corte
Toby Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    Darrell Horner
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Washington Township
Township Supervisor – 6 yr term    Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    ​Mark Beichner
Township Auditor – 6 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 4 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):    
Township Auditor – 2 yr term         Elect 1
​    Nominee(s):