The following candidates have filed nomination petitions to run for elected office in Luzerne County in the May 19 primary election.

Following their names, a “D” indicates they are seeking the Democratic nomination, an “R” designates they seeking the Republican nomination, and a “C” indicates they are cross-filed on both the Democratic and Republican tickets.

Luzerne County Council

Robert J. Altavilla, D, of Larksville

Edward A. Brominski, D, of Swoyersville

John Gadomski, D, of Wyoming

Tim McGinley, D, of Kingston

John J. Pekarovsky, D, of Larksville

Anthony J. Rostock, D, of Yatesville

Robert W. Schnee, D, of Sugarloaf Township

Stephen A. Urban, D, of Wilkes-Barre

Jane Walsh Waitkus, D, of Dorrance Township

Marc Dixon, R, of Mountain Top

Ray Gustave, R, of West Wyoming

Mark Rabo, R, of Hazleton

Stephen J. Urban, R, of Wilkes-Barre

Luzerne County District Attorney

Vito DeLuca, D, of Kingston

Stefanie Salavantis, R, of Kingston

Magisterial District Judge

Justin Woychik, D, of Wilkes-Barre, District 11-1-02

Jared Martin Kane, C, of Wilkes-Barre, District 11-1-02

Tom Malloy, C, of Wilkes-Barre, District 11-1-02

Joseph J. Carmody, C, of West Pittston, District 11-2-01

Dominic Feola, C, of Plains Township, District 11-3-08

Christine Katsock, C, , of Plains Township, District 11-3-08

Joe R. Lakkis, C, of Plains Township, District 11-3-08

Stephen A. Menn, D, of Plains Township, District 11-3-08

Ryan Molitoris, C, of Plains Township, District 11-3-08

Joseph D. Spagnuolo Jr., C, of Plains Township, District 11-3-08

Tom Wardle, C, of Plains Township, District 11-3-08

Ashley Borough Council

John Gibbons, D

Sharon L. Keefe, D

Donna Schappert, D

Donald Sipple, D

Ronald Wickizer, D

Ashley Constable

Peter L. Fischer, D, Ward 1

Michael G. Collins, D, Ward 3

Avoca Borough Council

Gary Halagarda, D, Ward 1

Michael Fuller, D, Ward 2

Joseph Satkowski Jr., D, Ward 3

Joseph J. Satkowski Sr., D, Ward 3

Avoca Constable

Charles W. Jones II, D, Ward 1

Bear Creek Township Constable

Mark Murphy, R

Bear Creek Township Supervisor

Mark E. Petlock, R

Bear Creek Village Borough Council

Charles A. Katcavage, D

John H. Parsons, R

Doug Straub, R

Bear Creek Village Borough Constable

George Hutter, R

Black Creek Township Supervisor

Bonnie Adams, D

Don Tombasco, R

Black Creek Township Auditor

Lori J. Webster, R

Black Creek Township Constable

Larry G. Zemany Sr., R

Buck Township Supervisor

Frank Sipple, D

Bonnie L. Weed, D

Butler Township Supervisor

Brian Kisenwether, R

Butler Township Constable

Mitchell O’Donnell, R

Butler Township Auditor

Jeffrey Nesler, D

Conyngham Borough Council

Gary Gregory, D

Joe Gallagher, R

Jill M. Hawk, R

William E. McKee, R

Conyngham Borough Auditor

Elizabeth Gatti, R

Anna Mae Wegener, R

Conyngham Township Supervisor

Amy McDaniels, D

Barry D. Verchimak Jr., D

Conyngham Township Constable

Tina Remensnyder, D

Jason Lenahan, D

Conyngham Township Tax Collector

Sandra Walp, D

Conyngham Township Auditor

Darcie Lapinski, D

Courtdale Borough Council

Greg S. Johnson Sr., D

Debra Youngblood, D

