Unofficial Petitions Filed

From February 16, 2021 to March 9, 2021, you circulate and file nomination petitions to become a candidate for any office up for election on May 18, 2021.

The listings below does not indicate how the names may appear on the ballot.

County Wide

Office	Term Length
District Attorney	4 year term	Bernie Cantorna – D
Jury Commissioner	4 year term	Laura Shadle – D Hope Miller – R Shelley Thompson – D
District Judge (49-03-04)	6 year term	Gregory Koehle – D and R

Bellefonte Borough

Office	Term Length
Mayor	4 year term	Gene Johnson, Jr – R
Borough Council (1st Ward)	4 year term	Rita Purnell – R Melissa Hombosky – D Kent Bernier – R Katherine Thatcher – D Jon Eaton – D
Borough Council (1st Ward)	4 year term
Borough Council (2nd Ward)	4 year term	Barbara Dann – R Randall Brachbill – R
Borough Council (3rd Ward)	4 year term	Anne Walker – D Jeffrey Puhala – R Michael Prendergast – D
Borough Council (3rd Ward)	4 year term
Borough Tax Collector	4 year term	Debra Burger – R
Constable	6 year term

Centre Hall Borough

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Mayor	4 year term	LeDon Young – D
Borough Council	4 year term	Kathryn Long – D Daniel Smith – R
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Auditor	6 year term
Borough Auditor – Interim	4 year term
Borough Auditor – Interim	2 year term
Borough Tax Collector	4 year term	Michele Whitman – R
Constable	6 year term

Howard Borough

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Mayor	4 year term	Deborah Simoncek – R
Borough Council	4 year term	Philip Winchell – R Lydia Watters – D John Gribble – R
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Auditor	6 year term
Borough Tax Collector	4 year term
Constable	6 year term

Milesburg Borough

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Mayor	4 year term
Borough Council	4 year term	Frederick Kellerman – R Plummer Davidson – R
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Tax Collector	4 year term
Constable	6 year term

Millheim Borough

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Mayor	4 year term	Stephen Myers – D
Borough Council	4 year term	Cecilia Gallup – D Nickelaus Engle – D
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Tax Collector	4 year term	Kathy Highbaugh – D
Constable	6 year term	Melanie Morrison – D

Philipsburg Borough

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Mayor	4 year term	John Streno – R
Borough Council	4 year term	Barbara Gette – D Faith Maguire – R Jerry Lese – R James Stiver – R
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Tax Collector	4 year term	Julie Johnston – R
Constable	6 year term

Port Matilda Borough

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Mayor	4 year term
Borough Council	4 year term	John Fogleman – D
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Tax Collector	4 year term	Kelly Fogleman – D
Constable	6 year term

Snow Shoe Borough

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Mayor	4 year term	William Dudish – R
Borough Council	4 year term	Bruck Houck – R Chad Marshal – D Tim Killinger – R Chris Barton – R
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Council – Interim	2 year term
Borough Tax Collector	4 year term	Dennis Klinger – D
Constable	6 year term

State College Borough

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Mayor	4 year term	Ezra Nanes – D Jim Leous – D
Borough Council	4 year term	Ronald Filippelli – D B. Divine Lipscomb – D Catherine Dauler – D Gopal Balachandran – D Jacob Werner – R Katherine Yeaple – D Richard Biever – D
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Council	4 year term
Constable	6 year term	Donald “DJ” Watkins – R

Unionville Borough

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Mayor – Interim	4 year term	Aaron King – R
Borough Council – Interim	2 year term
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Council	4 year term
Borough Tax Collector	4 year term
Constable	6 year term

Benner Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Randall Moyer – R
Township Supervisor – Interim	2 year term	Thomas Moyer – R
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term
Constable	6 year term	James Millinder – R

Boggs Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	David Veneziano II – R Leo Bomboy – R
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	4 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Sharon Yangula – R
Constable	6 year term

Burnside Township

Office	Term Length
Township Supervisor	6 year term
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	4 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term
Constable	6 year term

College Township

Office	Term Length	PETITIONS FILED
Township Council	4 year term	L. Eric Bernier – D Anthony Fragola – R Dustin Best – D
Township Council	4 year term
Constable	6 year term

Curtin Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Emile Weaver – D Jeffrey Harter – D
Township Auditor	6 year term	Donna Miller – D
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Heather Burfield – D
Constable	6 year term

Ferguson Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	4 year term	Tierra Williams – D Patti Higgins – R Jeremie Thompson – R Lisa Strickland – D
Township Supervisor	4 year term
Constable	6 year term	Council Nedd – D

