Candidate-master-list-2008

Master List of Candidates
Primary Election 2008
If you are uncertain about the number of the House or Senate district in which you live, click here. This takes you to the official General Assembly web site where you can search by your Zip Code.
Then look below to find your county, your House and Senate districts, and your candidates.
Notes: 
1.The information on the General Assembly’s web site provides the names of incumbents and links to their official web sites in addition to the district numbers. In providing this link, Democracy Rising PA does not intend to advantage or disadvantage any incumbent or challenger. We simply were unable to find an official or unofficial Zip Code search for legislative districts that did not list incumbents.
2.Names are listed in the order that they appear on the official candidate list provided by the Bureau of Commissions, Elections and Legislation, PA Department of State.
3.Candidates highlighted in yellow responded to the questionnaire. The others did not.
4.All 203 House seats are up for election this year. Only half of the 50 Senate seats – those with odd numbers – are up for election this year.
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Adams
91
Dan Moul
193
Will Tallman
“
Mike Rishel
“
Neil Clifford
33
Richard Alloway
“
Bob Curley
“
Jim Taylor
“
Catherine Cresswell
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Allegheny
16
Donald Despines
“
Robert Matzie
19
Jake Wheatley
20
Don Walko
21
Dom Costa
“
Brenda Frazier
“
Len Bodack
22
Chelsa Wagner
23
Dan Frankel
24
William Anderson
“
Joe Preston
“
Lucille Prater-Holliday
“
Todd Koger
25
Joseph Markosek
27
Daniel Deasy
“
Ryan Douglass
“
John Paul Jones
“
John McLane
28
Mike Turzai
30
Randy Vulakovich
32
Anthony DeLuca
“
Joseph O’Connor
33
Jason Davidek
“
Frank Dermody
34
Paul Costa
35
Marc Gergely
36
Harry Readshaw
38
Kaleem Jabour
“
Bill Kortz
“
Daniel Davis
39
David Levdansky
40
John Maher
42
Matt Smith
“
Jim Blazeck
44
Mark Mustio
“
Ayanna Lee
45
Nick Kotik
46
Jesse White
37
John Pippy
“
Amy Schmotzer
43
Jay Costa
45
Sean Logan
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Armstrong
54
Anthony Shea
“
John Pallone
55
Joseph Petrarca
60
Jeffrey Pyle
63
Maria Kerle
”
Matthew Ellenberger
“
Donna Oberlander
“
Greg Mortimer
“
Gerald Borovick
41
Don White
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Beaver
9
Chris Sainato
10
Bob Morabito
“
Jaret Gibbons
14
Dennis Rousseau
“
Jim Marshall
15
Vincent Biancucci
“
Domenic Leone
“
Jim Christiana
16
Donald Despines
“
Robert Matzie
46
Jesse White
47
Jeff Harris
“
Elder Vogel
“
Sean Ramaley
“
Jason Petrella
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Bedford
69
Mike Brendle
“
Ken Warnick
“
Ed Sroka
“
John Ferko
“
Joe Betta
“
Karl Metzgar
“
Stephen Smerbeck
78
Dick Hess
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Berks
124
John Schickram
“
David Argall
“
Bill Mackey
125
Tim Seip
“
Gary Hornberger
“
James McGovern
126
Dante Santoni
127
Tom Caltagirone
128
Sam Rohrer
“
John Woodward
129
Jim Cox
130
Aaron Durso
“
David Kessler
“
Richard Gokey
“
Billy Reed
134
Douglas Reichley
187
Gary Day
“
Richard Stine
“
John Ritter
“
Allen Cerullo
11
Michael O’Pake
“
Stephen Fuhs
29
James Rhoades
“
Peter Symons
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Blair
79
Richard Geist
80
Jerry Stern
81
Michael Fleck
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Bradford
68
Matthew Baker
110
Tina Pickett
23
Gene Yaw
“
Doug McLinko
“
Steven Cappelli
“
Louis Casimir
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Bucks
18
Gene DiGirolamo
“
Harris Martin
29
Bernie O’Neill
“
Brad Kirsch
“
Benjamin Irey
31
Steve Santarsiero
“
Normal Stainthorpe
140
John Galloway
141
Anthony Melio
142
Frank Farry
“
Chris King
143
Diane Allison
“
Marguerite Quinn
144
Katherine Watson
“
Mitchell Meyerson
145
Paul Clymer
“
Tom Peterson
“
Brian Kline
178
Scott Petri
“
Steven Rovner
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Butler
8
Dick Stevenson
10
