Politics & Government
Local Candidates On Tuesday's Primary Ballot
The local races for committee chairs are uncontested in the Marple Newtown area but read on to find out who is on the ballot.
It's a big year for the presidential primary election, which hits Pennsylvania on Tuesday, April 24. Though the GOP presidential race has become somewhat heated over the past several months, GOP candidate Rick Santorum ended his bid for the GOP presidential nomination, several sources reported earlier this month.
Mitt Romney, who made a , is now likely to be the Republican presidential candidate in November. View a .
Locally, this year's primary election is geared towards installing the next committee party chairs for each district or precinct. There are no contested races in the Marple Newtown area. Each candidate listed is running for a 4-year term as committee chair for their respective township's ward/precinct.
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In , there are 21 men and 21 women on the ballot to represent each precinct of each ward–one man, one woman for each–for the Republican party. In , there are eight men and eight women on the ballot to represent each precinct–one man, one woman for each–for the Republican party.
There are no local democratic party chairs in the Marple Newtown area running in this year's primary election. Read below for the full list of candidates on the ballot for the local GOP committee chairs:
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GOP Committee Chairs For Marple
1st Ward, 1st Precinct
Joseph Rufo
Mary Anne Vechercofski
1st Ward, 2nd Precinct
John P. Capuzzi Jr.
Sherry-Lee McAuliffe
1st Ward, 3rd Precinct
Paul Pietropaolo
Sharon J. Capuzzi
2nd Ward, 1st Precinct
Neil Montague
HollyAnn Guerrera
2nd Ward, 2nd Precinct
Atsushi J. Baker
Julie Baker
2nd Ward, 3rd Precinct
David D. Leefson
Carmella M. Cichetti
3rd Ward, 1st Precinct
Anthony Martinicchio
Frances G. Leider
3rd Ward, 2nd Precinct
Lawrence O'Connor
Donna Justice
3rd Ward, 3rd Precinct
Robert Fortebuono
Elisa Foster
4th Ward, 1st Precinct
John Lucas
Donna Aquilino
4th Ward, 2nd Precinct
William Harvey
Barbara Harvey
4th Ward, 3rd Precinct
Bill Mayo
Susan Mayo
5th Ward, 1st Precinct
John R. Longacre II
Arpi D. Longacre
5th Ward, 2nd Precinct
Ira N. Kerber III
Nancy Hilden
5th Ward, 3rd Precinct
Daniel O. Koshy
Graison M. Daniel
6th Ward, 1st Precinct
Scott Hahn
Patricia A. Steger
6th Ward, 2nd Precinct
Peter Faga
Tiffany Carini Paolino
6th Ward, 3rd Precinct
Michael K. Molinaro
Karen L. Standen
7th Ward, 1st Precinct
Patrick V. Larkin Jr.
Susan E. Larkin
7th Ward, 2nd Precinct
Joe Mariano Jr.
Jamie Mariano
7th Ward, 3rd Precinct
Daniel D. Leefson
Ann McShane
GOP Committee Chairs For Newtown
1st Precinct
Jack Pund
Tracy Alberti
2nd Precinct
Leonard B. Altieri III
Denise Talley
3rd Precinct
Martin H. Milligan Jr.
Jen Sciulli
4th Precinct
Karl J. Keehn
Christine Newell
5th Precinct
Fred Dewey
Suzanne R. Wolanin
6th Precinct
Kevin Gallagher
Caitlyn A. Coogan
7th Precinct
Matthew A. Denucci IV
Janet Magargal
8th Precinct
Michael F. X. Gillin
Gilda Schwalb
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