Home

Voting Info

Voter's Guide
Voter's Guide
Election 2007

Get Involved
Get Involved

Current Legislative Issues
Current Issues

Chile Cook-Off
Chili Cook-Off

PPA of Bucks County
Planned Parenthood Association of
Bucks County

Help Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Bucks County continue to provide our reliable Voter's Guide. Donate Today.

Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s
Stand Up for Choice
Voter’s Guide
for the May 15, 2007 Primary Election
This Primary Election you will be voting only for those candidates who are filed to run in the Democrat or Republican Primary. You may only vote for candidates in races within the party you are registered – either Democrat or Republican. You will be voting for statewide Judgeships; Common Pleas Court Judge; County Commissioner, county row offices; District Justices; and School Board Directors in all 13 school districts in Bucks County. For the Primary, this Guide will only provide information about School Board candidates. Again, because this is a Primary Election, only Democrat and Republican candidates are listed and you can only vote for candidates who are of the party in which you are registered to vote.

If you want to print out this Guide, you may take it in to the voting booth with you when you vote.

SCHOOL BOARDS
Although there is tremendous public support for comprehensive sexuality education in our schools, opponents of sexuality education have filed to run for school board seats all over the country. They are opposed to programs that include responsible, age-appropriate, medically accurate, comprehensive sexuality education in the schools – instead favoring “abstinence only” programs, denying students information about contraception. Studies, including one done in PA and a national study JUST released, show that abstinence-only programs are largely ineffective and that balanced programs promoting both abstinence and safer sex are most effective. Planned Parenthood believes teens need honest information to make responsible choices. We sent each candidate a questionnaire and have summarized the responses below.

Nothing after their name means they did not respond and we do not know their views. We encourage you to contact a candidate from your area and ask their views on sexuality education in our schools if they did not complete on questionnaire. Call us if you find out further information – thank you!

Almost all candidates have cross-filed, meaning their name will appear on the Republican and the Democrat ballot in most cases. Therefore, names appear in alphabetical order – they will be different on the voting machine.

Candidate Questionnaire:

1A. Do you support balanced family life and health curricula that include abstinence, as well as age-appropriate information about contraception to prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually-transmitted infections? (A parent would have the option of taking his/her child out of class if desired).

1B. Do you support a teacher's right to bring in speakers from Planned Parenthood for reproductive health education?

2. Do you support the provision of professional development and training for staff on adolescent health issues, including family life and comprehensive sexuality education?

3. Do you support a school nurse or counselor being able to provide information or referral about pregnancy and/or contraceptive services when asked by a student?

4. Do you support the inclusion of age-appropriate sexuality education materials in the school library?

 
1A
1B
2
3
4
BENSALEM - Vote for up to four for four-year terms
Lisette Agosto
 Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Paul Bujwid
Lewis Jay Brandt
Melissa Heller
 Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Tom Humensky
 Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Harry Kramer          
Heather Nicholas          
Stephen Nowmos          
Janette Reed
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Gene Rothenberg          
         
BRISTOL BORO - Vote for up to four for four year terms
Mark Carter, Sr.
David Chichilitti
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Steven Cullen
Mary Jane Potena Paglione
Jeff Paleafico
Louis Persichetti          
Denise Ann Riccio          
Michael Sarachilli          
           
BRISTOL TOWNSHIP - Vote for up to four for four-year terms
Heather Belmonte
Peter Belmonte
W. Earl Bruck
Helen Cini
Y
Y
Y
Dawn Farmer
Frank Farmer          
Edwina Fluke
Ed Godin
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Michele Haines
Gary Hitch
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
William Keenan
Ron Matlack
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Shae Morong
Angela Nober
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Bruce Prendergast, Jr.          
           