Gregg Township

Office	Term Length	Petitions Filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Ben Haupt – R Ashley Lesniak – R Charles Bierlein – R Dan Hall – R
Township Supervisor – Interim	2 year term	Dan Hall – R Ben Haupt – R Ashley Lesniak – R Cathy J Arney – R
Township Auditor	6 year term	Thomas Corman – R
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Donna Miller – R
Constable	6 year term

Haines Township

Office	Term Length
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Daryl Schafer – R
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	2 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term
Constable	6 year term

Halfmoon Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Ronald Servello – R Danelle Del Corso – D Rose Ann Hoover – D
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Brett Laird – R
Constable	6 year term

Harris Township

Office	Term Length	petitions Filed
Township Supervisor – 2 positions	6 year term	Franklin Harden – R Dennis Hameister – D
Township Supervisor	6 year term
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	4 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term
Constable	6 year term

Howard Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Steven Kepler – R
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Sheila Yoder – R
Constable	6 year term

Huston Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Karen Dillon-Ballock – R
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Eva Gill – R
Constable	6 year term	Allen Murchison – R Tyler Bierly – R

Liberty Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	P. Dennis Bechdel – R Carl Brungard, Jr. – R
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Joyce Beaty – R
Constable	6 year term	Matt Winslow – R

Marion Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term
Township Supervisor – Interim	2 year term
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	4 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	R. Brian McCauley – R
Constable	6 year term

Miles Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Jason Bartlebaugh – R
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	4 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	2 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Carrie Rishel – R
Constable	6 year term

Patton Township

Office	Term Length	Petitions Filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Sultan Magruder – D
Township Supervisor – Interim	4 year term	Betsy Whitman – D Pamela Robb – D
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	4 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term
Constable	6 year term	Ron Quinn, Jr. – R

Penn Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Henry Beiler – R
Township Auditor	6 year term	Penny Royer – R
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Lisa Auman – R
Constable	6 year term

Potter Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	2 year term	Carol Corman – R
Township Tax Collector	4 year term
Constable	6 year term	Joe Zaffuto – R Theodore Dannerth – R

Rush Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Pat Romano, Jr – R Donald Travis – R
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	4 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Matthew Foster – R
Constable	6 year term	Donald Travis – R

Snow Shoe Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	John Yecina – D
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Tara Guenot – D
Constable	6 year term	Ritchie Brown – R

Spring Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Dave Capperella – R
Township Auditor	6 year term	Brad Sottile – D
Township Auditor – Interim	2 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Alice Hinton – R
Constable	6 year term	Yamina Cunningham – D

Taylor Township

Office	Term	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Leonard Ellenberger – R Samantha Friday – R
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	4 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	2 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Michelle Reese – R
Constable	6 year term

Union Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Roy Reeve – R
Constable	6 year term

Walker Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Keith Harter – D
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Auditor – Interim	4 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Kathy Fye – R Cheryl Vonada – R
Constable – Interim	2 year term

Worth Township

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
Township Supervisor	6 year term	Warren Daughenbaugh – R
Township Auditor	6 year term
Township Tax Collector	4 year term	Kristine Zerby – R
Constable	6 year term	Jeffery Chiston – R

Bald Eagle Area School District

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
School Director – Region 1	4 year term	Timothy Nilson – D and R Mary Ann Hamilton – D and R
School Director – Region 1	4 year term
School Director – Region 2	4 year term	Mark Kresovich – D and R Tina Greene – D and R
School Director – Region 3	4 year term

Bellefonte Area School District

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
School Director	4 year term	Rodney Musser – D and R Jon Guizar – D and R Jeffrey Steiner – D and R Jack Bechdel II – D and R Jordan Emely – D and R Andrea Royer – D and R
School Director	4 year term
School Director	4 year term
School Director	4 year term

Penns Valley Area School District

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
School Director	4 year term	Allen Miller – D and R Edward Delaney – D and R Lisa Bierlein – D and R
School Director	4 year term
School Director – Region 2	4 year term	Patricia Battaglia – D and R
School Director – Region 3	4 year term	Marcia Kimler – D and R

Philipsburg-Osceloa Area School District

Office	Term Length	petitions filed
School Director – #1 – Interim	2 year term	Timothy Bainey – D and R Aaron Danko – D and R
School Director – #3	4 year term	Nancy Lamb – D and R Amy Yoder – D
School Director – #4 – Interim	2 year term	Jennifer Romano – D and R Tiffany Warlow – D and R
School Director – #5	4 year term	Dustin Minarchick – D and R Mary Holden – D and R Bradley Siegfried – D and R

State College Area School District

Office	Term Length	PETITIONS FILED
School Director	4 year term	Deborah Anderson – D and R Dawn Lorenz – D and R Peter Buck – D and R David Hutchinson – D and R Jackie Huff – D and R Michelle Young – D and R Carline Crevecoeur – D and R
School Director	4 year term
School Director	4 year term
School Director	4 year term

