The May 18 primary election in State College Borough has several well qualified candidates running for borough council and mayor.
Cathy Dauler, Ron Filippelli and Katherine Yeaple will bring substantial local government knowledge and experience to the council job. They are not single-issue candidates and have demonstrated in the past their ability to listen to and work with residents in an open-minded, calm and professional manner.
Jim Leous will bring those same traits to the mayor’s position. His years of service on the State College Area School Board have shown his ability to listen to all constituents’ opinions and then facilitate compromise so that things are accomplished.
We need leadership in addressing all the problems the borough is facing, not a single issue candidate. I encourage all Democrats to vote for Dauler, Filippelli, Yeaple and Leous, and Republicans to write them in on their ballots.
Nick T. Kerlin
State College
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