 
1A
1B
2
3
4
CENTENNIAL- Region 1 (Vote for up to two for four year terms)
Mark Miller          
Cynthia Mueller          
CENTENNIAL- Region 2 (Vote for up to two for four year terms)
Roseanne Gaul          
Andrew Pollock          
Thomas Reinboth
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Donald Spangler
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
CENTENNIAL- Region 3 (Vote for one for one four year term)
Rose Gold          
Edward Hoffman          
           
CENTRAL BUCKS - Region 1 (Vote for one for one four year term)
Chris Asplen          
CENTRAL BUCKS - Region 2(Vote for one for one four year term)
Anne Hoy          
CENTRAL BUCKS - Region 3(Vote for one for one four year term)
Charles Baker
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
CENTRAL BUCKS - Region 6 (Vote for one for one four year term)
Carol Downs          
Joseph Paternostro          
CENTRAL BUCKS - Region 8 (Vote for one for one four year term)
Geryl McMullin          
           
 
1A
1B
2
3
4
COUNCIL ROCK REGION 1 (Vote for one for one four-year term)
Dennis McMenamin
         
COUNCIL ROCK REGION 2(Vote for one for one four-year term)
Richard Abramson          
COUNCIL ROCK REGION 4(Vote for one for one four-year term)
Christopher Ayoub          
Amarjit Singh Chawla          
COUNCIL ROCK REGION 5 (Vote for one for one four-year term)
Jerold Grupp
Y
Y
Y
Y
COUNCIL ROCK REGION 7 (Vote for one for one four-year term)
Linda Dobbins
Patricia Vaccaro Sexton          
           
MORRISVILLE - 2 Year Terms - Vote for One
Bill Farrell          
Ted Fletcher
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
MORRISVILLE - 4 Year Terms - Vote for Five
Roger Edens
Peter Eisengrein
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Gloria Heater
Bill Hellman
Johanny Manning
Maryls Mihok
Greta O'Keefe
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Jon Perry
Alfred Radosti
Robin Reithmeyer
           
 
1A
1B
2
3
4
NESHAMINY REGION 1 - vote for up to two for two four year terms
Sue Barrett
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Susan Cummings
Kim Koutsouradis
Andrew Rosen
Y
Y
Y
Y
NESHAMINY REGION 2 - vote for two for two four year terms
Richard Eccles
Susan Holderer
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Frederick Ritter, III
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Ritchie Webb          
NESHAMINY REGION 3 - vote for two for two four year terms
Mark Shubin
William O'Connor
Y
Y
Y
Y
           
NEW HOPE - SOLEBURY - Vote for five for five four-year terms
Scott Batty          
Laurence R. Fieber
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Robert Heath, Jr.          
Rebecca Malamis          
Christopher Nally
           
PALISADES REGION - Region 1 - Vote for one for four year term
Stephen Kunkel
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Sean McDonald          
PALISADES REGION - Region 2- Vote for two for two four year terms
James Beerer
Y
N
Y
N
N
Kenneth Gross
H. Dennis Smith
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
PALISADES REGION - Region 3- Vote for two for two four year terms
Carol Clemens          
Chris Gehman          
Dana Guerra          
Raymond Kade          
           
 
1A
1B
2
3
4
PENNRIDGE - vote for one for one two-year term
Edward Hogan
Y
N
Y
Y
Y
Terri Yates          
PENNRIDGE - vote for four for four four-year terms
Peggy Lewis          
Robert Palmer
Peter Yarnell          
Terri Yates          
           
PENNSBURY REGION 1- vote for one for one four year term
Gene Dolnick          
Ethan Shiller
Y
Y
Y
Y
PENNSBURY REGION 2- vote for three for three four year terms
Wayne DeBlasio          
Gregory Lucidi, Jr.          
Gary Sanderson
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
PENNSBURY REGION 3- vote for one for one four year term
Linda Palsky          
           
QUAKERTOWN REGION 1 - vote for one for one four-year term
George Dager
Y
N
Y
Victor Stevens
QUAKERTOWN REGION 2- vote for two for two four-year terms
Jerry Bassett
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
June Hunt
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Linda Martin
Lou-Ellen Renshaw
Y
Y
Y
Y
Dean Wackerman
QUAKERTOWN REGION 3- vote for two for two four-year terms
Phillip Abramson          
Thomas Marino
Y
N
Y
Y
Kathy Mosley          
Nancy Tirjan          
           

This Voter’s Guide is paid for by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund of Bucks County and is not authorized by any candidate or any candidate’s committee.

Become a MEMBER of the Planned Parenthood
Action Fund of Bucks County!

Membership is just $10

Donate Online with PayPal

 

20% of any donation above $10 will go to the Planned Parenthood Political Action Committee (PAC) and help us directly support more pro-choice candidates throughout Pennsylvania.