Inspector of Elections

precinct	Term Length	petitions filed
Benner Township South	4 year term	Nancy Way – R
Boggs Township East	4 year term	Linda Fisher – R
Boggs Township West	4 year term	Karen Butler – R
Burnside Township	4 year term	Diane Schoonover – R
Centre Hall Borough	4 year term	Barbara Irwin – R Kelly O Henry – R
College Township East	4 year term	Daniel Klees – D
Curtin North	4 year term	Phyllis Moore – R Heather Burfield -D
Curtin South	4 year term	Ruth Miller – D
Ferguson East	4 yearm term	William Bishop, Jr. – R
Ferguson North 3	4 year term	Tami Mistrick – D
Ferguson Northeast 1	4 year term	Jeffery Watts – D
Ferguson West	4 year term	Jane Brown – D
Halfmoon EC	4 year term	Steven McAninch – R
Howard Borough	4 year term	Lydia Watters – D
Liberty Township	4 year term	Mark Packer – R Kenneth Packer – R
Miles Township East	4 year term	Ralph Rudy – R
Miles Township West	4 year term	Darla Boob – D
Patton Township North 2	4 year term	Cari Gustafson – D
Patton Township South 1	4 year term	Brandin McDonough – D
Patton Township South 3	4 year term	Kathleen Cathcart – D
Potter Township South	4 year term	Jessica Whitford – R
Rush Township North	4 year term	Jennifer Maruschak – R Heather Miller – D
Rush Township West	4 year term	Carolyn Mekis – D Brenda Kenjora – R
Snow Shoe Township East	4 year term	Chris Onder – D Shelly Kachik – R
Snow Shoe Township West	4 year term	Sally Flick – R
Spring Township East	4 year term	Carol Hunt – R Deborah Miller – R
Spring Township North	4 year term	Roberta Hardin – D
Spring Township Southwest	4 year term	Jeffery Steiner – D Patricia Corbett – D
State College Borough Northeast	4 year term	Ian Boswell – D
State College Borough East 3	4 year term	Ann Van Kuren – D
State College Borough West 1	4 year term	James Leous – D
Walker Township East	4 year term	Diane Heckman – R Linda Stover – D
Walker Township West	4 year term	Joseph Ray – D Kevin Smith – R

Judge of Elections

precinct	Term Length	petitions filed
Bellefonte Borough North 1	4 year term	David Provan – D
Bellefonte Borough West 5	4 year term	Joanne Tosti-Vasey- D
Boggs Township West	4 year term	Carol Deering – R
Burnside Township	4 year term	Deborah Lucas – R
Centre Hall Borough	4 year term	Carol Clark-Baney – D
Curtin North	4 year term	Maryolive Lomison – D
Ferguson North 3	4 year term	Sue Poremba – D
Haines Township	4 year term	Patricia Valentine – R
Halfmoon EC	4 year term	Mary Fornal – R
Harris Township West	4 year term	Anna Kochersperger – D
Howard Borough	4 year term	Richard Watters – R
Liberty Township	4 year term	Cheryl McCombs – R
Miles Township East	4 year term	Juliana Holm – D
Miles Township West	4 year term	Emily Hall – R
Milheim Borough	4 year term	Alan Ilgen – R
Patton Township S1	4 year term	Richard Maher – D
Patton Township S3	4 year term	Cynthia Conover – D
Potter Township North	4 year term	Bambi Homan – R
Rush Township North	4 year term	Yvonne Maruschak – R
Snow Shoe Borough	4 year term	Denise Surovec – R
Snow Shoe Township East	4 year term	Christine Surovec – D
Snow Shoe Township West	4 year term	Beth Watson – R
Spring Township East	4 year term	Kay Light – R
Spring Township North	4 year term	Steven Wheeler – D
Spring Township South	4 year term	Colleen Bloom – R
Spring Township Southwest	4 year term	Joan Andrews – R
State College East 3 Borough	4 year term	Rick Gilmore – D
State College North Borough	4 year term	Peter Jurs – D Lara Fowler – D
State College Northest Borough	4 year term	Dan Hendey – D
State College SC 2 Borough	4 year term	Jeffrey Kern – D
State College South 2 Borough	4 year term	Diane Bierly – R
State College Southeast Borough	4 year term	Joseph Kowalski – D
State College West 1 Borough	4 year term	David Beyerle – D
State College West 2 Borough	4 year term	Chris Paveglio – D
Taylor Township	4 year term	Mary Ann Cabot – R
Walker Township East	4 year term	Judy Seymour – D
Walker Township West	4 year term	Patricia Horne – R

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