Butler County General Election ballot
State Superior Court (2 seats)
Amanda Green-Hawkins (D)
Daniel D McCaffery (D)
Megan McCarthy King (R)
Christylee Peck (R)
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas (1 seat)*
William “Wink” Robinson (D/R)
Prothonotary (1 seat)
Paula Painter (D)
Kelly Ferrari (R)
Butler City Council (2 seats)
Bob Dandoy (D)
Michael Walter (R)
Travis Uhl (R)
Callery Borough Council (3 seats)
Venus Hubbard (D)
John T. Reed (R)
William M. Brandl (R)
Lorena Adams (R)
East Butler Borough Council (2 seats)
Benjamin Herald (D)
Barry Barnes (R)
Edward Nagy (R)
Prospect Borough Council (3 seats)
Mary Lou Harmon (D)
Gustave Guenther (R)
Eric Hilliard (R)
William Paul Katz Jr. (R)
Butler Area School Board (5 seats)
Jennifer Cummings (D/R)
Residence: Center Township
Occupation: Stay-at-home mother; former user experience designer at Highmark; incumbent, school board vice president
Mary Waggoner (D/R)
Residence: Center Township
Occupation: Business owner for more than 20 years; retired teacher, Butler Area School District and other districts; incumbent, school board
Jennifer Daniels-Wells (D/R)
Residence: Center Township
Occupation: Butler County Children and Youth
Eva M. Robinson (D)
Residence: Center Township
Occupation: Honorary consul to the Kingdom of Denmark; retired from family-owned business, Eastwood Village
Thomas A. Harrison (R)
Residence: Butler
Occupation: Former Butler Eagle editor
Bill Halle (R)
Residence: Butler
Occupation: Founder and CEO of Grace Youth and Family Foundation, incumbent, school board
Freeport Area School Board (5 seats)
Michael J. Huth (D/R)
Residence: South Buffalo Township
Occupation: Retired public school business administrator
Melanie Bollinger (D/R)
Did not respond to Eagle questionnaire
Adam M. Toncini (D/R)
Residence: Buffalo Township
Occupation: Accounting manager for Concordia at Rebecca Residence, Allison Park
Frank C. Prazenica Jr. (D/R)
Residence: Sarver
Occupation: Retired school superintendent and retired Army Reserve colonel
Rob Kobelenske (D)
Residence: Buffalo Township
Occupation: Facilities project coordinator for Penn State University
Greg Selinger (R)
Residence: Sarver
Occupation: Director of operations at Weleski Transfer.
Karns City School Board (5 seats)
Brenda Ealey (D)
Residence: Sugarcreek Township
Occupation: Physician assistant at Children’s Community Pediatrics in Kittanning and an assistant professor at Chatham University in Pittsburgh
Matt Bishop (D/R)
Residence: Chicora
Occupation: Nurse practitioner for Tri Rivers Muskuloskeletal Centers
Bryan Fleeger (D/R)
Residence: Petrolia
Occupation: Works in maintenance at AK Steel
Joshua Price (D/R)
Residence: Bruin
Occupation: Senior analyst at USA Compression Partners and business partner at JDP Home Performance Contractors
James D. Friters (D/R)
Residence: Fairview Township
Occupation: Lab tester at Calumet Penreco in Karns City
Dennis C. Kelly (R)
Residence: Karns City
Occupation: Retired from the insurance industry
Mars Area School Board (5 seats)
Megan Lenz (D/R)
Residence: Adams Township
Occupation: Paramedic
Jill Ceasar (D)
Residence: Adams Township
Occupation: Director of My School Preschool at the Mars United Presbyterian Church; former teacher at Northgate School District
Jill B. Roda (D)
Residence: Valencia
Occupation: Wraparound for children on the autism spectrum and other disabilities
Bill Sommers (D)
Residence: Valencia
Occupation: Chief financial officer of a privately owned company
John Neurohr (D)
Residence: Valencia
Occupation: Communications director at the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center
John L. Kennedy (R)
Residence: Middlesex Township
Occupation: Owner/operator of Four Seasons Game Bird Farm and J.L. Kennedy Meat Stand
Sallie A. Wick (R)
Residence: Mars
Occupation: Stay-at-home mother; previously worked in human resources and facility management
