BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Below is a list of all the candidates in contested municipal elections in Lehigh and Northampton counties. They are listed next to the party for which they won the primary. “R” stands for Republican, “D” stands for Democrat, and “I” stands for Independent.
Some candidates cross-file in primary elections, so they may be a registered Republican running as a Democrat, or vice versa, or running in both parties. A “D/R” party designation means they filed in and won in both parties' primaries.
Key for candidates:
PLACE
Race
Number of seats, length of term
Name, party designation
Name, party designation
LEHIGH COUNTY
County Commissioners
Four, four-year terms
Sheila Alvarado, D
Dan Hartzell, D
April Riddick, D
Jon Irons, D
Paul Moat, R
Rita Sisselberger, R
Gary S. Fedorcha, R
Jacqueline Rivera, R
County Controller
One, four-year term
Mark Pinsley, D
Robert E. Smith Jr., R
County Coroner
One, four-year term
Daniel Buglio, D
Joseph Zitarelli, R
Magisterial District Judge 31-3-02
One, six-year term
Julie Tamerler, D
Michael J Faulkner, R
ALBURTIS BOROUGH
Borough Council
Four, four-year terms
Ashlynn Rivera, D
Chad Atkins, R
Mehmet K. Birtek, R
John Aleszczyk, R
Ron Delaco, R
CITY OF BETHLEHEM
City Council
Three, four-year terms
Colleen Laird, D
Michael G Colon, D
Bryan Callahan, D
Thomas Ginthner, R
Devin Brunges, R
James Follweiler, R
CATASAUQUA BOROUGH
Borough Council
Four, four-year terms
Robert Nappa, D
Brian Bartholomew, D
Vince Smith, D
Virginia Schlegel, R
Tammi Hauser, R
Eugene Schlegel, R
Kimberly Bruaker, R
COOPERSBURG BOROUGH
Borough Council
Three, four-year terms
Dick Poot, D
Stephen Yeager, D
Brian M. Ritter, R
William Kane, R
EMMAUS BOROUGH
Borough Council
Four, four-year terms
Katherine Watt, D
Chris Hoensheid, D
Chad Balliet, R
Nathan Brown, R
Trevor Schneck, R
John F. Belin Jr, R
HANOVER TOWNSHIP
Township Council
Two, four-year terms
Michael J Wooley, D
Anthony P. Rossi, R
Robert Lawlor, R
LOWER MILFORD TOWNSHIP
Township Supervisor
One, six-year term
Donna Wright, D
Timothy Cougle, R
SLATINGTON BOROUGH
Borough Council
Four, four-year terms
Ryan E Mayberry, D
Kris Burek, D
Thomas Bartholomew, D
Kevin Steckel, R
Walter Niedermeyer, R
David R. Schnaars, R
SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP
Township Commissioners
Three, four-year terms
Thomas J Johns, D
Jacob Roth, D/R
Diane Kelly, D/R
Chris Peischl, R
UPPER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP
Township Supervisor
One, six-year term
Jeffrey Fleischaker, D
Greg Wheeler, R
UPPER MILFORD TOWNSHIP
Township Supervisor
One, six-year term
Joyce K Moore, D
Angela Ashbrook, R
UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP
Township Supervisor
Two, six-year terms
Timothy Foley, D
Anthony M Murphy, D
John G. Inglis III, R
Dennis E Benner, R
WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP
Mayor
One, four-year term
Joseph J. Marx Jr., D
Tina Jo Koren, R
Township Commissioners
Four, four-year terms
Jeffrey J Warren, D/R
Ken Snyder, D/R
Randy Atiyeh, D
Víctor Nassar, D
Elizabeth Fox, R
LoriAnn Fehnel, R
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
County Council - District I
One, four-year term
Ken Kraft, D
William R. Rowe, R
County Council - District III