Bob Morabito
“
Jaret Gibbons
11
Brian Ellis
“
Dave Wilson
12
Daryl Metcalfe
“
Robin Redding
64
Scott Hutchinson
21
Mary Jo White
41
Don White
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Cambria
71
Denny Conahan
“
Jim Rigby
“
William Stasko
“
Thomas Chernisky
“
Steve Ettien
“
Leonard Britt
“
Bryan Barbin
“
J. Livingston
72
James Lamont
“
Stephen Yesenosky
“
Dave Kuhar
“
Frank Burns
“
David Gehlman
“
Nick Molnar
“
Jared Lambie
“
Chris Voccio
73
Gary Haluska
“
Stephen Shuagis
35
Joseph Veranese
“
John Wozniak
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Cameron
67
Martin Causer
25
Joseph Scarnati
“
Donald Hilliard
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Carbon
122
Keith McCall
“
Doyle Heffley
29
James Rhoades
“
Peter Symons
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Centre
76
Mike Hanna
“
Harold Yost
77
Scott Conklin
“
Thomas Martin
171
Joanne Tosi-Vasey
“
Tim Wilson
“
Kerry Benninghoff
35
Joseph Veranese
“
John Wozniak
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Chester
13
Curtis Mason
“
Tom Houghton
26
Tim Hennessey
“
Fern Kaufman
155
Curt Schroeder
156
Barbara McIlvaine-Smith
“
Shannon Royer
158
Chris Ross
160
Steven Barrar
167
Duane Milne
“
Carol Palmaccio
168
Thomas Killion
“
Ian Thomas
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Clarion
63
Maria Kerle
“
Matthew Ellenberger
“
Donna Oberlander
“
Greg Mortimer
“
Gerald Borovick
21
Mary Jo White
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Clearfield
74
Camille George
“
Richard Hansel
75
Dan Surra
25
Joseph Scarnati
“
Donald Hilliard
35
Joseph Veranese
“
John Wozniak
41
Don White
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Clinton
76
Mike Hanna
“
Harold Yost
35
Joseph Veranese
“
John Wozniak
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Columbia
107
Robert Belfanti
109
David Millard
“
Nancy Schott
“
David Slavick
117
Karen Boback
“
James May
“
Russ Bigus
27
John Gordner
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Crawford
5
John Evans
“
John Alward
6
Brad Roae
“
Kathy Licht
“
Lester Lenhart
17
Michele Brooks
“
Donald Whiting
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Cumberland
87
Glen Grell
“
Christina Loy
88
Matthew Seagrist
“
Jeffrey Banzhoff
“
Sheryl Delozier
“
Mike Hancock
“
Ian Hayes
“
Lowell Gates
“
Margie Stuski
“
Bill Cornell
92
Scott Perry
199
Will Gabig
“
Greg Scudder
31
Patricia Vance
“
Susan Kiskis
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Dauphin
98
David Hickernell
“
Daniel Stephenson
103
Ron Buxton
“
Karl Singleton
104
Susan Helm
“
Patricia Garcia
105
Ron Marsico
106
John Payne
“
Phyllis Bennett
15
Alvin Taylor
“
Judy Hirsh
“
Jeff Piccola
27
John Gordner
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Delaware
159
Thaddeus Kirkland
“
Thomas Deitman
160
Stephen Barrar
161
Joseph Hackett
“
Brian Lentz
162
Nick Miccarelli
“
John De Francisco
163
Kevin Lee
“
Nicholas Miccozie
“
Robert Cassidy
164
Mario Civera
165
William Adolph
“
Tom Quinn
166
Greg Vitali
“
Stephen DeMilio
168
Thomas Killion
“
Ian Thomas
185
Robert Donatucci
“
Kamalah Brown
“
Malina Williams
191
Ronald Waters
9
Dominic Pileggi
“
John Linder
17
Lisa Paolino
“
Daylin Leach
“
Lance Rogers
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Elk
75
Dan Surra
25
Joseph Scarnati
“
Donald Hilliard
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Erie
1
Patrick Harkins
2
Flo Fabrizio
3
Jason Owen
“
John Hornaman
“
Joe Pfadt
4
Rick Mitchell
“
Curt Sonney
5
John Evans
“
John Alward
21
Mary Jo White
49
Cindy Purvis
“
Jane Earll
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Fayette
49
Peter Daley
“
Barbara Reis
“
Randy Barli
50
Bill DeWeese
“
Greg Hopkins
51
Tim Mahoney
“
Larry Roberts
52
Deberah Kula
58
Ted Harhai
59
Mike Reese
“
Robert Helterbran
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Franklin
86
Mark Keller
“
Michael Lapp
89
Rob Kauffman
90
Todd Rock
91
Dan Moul
33
Richard Alloway
“
Bob Curley
“
Jim Taylor
“
Catherine Cresswell
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Forest
