Politics & Government

Candidates File for Borough, Township Public Office

Three seats up on Borough Council, two on the Board of Supervisors, and five on the Council Rock School Board

Tuesday was the deadline to file for the municipal primary election in May. There are multiple seats open in the borough, township, and on the Council Rock School Board.

Three seats will open up on Borough Council. All three incumbents, Council President Julia Woldorf, Mike Sellers, and Gerard O'Malley, are seeking reelection. They are all Democrats.

In the township, two seats are open. Democrat Phillip Calabro will seek reelection, but Jerry Schenkman will not.

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There are five seats open on the Council Rock School Board. The five incumbents seeking reelection are: J. Dennis McMenamin, Patty Sexton, Richard Abramson, Wendi Thomas, and Jerold Grupp.

Here are the candidates who have filed to run according to the Bucks County Board of Elections. This is still an unofficial list, as the Board of Elections is in the process of checking petitions.

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Newtown Borough Council, Ward 1 (one seat open):

D, Gerard O'Malley (incumbent)

R, Paul Salvatore

Newtown Borough Council, Ward 2 (two seats open):

D, Julia Woldorf (incumbent)

D, Mike Sellers (incumbent)

R, Tony Blancato

R, Lawrence Auerweck

Newtown Township Board of Supervisors (two seats open):

D, Phillip Calabro (incumbent)

D, Mark Joseph

R, Robert Whartenby

R, Ryan Gallagher

Council Rock School Board Region 1:

R, J. Dennis McMenamin (incumbent)

Cross filed, Bill Foster

Council Rock School Board Region 2:

Cross Filed: Richard Abramson (incumbent)

Cross Filed: Brandon Wind

Council Rock School Board Region 4

Cross Filed: Wendi Thomas (incumbent)

Cross Filed: Charles Quaste

Council Rock School Board Region 5

Cross Filed: Jerold Grupp (incumbent)

Cross Filed: Elaine Rovner

R, Thomas Rodman

D, Anne Markowitz

Council Rock School Board Region 7:

Cross Filed: Patty Vaccaro-Sexton (incumbent)


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