Let Your Voice Be Heard: May Primary Election is Tomorrow

The May is tomorrow. Do you know who your candidates are?

Your vote will determine who advances to the general election held in the fall. While it’s not a presidential election year – when voters are most likely to turn out – there are plenty of reasons to exercise your right to vote.

Local elections are of particular importance. These candidates are the people who will represent you when it comes to determining tax rates, drafting new ordinances and reviewing the businesses that enter the community.

Locally, four residents are running for Cranberry Township’s Board of Supervisors. Board Chairman , Supervisor , , and all are registered Republicans. No Democrats are vying for a seat on the board.

Residents will vote for two candidates for two six-year-terms. Because no Democrats – barring write-in votes – are in the running, the two winners of the primary election will have an automatic victory in the fall election.

See, it is important to vote tomorrow.

As for the candidates, Skorupan is a former professional football player and a construction marketing executive who has served on the board of supervisors for more than 11 years. Learn more about him by clicking .

From his involvement in the Cranberry Township Community Chest, Mazzoni is a familiar face to many in the area. A retired chemical engineer, he was first elected to the township’s board of supervisors in 2006. Learn more about Mazzoni by clicking .

A young engineer and a Carnegie Mellon University grad, Dave Steed is a relative newcomer to the area but with his wife plans to make his home and raise his family in Cranberry. Find out what Steed has to say by clicking .

Terrence Moore was born and raised in Cranberry Township. An active marathon runner and a father of one, Moore is the owner of T. Moore Custom Interior Finishes in Cranberry. Learn more about Moore.

There also are a handful of people running for seats on the Seneca Valley School Board. Five candidates are seeking election to three four-year terms. Two of those races  -- in Region 2 and Region 7 -- are contested. Only one candidate, current board President Robert J. Hill, is running for a third seat in Region 3.

Most of the candidates are running on both the Democratic and Republican tickets, so they will earn a trip to the general election. Learn more about Hill, current board member Joseph Scalamogna, and newcomers Kelly Kopera, Jim Nickel, and Vernon “Chip” Sargent II by clicking here.

You also can get the scoop on candidates running for elected seats in Butler County and the state court races by reviewing the Cranberry Patch 2011 Election Central Voter’s Guide. We also have a list of where to go to vote.

Of course, Patch will have coverage of the primary throughout the day. Keep checking back with us for election updates and the results from Tuesday’s primary.

Your vote counts, especially in the local arena. No matter what your political affiliation is, don’t forget to get out there on Tuesday. We’ll see you at the polls!