65
Kathy Rapp
“
Kerry Gern
21
Mary Jo White
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Fulton
78
Dick Hess
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Greene
50
Bill DeWeese
“
Greg Hopkins
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Huntingdon
78
Dick Hess
81
Michael Fleck
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Indiana
60
Jeffrey Pyle
62
Dave Reed
66
Sam Smith
“
Harry Bodenhorn
“
Samy Elmasry
41
Don White
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Jefferson
66
Sam Smith
“
Harry Bodenhorn
“
Samy Elmasry
25
Joseph Scarnati
“
Donald Hilliard
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Juniata
82
C. Adam Harris
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Lackawanna
112
Ken Smith
113
Frank Shimkus
“
Kevin Murphy
114
Jim Wansacz
115
Paul Dudrich
“
Edward Staback
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Lancaster
37
Thomas Creighton
41
Katie True
43
Scott Boyd
96
Mike Sturla
97
John Bear
98
David Hickernell
“
Daniel Stephenson
99
Gordon Denlinger
100
Brian Cutler
13
Lloyd Smucker
“
Jose Urdaneta
“
Paul Thibault
“
Steve McDonald
“
Bill Neff
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Lawrence
9
Chris Sainato
10
Bob Morabito
“
Jaret Gibbons
17
Michele Brooks
“
Donald Whiting
47
Jeff Harris
“
Elder Vogel
“
Sean Ramaley
“
Jason Petrella
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Lebanon
101
Mauree Gingrich
“
Bruce Kreider
“
Russ Diamond
102
Jason Kern
“
Rosemarie Swanger
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Lehigh
131
Karen Beyer
132
Mike Welsh
“
Jennifer Mann
133
Joseph Brennan
134
Douglas Reichley
135
Steve Samuelson
187
Richard Stein
“
John Ritter
“
Allen Cerullo
29
James Rhoades
“
Peter Symons
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Luzerne
114
Jim Wansacz
116
Todd Eachus
117
Karen Boback
“
James May
“
Russ Bigus
118
Mike Carroll
“
P. J. Best
119
John Yudichak
120
Phyllis Mundy
121
Eddie Pashinski
27
John Gordner
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Lycoming
83
Dorothy White
“
Rebecca Burke
“
Dave Huffman
“
Mark Holt
“
Richard Mirabito
84
Garth Everett
23
Gene Yaw
“
Doug McLinko
“
Steven Cappelli
“
Louis Casimir
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
McKean
65
Kathy Rapp
“
Kerry Gern
67
Martin Causer
25
Joseph Scarnati
“
Donald Hilliard
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Mercer
7
Mark Longietti
8
Dick Stevenson
17
Michele Brooks
“
Donald Whiting
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Mifflin
81
Michael Fleck
82
C. Adam Harris
171
Joanne Tosi-Vasey
“
Tim Wilson
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Montgomery
53
Robert Godshall
“
Jack Hansen
61
Kate Harper
“
Frank Custer
70
Jay Moyer
“
Dwayne Royster
146
Thomas Quigley
“
James Prendergast
147
Bob Mensch
148
Mike Gerber
“
Matthew Maguire
149
Tim Briggs
150
Mike Vereb
“
Kelbin Carolina
151
Todd Stevens
“
Rick Taylor
152
Thomas Murt
“
Lisa Romaniello
153
Josh Shapiro
154
Lawrence Curry
157
Guy Ciarrocchi
“
Paul Drucker
7
Vincent Hughes
“
Marc Perry
19
Steve Kantrowitz
“
Andrew Dinniman
17
Lisa Paolino
“
Daylin Leach
“
Lance Rogers
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Monroe
118
Mike Carroll
“
P. J. Best
139
Michael Peifer
176
Mario Scavello
189
John Siptroth
189
John Sivick
29
James Rhoades
“
Peter Symons
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Montour
107
Robert Belfanti
27
John Gordner
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Northampton
131
Karen Beyer
133
Joseph Brennan
135
Steve Samuelson
136
Robert Freeman
“
Ron Shegda
137
Rich Grucela
138
Craig Dally
183
Julie Harhart
29
James Rhoades
“
Peter Symons
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Northumberland
107
Robert Belfanti
108
Merle Phillips
“
Antonio Michetti
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Perry
86
Mark Keller
“
Michael Lapp
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Philadelphia
152
Thomas Murt
“
Lisa Romaniello
154
Lawrence Curry
