Two longtime incumbents and a 22-year-old newcomer were victorious in the East Deer Board of Commissioners election Tuesday. Anthony Taliani, 75, a 51-year incumbent, was the highest vote-getter among the five candidates, notching 202 votes, or 23.68%, according to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Elections Department. Newcomer Jacob Leonard
Two veteran East Deer commissioners and three newcomers are vying for three at-large commissioner seats in the township. Four of East Deer’s five commissioner seats, three at-large and one in the 1st Ward, are up for election this year. The only seat not up is held by 2nd Ward Commissioner