One, four-year term
Jeff Warren, D
Casey Foreman, R
County Controller
One, four-year term
Tara Zrinski, D
John Cusick, R
CITY OF BETHLEHEM
City Council
Three, four-year terms
Colleen Laird, D
Michael G. Colón, D
Bryan Callahan, D
Thomas Ginthner, R
Devin Brunges, R
James Follweiler, R
ALLEN TOWNSHIP
Supervisor
One, two-year term
Gary Behler, D
Jason Frack, R
BANGOR BOROUGH
Borough Council
Three, four-year terms
Marc Sperling, D
Rosemarie Capone, R
Barry Schweitzer, R
Forrest Meyers, R
BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP
Commissioner At-Large
One, four-year term
Michael Hudak, D
Steven Greco, R
Commissioner, Ward 1
One, four-year term
DeAnn L. Lawrence, D
Arthur J. Murphy, R
Commissioner, Ward 3
One, four-year term
John K. Gallagher, D
Yuri Kulischenko, R
FORKS TOWNSHIP
Township Supervisor
One, six-year term
Dean Turner, D
Huntington Keim, R
GLENDON BOROUGH
Borough Council
Three, four-year terms
Donna Breidinger, D
Jeffrey M. Muschlitz, D
Michael Veres, D
Kurt Ostrander, R
Kathryn J. Harstine, R
HANOVER TOWNSHIP
Township Supervisor
Two, six-year terms
Susan A. Lawless, D
Jean E. Versteeg, D
Jay Finnigan, R
John “Jack” Nagle, R
Township Supervisor
One, two-year term
Stephen Gross, D
Barry Check, R
HELLERTOWN BOROUGH
Borough Council
Three, four-year terms
Liz Thompson, D
Lynley Solt, D
Michael T. McKenna, D
Andrew Hughes, R
LEHIGH TOWNSHIP
Township Supervisor
Two, six-year terms
Michael F. Jones, D/R
Phillip Gogel, D
Cindy Miller, R
LOWER MT BETHEL TOWNSHIP
Township Council
Two, six-year terms
Sandra Newman, D
David M. Ascant, R
Christopher M. Cook, R
LOWER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP
Supervisor
Two, six-year terms
Nancy Teague, D
Robert J. Hoyer, D/R
Amy L. Templeton, R
LOWER SAUCON TOWNSHIP
Township Council
Three, four-year terms
Priscilla deLeon, D
Victoria Opthof-Cordaro, D
Laura Ray, D
Sandra Yerger, R
Mark Inglis, R
Susan Blair, R
NORTHAMPTON BOROUGH
Borough Council, Ward 1
One, four-year term
Judith A. Haldeman, D
Thomas Gehringer, R
NORTH CATASAUQUA BOROUGH
Borough Council
Three, four-year terms
Michele Hazzard, D
Adam R. Landis, D
Jessica Cope, D
Scott Holmes, R
Mark S. Gioielli, R
PALMER TOWNSHIP
Township Supervisor
One, six-year term
Charles Bellis, D
Charles Diefenderfer, R
PEN ARGYL BOROUGH
Borough Council, Ward 2
One, four-year term
Janell Connolly, D
Steven A. Goffredo, R
Borough Council, Ward 4
One, four-year term
Joann Anderson, D
Charles J. Kandl Jr., R
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP
Township Supervisor
Two, six-year terms
Matt Glennon, D
Nolan Kemmerer, R
Ken Field, R
Paul Levits, I
Township Supervisor
One, two-year term
Joseph Colosi, D
Ken Field, R
Paul Levits, I
ROSETO BOROUGH
Borough Council
Four, four-year terms
Joseph C. Angelini, D
Carl Renna, D
Mark A. Goffredo Jr., R
Kenneth Tillman, R
STOCKERTOWN BOROUGH
Borough Council
Four, four-year terms
Cynthia M. Hower, D
Kathleen Zdonowski, D
Rosemarie Wenzelberger, D
A. Joseph Gosnell, R
Amy J. Richard, R
TATAMY BOROUGH
Borough Council
Four, four-year terms
Pamela Pearson, D
Daniel Dewey, D
Robert C. Wagner, R
Deborah E. Frace, R
Michael Lester, R
Joe Torrisi, R
UPPER NAZARETH TOWNSHIP
Township Supervisor
Two, six-year terms
William Bartlett, D
Scott Sylvainus, D/R
Bill Whyte, R
