Primary election 2021: Dauphin County races to watch include CD schools, Harrisburg council
Updated May 13, 2021;
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This may be an off-year election, but in many parts of Dauphin County it’s off to a running start.
The ballot is packed with an array of candidates for county, municipal, school district and district judge offices for Tuesday’s primary election. The action doesn’t just center on Harrisburg, either, although the ballots for the mayoral, city council and school board races in the city are crammed to bursting.
While Rogette Harris, the chairwoman of the county Democratic Committee, and her GOP counterpart David Feidt are usually at odds in the political sense, they are in agreement on one thing.
Here’s what Harrisburg City Council’s 13 Democratic candidates say about 3 of its key issues
Updated May 11, 2021;
When Democrats head to the polls for the May 18 primary, they will have to narrow the selection of 13 candidates down to four.
The candidates are Vishal Bajpai, Lori Ann Beamer-Saulisbury, Roy Christ, Shamaine Daniels, Crystal Davis, Carrie Fowler, Sarah Gethers, Ausha N. Green, Lavet Henderson, Jennie Jenkins-Dallas, Robert Lawson, Jocelyn Rawls and Ralph Rodriguez.
PennLive asked each candidate the same three questions about issues facing the city. Here’s what they had to say:
Question 1: Many residents are interested in more affordable housing in the city. What do you believe the biggest issues are with housing in the city and how would you address the issue of affordable, quality housing?
Meet candidates for Harrisburg city council, judge seats at special event
Updated May 05, 2021;
Harrisburg residents are invited to meet candidates for city council and magisterial district judge seats this Saturday in an outdoor event hosted by CATCH.
The event is the second in a series by the group, Concerned About The Children of Harrisburg. It is set for 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday May 8 in a parking lot at 100 N. Cameron Street in Harrisburg.
Residents are asked to bring their own lawn chairs to hear directly from candidates and ask questions. Floyd Stokes will serve as moderator.
“Our intent is to engage voters more in the local election process as those are the elections that impact us more,” said Kia Hansard, one of the founders of CATCH.