Eight candidates, including two incumbents, are seeking four seats on the East Penn School Board. All the candidates have cross-filed, meaning they will appear on both the Democratic and Republican ballots. According to an unofficial list from the Lehigh County voter registration office, the following candidates are on the ballot for the May 21 primary: Incumbent Alan Earnshaw Incumbent Rebecca Heid Chris Donatelli Wanda Mercado-Arroyo Michael Moxley Z. W. Munson Garrett Rhoads Alecia Weaver The East Penn School District includes Emmaus, Alburtis and Macungie and Lower Macungie and Upper …
Scott Ott, 51, a fiscally conservative Republican, told supporters and friends on Jan 24 that he will again run Lehigh County Commissioner in the fall. Ott is making his second attempt for the county's top job which narrowly eluded him in 2009 when, as an unknown, he came within 900 votes of beating seasoned Democratic politico Don Cunningham. He is currently a Lehigh County Commissioner, a position to which he was elected in 2011. “I am running for Lehigh County executive because I want to make our local government more accountable to the taxpayers who fund it and more effective for the …