Carl Hodorowski, R

Crestwood School Board

Bill Jones, D, of Mountain Top

Al Miller, D, of White Haven

Justin Behrens, C, of Mountain Top

Joseph Kaminski, C, of Mountain Top

Kenneth L. Malkemes Jr., C, of Mountain Top

William Thomas, C, of Wapwallopen

Dallas Borough Council

Lee W. Eckert, R

Brian Stevens, R

Charles L. Youngman, R

Dallas Borough Constable

Harry M. Vivian, R, Ward 1

Cory Askew, R, Ward 2

Dallas School Board

Jim Betzko, C, of Wyoming

James J. Gattuso Jr., C, of Shavertown

Ron Matusiak, C, of Dallas

Leeann McDermott, C, of Wyoming

Patrick P. Musto, C, of Dallas

Kristin Pitarra, C, of Dallas

Jerry Rynkiewicz, C, of Wyoming

Larry G. Schuler, C, of Dallas

Colleen Slocum, C, of Shavertown

Catherine Wega, C, of Harveys Lake

Dallas Township Supervisor

William J. Grant, R

Dallas Township Auditor

Gary Kirk, R

Joel A. Novitski, R

Dallas Township Tax Collector

Holly Daubert, R

Dallas Township Constable

George C. Horwatt, R

John R. Shaskas Jr., R

Dennison Township Supervisor

Sheila Weaver, R

Dorrance Township Supervisor

Kevin John Gallagher, R

Dupont Borough Council

Pina Hansen, D

Jeffrey M. Kaminski, D

Dupont Borough Constable

Fred Pierantoni Jr., D

Duryea Borough Council

Alfred Akulonis Jr., D

Lois Hanczyc, D

John Rowlands, D

Audrey Roberts Yager, D

Joseph U. Heppding, R

Duryea Borough Constable

Louis Radle, D

Bob Ryzner Sr., D

James Steer, D

Edwardsville Borough Council

James D. Hankey, D

Leonard Nareski, D

John J. Sedeski, D

Luke T. Sowcik, D

Exeter Borough Mayor

Herman Castellani, D

Sam McArthur, D

Exeter Borough Council

Larry Dellegrotto, D

Betty Ann DeRoberto, D

Joseph J. Esposito, D

John Morgan, D

Ron Rome, D

Exeter Borough Constable

Tim Holden, D, Ward 1

Richard McNeil, D, Ward 2

Thomas J. McNeil Jr., D, Ward 4

Exeter Township Supervisor

Ben Gadomski, D

Robert F. Kile Sr., R

Donald B. Kreseski, R

Richard E. Overman II, R

Exeter Township Auditor

Michael Benish, R

Exeter Township Constable

Paul P. Brooks, R

Fairmount Township Supervisor

David A. Keller, R

Fairview Township Supervisor

Michael W. Iorio Sr., R

Fairview Township Constable

Dwight Nichols, D

Forty Fort Borough Council

Dominic J. Butchko, D

Charles R. Kamus, D

Frank Michaels, D

Joseph E. Lynch, R

Thomas Murray, R

Anthony Smith, R

Foster Township Supervisor

Jerry Brogan, D

Kenneth Searfoss, D

Foster Township Auditor

Sharon Petrovich, D

Foster Township Constable

Robert G. Dziak, D

Franklin Township Supervisor

William Miller, R

Franklin Township Constable

Kevin J. Seidel, D

Freeland Borough Council

Jennifer E. Farley, D

Chris Kimmel, D

Barbara Tulanowski, D

John W. Budda, R

William Defrancesco Jr., R

Freeland Borough Constable

Chris Capasso, R

Greater Nanticoke Area School Board

Kenny James, C

Len Olzinski, C

Tony Prushinski, C

Ryan J. Verazin, C

Hanover Area School Board

Paul Holmgren, C

John Mahle, C

Joyce Potsko, C

Kevin Quaglia, C

Joseph Steininger, C

Hanover Township Commissioner

George Andrejko, R

Al Bagusky, R

Frank J. Ciavarella, D

William L. Howatt, R

