BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Some candidates cross-file in school board primary elections, so they may be a registered Republican running as a Democrat, or vice versa, or running in both parties. A “CF” party designation means they cross-filed and won both primaries.
Format for Candidate Information:
PLACE
Race
Number of seats, length of term
Name, party designation
Name, party designation
SCHOOL DISTRICT RACES
BETHLEHEM AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Director, At-Large
Three, four-year terms
Karen Beck Pooley, CF
Emily Root Schenkel, CF
M. Rayah Levy, D
Cindy A. O’Brien, R
School Director, Region III
One, four-year term
Kim Shively, D
Cindy A. O’Brien, R
BANGOR AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Director, At-Large
Five, four-year terms
Colleen Schiavone, CF
Christopher Marozzi, CF
Tanya Peifly, CF
Courtney Gilmour, D
Michael Goffredo, CF
Melissa Smith, R
NAZARETH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Director, Region I
Two, four-year terms
Sariann L. Knerr, D
Jeff C. Greener, D
Elmo L. Frey Jr, R
Melinda G. Gladstone, R
School Director, Region II
One, four-year term
Jason M. Swails, D
Christopher Miller, R
NORTHAMPTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Director, Region I
Two, four-year terms
John Becker, D
Robert Mentzell, D
Kristin Lorah-Soldridge, R
Marc Kercsmar, R
School Director, Region II
One, four-year term
Michael Baird, D
William G. Jones Jr., R
School Director, Region III
Two, four-year terms
David Gogel, D
Brian McCulloch, CF
Joshua Harris, R
PEN ARGYL AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Director, Region I
One, two-year term
Thomas Knorr, D
James A. Frey, R
School Director, Region II
Two, four-year terms
Nancy O’Keefe, D
Robert C. Rutt, CF
Jeff Moyer, R
SAUCON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Director, At-Large
Five, four-year terms
Vivian A. Demko, D
Jay Santos, D
Bill Broun, D
Donald L. Carpenter III, D
Laurel Erickson-Parsons, CF
Susan Baxter, R
Bryan Eichfeld, R
Michael Karabin, R
Shawn Welch, R
NORTHERN LEHIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Director, At-Large
Five, four-year terms
Gale N. Husack, CF
Angela Williams, D
Mathias Matt Green, CF
Glen A. Williams, D
Robert L. Kern Jr, R
Natalie S. Snyder, R
Donna M. Kulp, R
ALLENTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Director
Five, four-year terms
Daysell Ramirez, D
Ana T. Tiburcio, D
Audrey Mathison, CF
Andrene Brown Nowell, CF
Zaleeae Sierra, D
Tom Houck, R
EAST PENN SCHOOL BOARD
School Director
Five, four-year terms
Joshua Levinson, D
Gabrielle Klotz, D
Shonta Ford, D
Jeffrey Jankowski, D
Timothy Kelly, D
Paul Barbehenn, R
Matt Mull, R
Angelic Schneider, R
Kristopher DePaolo, R
Lawrence Huyssen, R
PARKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Director
Five, four-year terms
Marisa Ziegler, D
Jay Rohatgi, D
Christopher Pirrotta, D
Lisa A. Roth, D
Carol L. Facchiano, D
Beth Finch, R
Bobby Lanyon, R
Michael Deering, R
George Rivera, R
Natalie Janotka, R
School Director
One, two-year term
Jay Rohatgi, D
Mike Millo, R
SOUTHERN LEHIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Director
Five, four-year terms
Melissa Torba, D
Emily Gehman, D
Candi Kruse, D
Timothy Kearney, D
Eric Boyer, D
Danelle Roy, R
Lance M. Tittle, R
Paul Deebel, R
Douglas Durham, R
James Pica, R
WHITEHALL-COPLAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Director
Five, four-year terms
Nichole L. Hartman, R
Patty D Gaugler, CF
George Makhoul, D
Seth Kubat, CF
Fady Salloum, CF
William Groller, R
LoriAnn Fehnel, R
