SMETHPORT — Among the five judicial retention questions on Tuesday’s ballot will be one for the McKean County Court of Common Pleas.

The question asks “Shall Christopher G. Hauser be retained for an additional term as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, 48th Judicial District, McKean County?”

The judgeship is a 10-year term. Hauser was elected in 2011.

Hauser, who has lived in Bradford nearly all his life, graduated from Bradford Area High School, received a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from Washington and Jefferson College, and attended the Dickinson School of Law, where he obtained his juris doctorate degree in 1979. After working at the Department of Justice in Harrisburg, Hauser joined the Bradford law firm of McDowell, McDowell, Wick & Daly in 1979, becoming a partner in 1983.

He is a past president of the McKean County Bar Association.

From 2000 to 2006, Hauser served as Bradford City’s Magisterial District Judge.

He has served on the boards of Bradford Regional Medical Center, Evergreen Elm Inc., Bradford Downtown Revitalization Corp., Bradford Redevelopment Authority, Bradford Economic Development Corp., and Continental 1; and is a long-standing member of the Bradford Exchange Club.

He has served as chairman of the Bradford Area United Way’s annual fundraising campaign, as well as serving as the board president and chairman of allocations. He has been involved in the Boy Scouts of America for many years, is an Eagle Scout and is the past president of the Allegheny Highlands Council BSA.

He is also past director and officer of Mental Health Association of Pennsylvania.

He and his wife, Virginia Digel Hauser, live in Bradford Township.