Mike Mazur, R

Hanover Township Constable

Stephen Moore, R

Harveys Lake Borough Council

Michelle T. Boice, D

Thomas Kehler, D

Ed Kelly, D

Jennifer Sutton Johnson, R

Bernie Ozovek, R

Wayde D. Post, R

Rick Svec, R

Harveys Lake Borough Constable

Charles M. West, D

Hazle Township Supervisor

Jim Montone, D

Hazle Township Constable

Danny Dixon, D

Hazleton Area School Board

Tony Bonomo, C

James Capriotti, C

Robert Fiume, C

Marie Kay, C

Jackie Scarcella, C

Carmella Yenkevich, C

Vinnie Zola, C

Hazleton City Mayor

Grace Cuozzo, D

John Medashefski, D

Jack Mundie, D

Joe Nemshick, D

Jeff Cusat, R

Joe Yannuzzi, R

Hazleton City Council

Robert F. Gavio, D

Jean Mope, D

Kevin Schadder, D

Rode Umana, D

John D. Keegan, R

Rocco Formica, R

Christopher Puza, R

Dominic J. Tolerico, R

Hazleton City Constable

George Antolick, D, Ward 3

Daniel Montone, D, Ward 6

Robert M. Senape, R, Ward 7

Norman Tarantino, R, Ward 8

Ray Galbiati, D, Ward 11

Hollenback Township Supervisor

David A. Thomas, R

Hollenback Township Constable

John Jones, R

Hughestown Borough Council

Philip Falvo, D

Steve Golya, D

Edward Strubeck, D

Bill Yuhas, D

Hughestown Borough Auditor

Ann Merlino, D

Hughestown Borough Constable

Beth Canfield, D

Hunlock Township Auditor

Jane M. Whitesell, R

Hunlock Township Constable

Robert F. De Mott, R

Huntington Township Supervisor

Ralph S. Harvey, R

Huntington Township Auditor

Brenda L. Long, R

Jackson Township Supervisor

Thomas Tim Evans, R

Jackson Township Auditor

Todd E. Paczewski, R

Jenkins Township Supervisor

Coreen Milazzo, D

Shirley Berti Neely, D

Joseph Sperrazza, D

Joe Zelonis, D

Jenkins Township Auditor

Joseph F. Long Jr., D

Kingston Borough Council

Nick Wilson, D

Nancy Cooper, R

Robert F. Jacobs Jr., R

Roberta Rowlands, R

Jack Schumacher, R

Kingston Borough Constable

Lawrence J. Karis, D, Ward 1

Thomas J. Roccograndi, R, Ward 5

Kingston Township Supervisor

Sam Barbose, R

John A. Berti Jr., R

Melissa M. Chamberlain, R

James Reino, R

Kim Rose, R

Laflin Borough Mayor

Dorothy Shea Yazurlo, D

Laflin Borough Council

Paul J. Benderavich, D

Sandra Jean Falcone, D

Michael J. Flanagan, D

Patrick Gilhooley, D

Lisa M. Natt, D

Jamie Andrews, R

Anthony E. D’Eliseo, R

Thomas L. Parry, R

Laflin Borough Constable

Michael Patrick Yazurlo, D

Lake-Lehman School Board

Karen Masters, R

Lorraine Farrell, C

Marilyn Glogowski, C

Robert Wright, C

Lake Township Supervisor

Robert W. Grey, D

Paul Unvarsky, R

Lake Township Constable

Daniel W. Kocher Jr., D

Lake Township Tax Collector

Laura Gunn Elderkin, R

Larksville Borough Council

Leo Adamski, D

Robert Joseph Altavilla, D

Allen J. Austra, D

Tracy Baird, D

Paul P. Wydra, D

Larksville Borough Constable

Joe Yosh, D, Ward 2

Allen J. Austra, D, Ward 3

Joseph Zawadski, D, Ward 4

Laurel Run Borough Council

Brian Correll, R

Shandra Kisailus, R

Laurel Run Borough Constable

John D. Mosley Jr., R

Lehman Township Supervisor

Raymond Iwanowski, R

Lehman Township Auditor

Jim Chamberlain, D

Lehman Township Constable

