Former Luzerne County Councilwoman Jane Walsh Waitkus announced Sunday she will run for a council seat this year.
Watikus, a 72-year-old Democrat who lives in Dorrance Twp., was elected to council in 2015. She ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 2019.
Waitkus served as vice chairwoman of council the last few months of her tenure, following the resignation of former councilman Eugene Kelleher.
On Sunday, Waitkus said her experience on the 11-member council that serves as the legislative branch of county government will help her hit the ground running, if she is elected to one of five seats on the ballot this year.