Butler’s newly elected city councilmen will bring different perspectives when they take office in January.

Republican Mike Walter and Democrat Corey Roche were elected in Tuesday’s election.

Roche, the 34-year-old director of ticketing for Live Nation Entertainment, said he can bring a different insight to council.

“I think it’s good that there will be a younger voice in the city,” he said. “I’m very excited.”

In comparison, Republican Mike Walter has lived in his South Main Street home for 35 years.

“I’ve lived here most of my whole life and felt it was time to do something for the city,” he said.

Walter is now semi-retired. He worked for 32 years at AK Steel, serving as a control room operator. He also spent 10 years as an arbitrator for Manheim Pittsburgh in Cranberry Township, and he currently works part-time as a driver for Diehl Automotive.

Roche said he has always had an interest in local government — citing a current council member as one of the people who got him interested years ago.

“I actually took Councilman (Richard) Schontz’s local government class when I was in junior high school,” he said.

Roche said he is interested in working with the city park department.

“I definitely want to get involved with parks and recreation,” he said. “There’s a lot of ways to improve the quality of life in the city.”

Walter said he wants to continue pushing revitalization efforts both downtown and in the neighborhoods.

“I want to do whatever I can to try to build up the city,” he said.

Walter said Councilwoman Cheri Readie was one of the people who encouraged him to seek election.

“She told me I have got to run, so I said I will,” he said.

Roche had previously sought a vacant council seat in 2014 after former councilwoman Lisa Guard resigned.

In Tuesday’s election, Walter got 1,044 votes while Roche received 1,009, according to unofficial election results. There were 43 write-in votes.

Other council members are Schontz and Kathy Kline, both Democrats, and Mayor Tom Donaldson, a Republican.

Both seats are for four-year terms.

The two men will replace Bill May and Readie, who didn’t seek re-election.

May leads the city’s parks department, while Readie oversees finances.