Theodore Kristeller, R

Luzerne Borough Council

Corliss Klinefelter, D

Anthony Perzia, D

Bill Turcan, D

Nanticoke City Council

Lesley Butczynski, D

Nicole Colatosti Mackiewicz, D

John Pietrzyk Sr., D

Nanticoke City Constable

Robert B. Dunn, D, Ward 1

Ronald L. Kile, D, Ward 2

Robert G. Lewis, D, Ward 3

Joseph J. Walters, D, Ward 4

Clyde Moyer, D, Ward 5

Albert J. Cumberland, D, Ward 6

Nescopeck Township Supervisor

Jerry Superko Jr., R

New Columbus Borough Council

Brandon S. Savage Jr., D

Newport Township Commissioner

Paul Czapracki, D

Michael Louis Roke, D

James C. Tarnowski, D

Deborah Forgach Zaleski, D

Newport Township Constable

Ronald E. Ebert Jr., D

Northwest Area School Board

Gerald Conger, C, of Benton

Ralph L. Killian, C, of Shickshinny

Clarence E. Lewis, C, of Shickshinny

Randy Tomasacci, C, of Shickshinny

Nuangola Borough Council

Ronald H. Kaiser, D

John J. Kochan, R

Ted Vancosky, R

Michelle A. Zawoiski, R

Penn Lake Park Borough Council

Vincent M. Kimsal, D

Shaun Kuter, D

Pittston Area School Board

Art Bobbouine, C, of Pittston

Bobby Breymeier, C, of Pittston Township

Michael “Kid” Crawford, C, of Avoca

Maria Giamber Noone, C, of Pittston

Richard Gorzkowski, C, of Pittston Township

Joe Kelly, D, of Pittston

Pat O’Boyle, C, of Pittston

Rosanne Ricotta, C, of Hughestown

Charles A. Sciandra, C, of Duryea

Pittston City Council

Danny Argo, D

Joseph G. McLean, D

Pittston City Treasurer

Kathy Cunard, D

Pittston City Constable

Nicholas J. Barbrie, D, Ward 2

Glenn Hosko, D, Ward 3

Pittston Township Supervisor

Joe “Murph” Adams, D

Pittston Township Auditor

Frank “Shab” Sciabacucchi, D

Pittston Township Constable

Edward J. Holleran Sr., D

Plains Township Commissioner

Ciro Cinti Jr., D

Brigid M. O’Connor, D

Thomas Shubilla, D

Barry Kresge Jr., R

Plains Township Constable

Stephen Wachilla, D

Plymouth Borough Council

Bill Dixon, D

Mark Ktytor, D

Thomas McTague, D

Adam Morehart, D

John Z. Thomas, D

Tracey Askew, R

Mary Morgan Jarrett, R

Plains Township Constable

Nathan D. Bower Sr., D, Ward 4

Plymouth Township Supervisor

Christine Kachurak, D

Plymouth Township Constable

Ronald J. Demchak, D

Brian K. Horst, D

Pringle Borough Council

Christine Dixon, D

John T. Kelly Jr., D

Joseph J. Piazza, D

Dorothy Peters, R

Christopher Williams, R

Rice Township Supervisor

Dennis E. Kijek, D

Carl Smith, D

Rick Arnold, R

Rice Township Auditor

Janeann Lokken, D

Rice Township Constable

Wesley Deaton, R

Ross Township Supervisor

William Ferrey Jr., R

Ross Township Auditor

Gloria L. Davis, R

Maria R. Hummel, R

Salem Township Supervisor

Joseph Siecko, R

Richard J. Talanca, R

Shickshinny Borough Council

Jeffrey A. Norcross, D

Chris Madl, R

Sugar Notch Borough Council

David M. Balakier, D

Paul J. Casey, D

Mario J. Fiorucci, D

Sugarloaf Township Supervisor

Shannon Larock, D

John C. Wittig, R

Swoyersville Borough Council

Deborah Layaou, D, Ward 1

Joseph M. Olejnick Jr., D, Ward 2

Swoyersville Borough Constable

John J. Ketchel Jr., D, Ward 2

John Shemo, R, Ward 2

Union Township Supervisor

