Three Republican candidates are vying for their party's nominations for two, 4-year seats on the board of commissioners. The Democratic ballot has two candidates, who will automatically move on to a race in the fall election.

202 Bellefield Drive<B>Occupation</B>: Self-employed, marketing<B>Family</B>: Married<B>Government experience</B>: Butler Township committeeman in Butler Township Ward 3

250 South Duffy Road<B>Occupation</B>: Excavating contractor, owner of several businesses<B>Family</B>: Married, with two children<B>Government experience</B>: Currently a BASA board member

101D Spooner Drive<B>Occupation</B>: Assistant district attorney for Butler County<B>Family</B>: Single<B>Government experience</B>: Law clerk for President Judge Thomas Doerr, assistant public defender for Butler County, Republican committeeman for Butler Township and assistant district attorney for Butler County

<B>QUESTION: Why are you seeking a seat?ENGLISH</B>: We will be faced with a generation of difficult times brought on by giveaway programs and bureaucracy, which will mean we are forced to hold the line locally and slice nonessential items. I come forward as a businessman willing to pay some dues, hard work and difficult decisions. I hope that I am wrong about the seriousness of our immediate future.<B>SHOCKEY</B>: I would like to expedite government processes and get it better focused on efficiently serving the needs of the township residents and businesses.<B>SIMON</B>: I want to promote fiscal responsibility, protect taxpayer dollars and provide community safety. I want to take part in advancing the township's interests and preserving what we already have. I'm not running on a political platform but with the idea that I can serve all of the township residents.<B>QUESTION: What are the top three issues facing your municipality?ENGLISH</B>: 1. BASA sewer system will be our largest capital improvement we are faced with in the future. Cooperation with Butler City, evenhandedness and crystal clarity are needed to insure maximum value to the people who pay the bills. Changes in BASA must be basic unlike the past, everything must be on the table.2. Better maintenance of equipment is necessary so that it lasts well into the future.3. I will always be accessible by phone to property owners and taxpayers of Butler Township, Democrats and Republicans.<B>SHOCKEY</B>: 1. The township should be focused on how it can better help facilitate the needs of local businesses and residents instead of being a stumbling block to them.2. I believe that township government is oftentimes more concerned with blind enforcement of the precise letter of a given statute rather than its underlying intent.3. I believe that some people working in government are content with business-as-usual and will not ask any hard questions. On the other hand, I think some people are seeking to simply shake things up without a cohesive idea of how what works and what doesn't in government. In other words, there is a lack of balance, which I would like to bring.<B>SIMON</B>: 1. Job growth: Elected officials should strive to do whatever they can to attract businesses that would provide substantial jobs to the area.2. Bidding competition: We need to do what we can when creating bid specifications and soliciting bids to attract as much competition as possible to create a realistic bidding process.3. Sewage: Continue to work diligently to come into compliance with any and all sewage requirements to meet residential and business needs.