169
Dennis O’Brien
170
Brendan Boyle
“
Matt Taubenberger
172
Richard Costello
“
John Perzel
“
Tim kearney
“
John McDermott
173
Michael McGeehan
“
Belinda Nelson
174
John Sabatina
175
Michael O’Brien
177
John Taylor
“
Harry Enggasser
179
Guy Lewis
“
Tony Payton
180
Angel Cruz
“
Jonathan Ramos
181
Curtis Thomas
“
Lewis Thomas
182
Peggy Banaszek
“
Babette Josephs
“
Robert Gormley
“
Wally Zimolong
184
William Keller
“
Christian DiCicco
“
Anthony Biondo
185
Robert Donatucci
“
Kamalah Brown
186
Kenyatta Johnson
“
Harold James
“
Dyheim Watson
188
James Roebuck
190
Vanessa Brown
“
Rahim Foreman
191
Ronald Waters
192
Louise Bishop
194
Kathy Manderino
“
Thomas Roland
195
Frank Oliver
“
Walter James Kernaghan III
197
Jewell Williams
“
Jones Leodus
198
Rosita Youngblood
“
Byron Davis
200
Cherelle Parker
201
John Myers
“
Joseph Messa
202
Mark Cohen
203
Dwight Evans
1
John Dougherty
“
Lawrence Farnese
“
Jack Morley
“
Anne Dicker
3
Shirley Kitchen
“
Robert Nix
5
John Farley
“
Mike Stack
7
Vincent Hughes
“
Marc Perry
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Pike
139
Michael Peifer
189
John Siptroth
“
John Sivick
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Potter
67
Martin Causer
25
Joseph Scarnati
“
Donald Hilliard
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Schuylkill
123
Neal Goodman
124
John Schickram
“
David Argall
“
Bill Mackey
125
Tim Seip
“
Gary Hornberger
“
James McGovern
29
James Rhoades
“
Peter Symons
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Snyder
82
Michael Fleck
85
Russ Fairchild
“
Stephen Connolley
108
Merle Phillips
“
Antonio Michetti
27
John Gordner
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Somerset
69
Mike Brendle
“
Ken Warnick
“
Ed Sroka
“
John Ferko
“
Joe Betta
“
Karl Metzgar
“
Stephen Smerbeck
72
James Lamont
“
Stephen Yesenosky
“
Dave Kuhar
“
Frank Burns
“
David Gehlman
“
Nick Molnar
“
Jared Lambie
“
Chris Voccio
35
Joseph Veranese
“
John Wozniak
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Sullivan
110
Tina Pickett
23
Gene Yaw
“
Doug McLinko
“
Steven Cappelli
“
Louis Casimir
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Susquehanna
110
Tina Pickett
111
Sandra Major
114
Jim Wansacz
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Tioga
68
Matthew Baker
25
Joseph Scarnati
“
Donald Hilliard
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Union
85
Russ Fairchild
“
Stephen Connolley
23
Gene Yaw
“
Doug McLinko
“
Steven Cappelli
“
Louis Casimir
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Venango
64
Scott Hutchinson
21
Mary Jo White
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Warren
65
Kathy Rapp
“
Kerry Gern
21
Mary Jo White
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Washington
39
David Levdansky
46
Jesse White
48
Timothy Solobay
49
Peter Daley
“
Barbara Reis
“
Randy Barli
50
Bill DeWeese
“
Greg Hopkins
37
John Pippy
“
Amy Schmotzer
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Wayne
111
Sandra Major
115
Paul Dudrich
“
Edward Staback
139
Michael Peifer
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Westmoreland
25
Joseph Markosek
52
Deberah Kula
54
Anothony Shea
“
John Pallone
55
Joseph Petrarca
“
Tom Green
56
Susanna Lisotto
“
James Casorio
“
Brian Blasko
57
Tim Kreiger
“
Scott Sistek
“
Roland Mertz
“
John Boyle
58
Ted Harhai
59
Mike Reese
“
Robert Helterbran
“
Michael O’Barto
39
Bob Regola
“
Chris Huffman
“
Tony Bompiani
41
Don White
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
Wyoming
111
Sandra Major
114
Jim Wansacz
117
Karen Boback
“
James May
“
Russ Bigus
County
House District
Senate District
Candidates
York
47
Keith Gillespie
92
Scott Perry
93
Ron Miller
94
Stanley Saylor
95
Eugene DePasquale
“
Lon Emenheiser
193
Will Tallman
“
Mike Rishel
“
Neil Clifford
196
Beverly Mackereth
13
Lloyd Smucker
“
Jose Urdaneta
“
Paul Thibault
“
Steve McDonald
“
Bill Neff
15
Alvin Taylor
“
Judy Hirsh
“
Jeff Piccola
31
Patricia Vance
“
Susan Kiskis
33
Richard Alloway
“
Bob Curley
“
Jim Taylor
“
Catherine Cresswell