John M. Belles, R

West Hazleton Borough Council

Tom Nemeth Sr., D

John W. Chura, R

Charles Robert Karchner Jr., R

James “Bucky” Kulaga, R

Louis M. Pacelli, R

West Pittston Borough Council

Peter Albano, R

Charles Alfano, R

John C. Hood, R

Raymond J. Savokinas, R

West Pittston Borough Constable

Tony Denisco, R

West Wyoming Borough Council

Eileen Cipriani, D

Gary Stavish, D

Richard G. Belza, D

West Wyoming Borough Constable

Jerome L. Domkowski, D

White Haven Borough Council

Charles Best, D

John Klem, D

Wilkes-Barre Area School Board

Sam Troy, D, of Wilkes-Barre

Dino L. Galella, C, of Wilkes-Barre

John Quinn, C, of Wilkes-Barre Township

James F. Susek, C, of Plains Township

James Geiger, C, of Wilkes-Barre

Shawn Walker, C, of Wilkes-Barre

Wilkes-Barre City Mayor

George C. Brown, D

Darlene Duggins Magdalinski, D

Tony George, D

Brian W. Kelly, D

Frank Sorick, R

Wilkes-Barre City Controller

William A. Sharksnas, D

Darren Snyder, D

Stephen A. Urban, D

Wilkes-Barre City Council

Joe Bernardo, R, District A

Todd G. Harding, D, District A

Mike Belusko, D, District A

C. Tommy Sorick, D, District A

Don Winder, D, District A

Tony Brooks, R, District B

Louis Elmy, D, District B

Vincent Guarneri, R, District B

William V. Lewis, D, District B

Ronald D. Trimble Sr., D, District B

James M. Burden, D, District C

Beth Gilbert, D, District C

Sam Troy, D, District C

Stephen J. Urban, R, District C

Bill Barrett, D, District D

Thomas Unvarsky Sr., D, District D

Mike Merritt, D, District E

William E. Smith, D, District E

Wilkes-Barre City Constable

David Miller, D, Ward 2

Justin Woychik, D, Ward 8

Marc J. Murphy, D, Ward 10

F. Thomas Collis, D, Ward 12

Kenneth L. Holley, D, Ward 13

A. David Berman, R, Ward 15

Margaret Ciavarella, D, Ward 15

John Ciavarella, R, Ward 15

Patricia S. Martin, D, Ward 18

John E. Jones, D, Ward 19

Joseph Lupico, D, Ward 19

Robert L. Nelson, D, No ward listed

Wilkes-Barre Township Mayor

Carl Kuren, R

Wilkes-Barre Township Council

Mary Berzinski Waskevich, R

John J. Jablowski Jr., R

Kati Krutski Arnone, R

Wilkes-Barre Township Constable

Alex Milanes, R

Wright Township Supervisor

Michael Marshall, D

Candace Smith, R

William Wallick, R

Wright Township Constable

Chris Marhold, R

Wyoming Area School Board

Carmen John Bolin, C, of Wyoming

Catherine Estelle Campenni, C, of West Pittston

Deanna C. Farrell, C, of West Wyoming

Beth Gober Mangan, C, of Exeter

Joseph J. McCabe, C, of Exeter

Bob Trusavage, C, of West Pittston

Carl J. Yorina Jr., C, of Wyoming

Wyoming Borough Council

Frank Yurek Jr., D, Ward 1

Stephen “Cheb” Nalewajko, R, Ward 2

Bill Starr, R, Ward 3

Wyoming Valley West School Board

Brian J. Dubaskas, D, of Plymouth

Thomas J. Pieczynski, D, of Forty Fort

John J. Gill Jr., C, of Courtdale

Joseph A. Mazur, C, of Edwardsville

David James Usavage, C, Kingston

Yatesville Borough Council

Christopher Lizza, D

Joseph Zambetti III, D

Joseph F. Lombardo, R

Yatesville Borough Constable

Sal Alaimo, D

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