Area residents will head to the polls on Tuesday, casting votes for races in Bradford City, Kane Borough, Bradford and Foster townships and McKean County.
The precincts will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Running unopposed for McKean County row offices, Daniel J. Woods is seeking re-election as sheriff, Laura L. Isadore as prothonotary and clerk of courts and Mary Jo Sherwood as treasurer. Jody Bloomquist is looking to secure a four-year position as county controller. All of the candidates are Republicans running for four-year terms.
In Bradford, Republicans Tim Pecora, Terry Lopus and Brad Mangel are running for three seats on city council. The terms would be for four years.
Pecora, who was born and raised in Bradford, has been on city council since January 2014. He is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business and economics. In a campaign announcement, Pecora said he is running again because he feels he has more to contribute.
Lopus, a 1970 graduate of Bradford Area High School and a 1974 University of Pittsburgh graduate, is licensed by the state of Pennsylvania as a nursing home administrator. He served on Bradford City Council from 1982 to 1986 and the Bradford Area School Board from 1989 to 1994.
Mangel was appointed in 2012 to fill the vacant seat of the late councilman Rick Benton and elected to a full term in 2014. He is a 1965 graduate of Bradford Area High School, enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1966.
While the three men are unopposed on the ballot, three people are seeking write-ins for council positions. Cindi Frederick, Edward Odell and Ken Bruno are looking to be seated on Bradford City Council.
In Foster Township, Democrat James F. Heckman and Republican Carl A. McCracken III will appear on the ballot in a competition for one supervisor position. Brandon Whittemore has waged a Republican write-in campaign for the seat as well.
According to campaign information, Heckman said he wants to see transparency and accessibility in the municipality and to have more being paid on a sewer loan. Information on
McCracken, a township businessman, said he wants to expand the tax base, promote the Foster Brook area and Lafferty Hollow Industrial Park for development, and continue updating the zoning and ordinances relating to blight.
Meanwhile, in Bradford Township, incumbent supervisor Republican Steve Mascho is facing off against Democrat Robert M. Burrell for a lone seat –– a six-year term.
A lifelong resident of the Bradford area and 31-year resident of Bradford Township, Mascho is finishing his second term as supervisor. He is also on the planning committee.
Burrell is a lifelong resident of Bradford Township and a graduate of Bradford Area High School. He graduated from Olean Business Institute with a business degree and from the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelor of arts degree. Burrell retired from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania after more than 33 years of service and from the U.S. Postal Service after more than four years of service.
In Kane, Democrat Pamela Miles and Republican Brandon “Brandy” R. Schimp will face off for a four-year term as mayor.
Four people are running for three, four-year spots on council. Katharine Johnson and Shana Snyder are running as Democrats. Melanie C. Clabaugh will be on the ballot as a Democrat and Republican, and Matthew Johnson and Gary Schul are on the Republican ticket.
For Lewis Run, borough council incumbents Joseph L. Cucuzza, James L. Coldren and Timothy M. Myers, all Republicans, are running for three seats. The terms would be for four years.
Republican Vincent Montecalvo is also running again as mayor, a four-year term. He is unopposed.