Kevin M. Hagen (R)
Residence: Middlesex Township
Occupation: Senior instrumentation and control engineer at Matrix PDM Engineering in Sewickley
Anthony DePretis (R)
Residence: Adams Township
Occupation: Leadership positions for a Fortune 500 company; owner of two small businesses related to the construction industry
Moniteau School Board (5 seats)
Mark E. DeMatteis (D/R)
Residence: Boyers, Marion Township
Occupation: Retired from office of personnel management
Michael A. Baptiste (D/R)
Residence: Clay Township
Occupation: Online business professor for Grand Canyon and Upper Iowa universities
Jennifer E. Rottman (D/R)
Residence: Hilliards in Venango Township
Occupation: Eau Claire borough administrator
Matthew Zietz (D/R)
Residence: Clay Township
Occupation: District manager
Diane Hunter (D)
Residence: Eau Claire Borough
Occupation: Housewife, board member at Moniteau and the vo-tech, school volunteer and judge of elections in Eau Claire Borough
Randy Armagost (R)
Residence: Cherry Township
Occupation: Owner of Annandale Country Station
South Butler School Board (5 seats)
Andrew Adams (D)
Residence: Penn Township
Occupation: Primary carephysician at Allegheny Valley North in Saxonburg
Debra A. Miller (D/R)
Residence: Penn Township
Occupation: Homemaker, formerly lead customer service representative for hazardous waste facilities in Utah and Oklahoma
Timothy P. Danehy (D)
Residence: Clinton Township
Occupation: Owner of small environmental services company
Donna L. Eakin (D/R)
Residence: Jefferson Township
Occupation: Environmental
Dale L. Fennell (D/R)
Residence: Penn Township
Occupation: Safety coordinator at AK Steel
William Gebhart (R)
Residence: Clinton Township
Occupation: Self-employed landscaper
David M. McRandal (R)
Residence: Jefferson Township
Occupation: Owns McRandal Plumbing and Heating
Adams Township Supervisors (2 seats)
Clay Morrow (D/R)
Frank M. Haustovich (D)
Russell Richard Ford (R)
Brady Township Supervisors (1 seat)
Phillip Riggs (D)
Donald H. Staiger (R)
Buffalo Township Supervisors (1 seat)
John Zurisko (D)
Michael J. Oehling Jr. (R)
Center Township Supervisors (2 seats)
Alan Smallwood (D/R)
Don Pringle (D)
Robert (Bob) Sloan (R)
Marsy’s Law
The Pennsylvania Marsy’s Law Crime Victims Rights Amendment is a legislatively referred constitutional amendment to provide crime victims with 15 constitutional rights, including: be treated with fairness and respect for the victim’s safety, dignity and privacy; proceedings free from unreasonable delay and a prompt and final conclusion of the case; the safety of the victim and victim’s family be considered when setting the bail amount and release conditions for the accused; reasonable and timely notice of public proceedings; be present at public proceedings; be heard at proceedings where a right of the victim is implicated, including release, sentencing and parole proceedings; receive notice of pretrial disposition of the case, with the exception of grand jury proceedings; provide information to be considered before the parole of the offender; reasonable protection from the accused and those acting on the behalf of the accused; notice of the release or escape of the accused; refuse an interview, deposition or other discovery request made by the accused; full and timely restitution from the person or entity convicted; the prompt return of property when no longer needed as evidence; confer with the government’s attorney; and be informed of all rights granted by the amendment.
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has enjoined the acting secretary of state from counting or certifying election results, pending a court ruling on whether the amendment violates the state constitution’s requirement that separate amendments receive separate votes.
* Jennifer Gilliland Vanasdale is running a write-in campaign for Butler County Common Pleas Court.
