TalkWilliamsport.com obtained the petitions for each candidate running in the May primary for Williamsport Area School District School Director.
Listed below is information gleaned from each petition filed by the candidates. Each candidate name is followed with occupation or job title.
Candidates for Local Offices – May 18, 2021 Municipal Primary
Barbara D. Reeves, church administrator – School Director, Four Year Term Democratic & Republican (Incumbent).
Reeves obtained 20 republican signatures, including Patrick Dixon WASD School Director, who signed on line 20 along with his wife Michelle Dixon circulator, who signed on line 1.
Reeves obtained 21 Democratic signatures, Nancy Somers, WASD School Director (now resigned) on line 6, and her husband William Somers line 5.
Sara Mirabito signed on Line 17 and Lycoming County Commissioner Rick Mirabito signed on line 18.
Adam C. Welteroth – School Director, obtained 30 republican signatures, Four Year Term Democratic & Republican (Incumbent).
Signatures included on the Welteroth petitions is Patrick Dixon WASD School Director, signed on line 5, his wife Michelle Dixon, signed on line 4.
Adam Yoder, Williamsport City Council and his wife Sarah signed on lines 11 &12. Former Williamsport Mayor Gabe Campana signed on line 6 and former Williamsport City Councilman Don Noviello signed on line 16.
Mike Orwig, Lycoming County Sheriff’s Department signed on line 29.
Welteroth circulated his own Republican petitions.
WASD School Director candidate Caleb Blank circulated a Welteroth Democratic petition, and obtained 19 signatures.
Nancy Somers, WASD School Director (now resigned) signed on line 15 and her husband William Somers on line 14.
Jennifer Lake, WASD School Director signed on line 16 before Caleb Blank signed on line 13.
Charles Holmes, husband of Mayor Derek Slaughter Executive Assistant Janis Holmes circulated a Welteroth Democratic petition, 3 signatures were obtained with Janis Holmes on line 1.
Caleb E. Blank, Bail Release Officer obtained 21 republican signatures, School Director, Four Year Term, Democratic & Republican.
Included on the petitions are Adam Yoder, Williamsport City Council, his wife Sarah and Mike Orwig, Lycoming Sheriff’s Department.
Adam Welteroth and Nicole Blank were Republican petition circulators for Caleb Blank.
Caleb Blank circulated his own Democratic petitions and obtained 19 signatures.
Nancy Somers, WASD School Director (now resigned) signed on line 17 and her husband William Somers signed on line 16 followed by Jennifer Lake WASD School Director on line 18 before Caleb Blank signed on line 19.
Cody Derr, Education obtained 21 republican signatures, School Director, Four Year Term Democratic & Republican.
William Leta circulated a Democratic petition on which WASD School Director candidate Fatima Royal signed on line 12.
20 democratic signatures were obtained.
Jamie Sanders, Director of Marketing – School Director, Four Year Term Democratic & Republican
obtained 13 republican signatures and 12 Democratic signatures.
Anthony Pace was a Democratic petition circulator who signed on line 7 along with Jennifer Lake, WASD School Board member signed on line 11.
Kimberly Thomas, County Caseworker II – School Director, Four Year Term Democratic & Republican. 18 republican signatures were obtained, including Lori Baer WASD School Board president, signed on line 5 on a Republican petition she circulated.
Courtney Baer of the same address, signed on line 1
Current WASD teacher and coach Michael Lundy, Jr. signed on line 8.
42 Democratic signatures were obtained including; Josh Aarons on line 3 of a petition.
Allen V. Taylor, WAHS boys basketball head coach, signed on line 3 joined by April Taylor, founding organizer of “Racism Has No Home Here” movement on line 4 and Allen T. Taylor of the same address who signed on line 12.
Demar Wright, WAHS boys basketball assistant coach signed on line 17.
Local church pastor Sam Washington signed on line 24 along with Lisa Washington on line 25 and former City of Williamsport recreation director Shawn Washington on line 26 of the same address.
Voncier C. DeVore-Gammage, teacher – School Director, Four Year Term Democratic circulated her own Democratic petition and obtained 14 signatures. On the Voncier C. DeVore-Gammage petition Barbara Nowlin Ross on line 9 signed as Barbara Ross.
A Democratic petition circulated by Barbara Nowlin Ross obtained 6 Democratic signatures.
A Democratic petition circulated by Kwamaine Mathis obtained 15 Democratic signatures.
Fatima Royal, youth leader student – School Director, Four Year Term Democratic obtained 12 Democratic signatures.
Of note, on the street address it lists the address and above (Post Office) it reads “U.S. Postal Services”.
Scott R. Williams, Transportation Supervisor – School Director, Four Year Term Democratic obtained 12 Democratic signatures.
Michelle Deavor – occupation was left blank, School Director, Four Year Term Republican obtained 12 republican signatures.
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