Election 2023: Who Is Running In Tredyffrin/Easttown

TREDYFFRIN/EASTTOWN, PA —The 2023 General Election is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Voters in Chester County will select candidates for judgeships, commissioners, row offices, school boards and municipal offices.

Patch provides profiles on candidates for judgeships, commissioners, district attorneys, and sheriff races. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Patch will be posting the unofficial returns at 8 p.m. when the polls close.

County Commissioners

Four candidates are running for three seats on the county board of commissioners.
The three-member board is made up of two members from the majority party, which is currently Democratic, and one member from the minority party, which is Republican.
Both Democratic incumbents, Josh Maxwell and Marian Moskowitz are seeking re-election. The Democratic party endorses both.
Two Republican candidates Eric Roe, 35, a former state representative, and David Sommers, 48, a social studies teacher, are running for commissioner. The Chester County Republican party endorses them both.
Chester County commissioners earn an annual salary of $86,389 and serve a four-year term.

David Sommers (R)

Sommers is a social studies teacher at Bishop Shanahan High School, Downingtown. He was a former legislative representative for the Association of Catholic Teachers Local 1776 and a Republican committeeman for West Goshen Township Area 20. Sommers said he believes in public service and will advocate for fiscally sound, conservative, limited government, Republican policies.

Eric Roe (R)

Roe represented District 158 in the state House, which covers nine municipalities in southern Chester County, for two years.

Roe of West Bradford Township works as a client service manager at a financial firm in Downingtown. He worked as an administrative analyst for Commissioner Michele Kichline.
He also worked in a Homeland Security consulting firm, and for nonprofits. He is fluent in Spanish and French and held a town hall in Spanish.

Josh Maxwell (D)

Maxwell, 39, a lifelong resident of Chester County, previously served as mayor of Downingtown.

As mayor, he oversaw economic improvements, including an Amtrak/SEPTA train station.
He was elected county commissioner in 2019, taking office in 2020.
Maxwell, vice chairman of the commissioners, said his priorities included the county’s first employee group on Equity Diversion and Inclusion; a groundbreaking, community-centered budgeting process; creating a mental health unit, and numerous climate change and open space initiatives.

Marian Moskowitz (D)

Moskowitz of Malvern was elected commissioner in 2019, taking office in 2020. She is the chairwoman of the board. She is secretary of the board of the West Chester University Council of Trustees. In 2021, former Gov. Tom Wolf re-appointed Moskowitz to the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania System of Higher Education. Moskowitz is a member of the Colonial Theater, Phoenixville; People’s Light Theater, Malvern; Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority; and the Schuylkill River Transportation Authority.
She loves to cook, read, walk, and spend time with her children and grandchildren.

Tredyffrin/ Easttown School Board

Ten candidates are running in the November election for five seats on the Tredyffrin Easttown school board.

The district covers 38 square miles in Tredyffrin and Easttown townships. It has more than 7,000 students in eight schools.

They are Conestoga High School, Tredyffrin/Easttown Middle School, Valley Forge Middle School, Valley Forge Elementary School, Hillside School, Beaumont Elementary School, Devon Elementary School, and Hillside Elementary School.

The administration and school board are in the process of considering the construction of a new elementary school in response to a projected increase in enrollment.

Rankings

In 2024, the district was ranked number 2 out of 495 public school districts in Pennsylvania, according to a study conducted by niche.com. The study rated the district number 5 out of the best places to teach in Pennsylvania.
These candidates are running in the November election:

Region 1 (select two)

• Todd Kontorczyk: Democratic
• Roberta Hotinski: Democratic
• Regina Mauro: Republican
• Yan Lin: Republican

Region 2 (select two)

• Rachel Weil: Democratic
• Kenneth J. Hong: Democratic
• Deanna Wang: Republican
• Bogdan Rosca: Republican

Region 3 (select one)

• Sue Tiede, Democratic
• Christina Laczko, Republican

Chester County Judge

Here are the 10 candidates who are running for judge in Chester County. Judges are elected to 10-year terms. (Select five)

• Dave Black, Thornbury Township (R)
• Andy Rongaus, West Goshen Township(R)
• Deb Ryan, Birmingham Township (D)
• P.J. Redmond, West Goshen Township (R)
• Don Kohler, New Garden Township (R)
• Fredda Maddox, East Goshen Township (D)
• Thomas McCabe, Newlin Township (D);
• Nicole Forzato, Easttown Township (D);
• Lou MinCarelli, East Brandywine Township (R)

• Sarah B. Black, West Chester Borough(D)

District Attorney

(Select one)

• Ryan L. Hyde (R)
• Christopher de Barrena-Sarobe (D)

Sheriff

(Select one)

• Kevin Dykes (D)
• Roy Kofroth (R)

Prothonotary

(select one)

• Debbie Bookman (D)
• Michael Taylor (R)

Register of Wills

(select one)

• Michele Vaughn (D)
• Terri Clark (R)

Recorder of Deeds

(select one)

• Diane O’Dwyer (D)
• Brian D. Yanoviak (R)

Justice of the Supreme Court (vote for one)

• Daniel McCaffery (D)
• Carolyn Carluccio (R)

Judge of the Superior Court (vote for two)

• Jill Beck (D)
• Timika Lane (D)
• Maria Battista (R)
• Harry F. Smail Jr. (R)

Judge of the Commonwealth Court (vote for one)

• Matt Wolf (D)
• Megan Martin (R)

Tredyffrin Supervisors at large

(vote for two)

Sharon Humble (D)

Carlotta Johnson-Pugh (D)

Richard Cordes (R)

Jenna Ward Brennan (R)

Tredyffrin Supervisors Region 3

(Vote for one)

K.S. Bhaskar (D)

Robert Robie (R)

Easttown Supervisors

(Vote for two)

Mike DiAndrea (R)

Jim Kerr (R)

Susan LeBoutillier (D)

Sean Axel (D)

If you're planning on voting in person and are not sure where to go to vote, you can find your polling places here.

Drop-Box locations

Chester County has several drop boxes available from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. Sign and date and declaration on the outer envelope or your vote will not count.

• Chester County Government Services Center, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester.
• Avon Grove Library, 117 Rosehill Ave.
• Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Coatesville
• Coatesville Area Library, 501 E. Lincoln Highway
• Downingtown Library, 122 Wallace Ave.
• Easttown Library, 720 First Ave, Berwyn.
• Henrietta Hankin Branch, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs
• Honey Brook Community Library, 687 Compass Road, Honey Brook
• Kennett Library, 216 State St., Kennett Square
• Oxford Library Co., 48 S. St., Oxford.
• Parkesburg Free Library, Parkesburg.
• Phoenixville Public Library, 183 Second Ave.
• Spring City Free Library, 245 Broad St., Spring City.