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<p>EDWARDSVILLE &#8212; John Pekarovsky, a Larksville Borough councilman for 24 years, was elected chairman of the Luzerne County Democratic Party on Tuesday night.</p><p>The meeting was held at Grotto Pizza in Edwardsville and was attended by 114 party members.</p><p>Pekarovsky garnered 87 votes to earn the chairman&#8217;s spot. He succeeds Michael DeCosmo of Hazle Township.</p><p>Pekarovsky, 56, said he&#8217;s excited to take the reins of the party that he served as 4th District chairman.</p><p>&#8220;My goal is to make the party more inclusive,&#8221; Pekarovsky said. &#8220;This was the largest turnout we&#8217;ve had in a long time. We hope to get more people involved.&#8221;</p><p>Pekarovsky said he will review the organization&#8217;s by-laws and appoint committee members. He said he will also update the party&#8217;s website.</p><p>&#8220;The party has been broke,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We&#8217;re on the way to fixing it.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Bill O&#8217;Boyle</p><p>boboyle@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Luzerne Democrats elect Pekarovsky new chairman