Two Republican candidates are seeking their party's nomination for mayor of Mars in the May 19 primary. There are no Democratic candidates for this office.

Christine Clutter118 Irvine St.

Occupation: Legal secretary for a Pittsburgh law firm

Family: Married, with three adult children and three grandchildren

Government experience: Borough secretary for Seven Fields for more than 18 years, Mars council member for more than two terms (and a current candidate for re-election), firefighter and emergency medical technician; life member of Adams Area Fire Company and also belonged to Mars Emergency Medical Service.

Richard Settlemire624 Stanton Ave.

Occupation: Mayor

Family: Married, with two sons

Government service: Two consecutive four-year terms as mayor.

QUESTION: Why did you decide to run for mayor?CLUTTER: I would like to see Mars stay a small local town and go into the future with a quaint small town atmosphere.When my husband and I first came into the borough in the early '70s, I met and was a friend of the then mayor Lester Kennedy. He was a very good mayor in the fact that he walked the streets of the borough and got to know a lot of people and tried helping them as much as he could. I would like to walk in his footsteps. I have been a Mars Borough councilwoman for more than two terms and am aware of what it takes to run a borough.

SETTLEMIRE: I want to continue to oversee the borough police department with fidelity and no micromanagement.

QUESTION: What are the three big issues facing your municipality?CLUTTER: No response

SETTLEMIRE: I want to continue to confront the drug problems, promote the town and hopefully get more businesses into the borough.