Meet the Cranberry Supervisor Candidates: Eric Gordon

A Seneca Valley school board member, Gordon is seeking the Republican nomination in the May 21 primary election.

The spring primary is Tuesday, May 21. Do you know who you’re voting for? In an effort to help readers get to know those running for Cranberry Township’s Board of Supervisors, Patch is running a series of candidate profiles. Up next is Seneca Valley School Board member Eric Gordon, who is one of two candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the seat being vacated by Supervisor Dave Root. The other Republican candidate is Bruce Hezlep, President of the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company. The winner of the May primary will face the Democratic contender in the fall general election. Related experience: I have been responsibly managing taxpayer resources since 1999. I coordinated nuclear personnel and maintenance resources during…

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Cranberry Resident

6:04 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013

There are so many driveways that people enter onto Executive Drive, I agree that is is not a residental street, but I think the speed limit should stay where it is. Why are you in such a hurry? I checked your record on http://ujsportal.pacourts.us and it seems that you like to drive fast and get citations. Is that the reason that traffic on Executive Drive and the police sitting at the ambulance …   more ›

Meet the Cranberry Supervisor Candidates: Bruce Hezlep

The president of Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company, Hezlep is seeking the Republican nomination in the May 21 primary election.

The spring primary is May 21. Do you know who you’re voting for? In an effort to help readers get to know those running for Cranberry Township’s Board of Supervisors, Patch is running a series of candidate profiles. Up first is Bruce Hezlep, who is one of two candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the seat being vacated by Supervisor Dave Root. The other Republican candidate is Seneca Valley School Board Member Eric Gordon. The winner of the May primary will face the Democratic contender in the fall general election. Name: Bruce Hezlep Related Experience: I have twenty four years of business experience, including 10 years of hands-on accounting experience, with two years as a controller for a publicly held company, six years of …

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Success at Seneca Valley is Not an Accident

Seneca Valley School Board Member Eric Gordon blogs a response to a commenter and explains why he is running for Cranberry Township's Board of Supervisors.

Deadline for Voter Registration Is April 22

If you're new, if you've moved, if you've changed names or parties, you must register.

Pennsylvania residents who wish to vote in the upcoming May 21 primary elections must be registered by Monday, April 22. Registered voters who have moved or changed their names or party affiliations must also notify their counties' elections divisions of their changes by April 22. An individual must be registered in a political party in order to vote in that party's primary. In order to qualify to vote in Pennsylvania, one must be a U.S. citizen at least one month prior to the primary, a resident of the state and his or her election district at least 30 days prior to the primary, and 18 years of age on or before the day of the primary. Individuals needing to register in Butler County may apply in person between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4…

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Cranberry Supervisor Dave Root Says He Won’t Seek Re-Election in 2013

The board’s only Democrat, Root was first elected in 2008.

After more than five years on Cranberry’s Board of Supervisors, Carnegie Mellon University professor Dave Root said he would not seek re-election in 2013. Root, currently on the only Democrat on the board, said he reached the decision after much prayer, along with discussions with family, friends and supporters. “I appreciate all those who have urged me to run again, committing their time and money, but this is the right choice at this time,” he said in a statement. “I believe we are all called to serve, so when my term expires at the end of the year I will be pursuing other opportunities. Root, who was first elected to council in 2008, said he appreciated all the hard work he has seen by the townships staff in supporting the community …

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