2006
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND
ELECTION DIRECTORY
| General Primary Election | Last Day to Register |
| May 16, 2006 | April 17, 2006 |
| General Election | Last Day to Register |
| November 7, 2006 | October 10, 2006 |
UNITED STATES EXECUTIVE
Serve four year terms.
Write: The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Internet E Mail: President@white house.gov
President George W. Bush (R) (2008)
Vice President Dick Cheney (R) (2008)
United States Senate
Serve six year terms.
Arlen Specter (R) (2010)
Write: 711 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: Philadelphia 215-597-7200
DC 202-224-4254
FAX 202-228-1229
E-Mail: www.arlen_specter.senate.gov
Committees
Judiciary (Chair), Appropriations
Veterans’ Affairs, Chairman of Subcommittee on
Labor, Health & Human Services and Education
Rick Santorum (R) (2006)
Write: 511 Dicksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: Philadelphia 215-864-6900
DC 202-224-6324
FAX 215-864-6910
E Mail: www.santorum.senate.gov
Committees
Senate Republican Conference (Chair), Aging, Agriculture, Banking, Finance and Rules.
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Serve two year terms.
6th District James Gerlach (R) (2006)
Write: 308 Cannon Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Berks Office 501 North Park Rd.
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Phone : Wyomissing 610-376-7630
DC 202-225-4315
FAX 202-225-8440
E Mail www.house.gov/gerlach
Committees
Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Service Committee, The Saving America’s Cities Working Group.
6th District is now composed of the following voting districts, Berks County’s City of Reading
Wards 1,3 (Divisi2), 9 (Division5), 13 (Divisions 4 & 5) 14 (Divisions 1,5, & 6) 16, 17,18 and 19 (Division 1) and the Townships of Amity, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Colebrookdale, Cumru, District, Douglass, Earl, (District 2), Exeter, Hereford, (District 1), Longswamp.
Lower Alsace, Maxatawny, Muhlenberg, (Districts 1 and 4), Robeson, South Heidelberg (District 2), Spring (Districts 1,2,3,4,5,6, and 7), Union and Washington and the boroughs of Adamstown, Bally, Bechtlesville, Birdsboro, Boyertown, Kenhorst, Kutztown, Mohnton, Mount Penn, New Morgan, Shillington, Sinking Spring, St. Lawrence, Topton, West Lawn, West Reading, and Wyomissing and parts of Chester, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties.
16th District Charles W. Dent (R) (2006)
Write: 502 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Local office 701 West Broad Street, Suite 200
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Phone 610-861-9734
DC 202-225-6411
FAX 610-861-9308
E-Mail www.house.gov/dent
Committees
Transportation and Infrastructure, Homeland Security and Government Reform.
15th District Joseph R. Pitts (R) (2006)
Write: 221 Cannon Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Berks Office City Hall Room 30-09
815 Washington Street
Reading, PA 19601 PART TIME
Phone Reading 610-374-3637
DC 202-225-2411
FAX 202-225-2013
E-Mail www.house.gov/pitts
Committees
Energy and Commerce, Republican Study
16th District is now compose of the following voting districts, Berks County’s City of Reading Wards 2,3 (Division 1), 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (Division 2), 10, 11, 12, 13 (Division 1 and 2), 14 (Division 40, 15 and 19 (Division 2) and the Townships of Bern (District 3), Lower Heidelberg, Muhlenberg (District 6), South Heidelberg (District 1), and Spring (District 8), and the Borough of Wernersville and part of Chester County and all of Lancaster County
17th District Tim Holden (D ) (2006)
Write: Room 2417 Rayburn Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Berks Office 4918 Kutztown Road
Temple, PA 19560
Phone: Reading 610-921-3502
DC 202-225-5546
FAX 202-921-3504
E-MAIL www.holden.house.gov
Committees
Agriculture, Transportation, Oversight, Dairy, Nutrition, sub-committees, Forestry, Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, Research
17th District is now composed of the following districts, Berks County’s Townships of Alsace, Bern (Districts 1 and 2 ) Bethel, Centre, Earl (District 1), Greenwich, Heidelberg, Jefferson, Maidencreek, Marion, Muhlenberg (Districts 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8) North Heidelberg, Oley, Ontelaunee, Penn, Perry, Pike, Richmond, Rockland, Ruscombmanor, Tilden, Tulpehocken, Upper Bern, Upper Tulpehocken and Windsor, and the Boroughs of Bernville, Centerport, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Laureldale, Leesport, Lenhartsville, Lyons, Robesonia, Shoemakersville, Strausstown and Womelsdorf and all of Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuylkill Counties and part of Perry County.
PENNSYLVANIA STATE OFFICIALS
Serve four year terms
Write: Capitol Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
Governor Ed Rendell (D) (2006)
800 932-0784
FAX 717-772-8284
Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll (D) (2006)
717-787-3300
Auditor General Jack Warner (D) (2008)
717-787-2543
State Treasurer Bob Casey, Jr. (D) (2008)
717-787-2465
Attorney General Tom Corbett (R) (2008)
STATE SENATORS
Serve four year terms
Write: State Senate
State Capitol
Harrisburg, PA 17120
11th District Michael A. O’Pake (D) (2008)
Suite 232 Rockland Professional Center
1940 N. 13th Street
Reading, PA 19604-1544
610-929-2151
800-956-7700
FAX 610-929-2576
E-Mail opake@pesenate.com
Harrisburg 717-787-8925
Chair of
Minority Whip
Member of
Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Minority Chair), Judiciary, Rules and Executive Nomination, Appropriations.
District includes: City; City of Reading: Townships of Alsace, Bern, Colebrookdale, Cumru, District, Earl, Exeter, Greenwich, Hereford, Longswamp, Lower Alasce, Maxatawny, Muhlenberg, Oley, Penn, Pike, Richmond, Rockland, Ruscombmanor, Union and Washington; Boroughs of Bally, Bechtelsville, Bernville, Birdsboro, Boyertown, Fleetwood, Kenhorst, Kutztown, Laureldale, Leesport, Lenhartsville, Lyons, Mohnton, Mount Penn, Shillington, St. Lawrence, Topton and West Reading.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS
You may vote by mail if you ate a registered voter and will be absent from Berks County or your municipality on election day because of military service, occupation or vacation.
You can apply for an absentee ballot no sooner than 50 days before the election and no later than 5 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding the election except in case of emergency. ( Consult the Board of Election)
These are four steps to absentee voting
Request an official application form in person, by phone or by mail from:
County Board of Elections
633 Court Street
Berks County Services Center, 1st Floor
Reading, PA 19601
Phone 610-478-6490
Return the application form
When you receive the ballot, vote
Return the ballot by 5 p.m. on the Friday before the election.
A PERMANENT DISABLED voter may file a permanent application for an absentee application for an absentee ballot. For details, contact Board of Elections. 610-478-6490
EMERGENCY APPLICATIONS for absentee ballots can be obtained from the Tuesday before the election, until 5 p.m. that Friday before the election, to be returned no later than 5 p.m. that Friday. Those applications must be nota
.rized.
Voter information and forms are available on the web at http://www.co.berks.pa.us
29th District James J. Rhoades (R) (2008)
61 North Third Street
Hamburg, PA 1952-1501
610-562-3411
FAX 610-562-6895
Harrisburg 717-787-2637
E-Mail: jrhoadesApasen.gov
Chair of:
Education
Member of:
Environmental Resources and Energy, Law and Justice, Appropriations, and Transportation.
District includes: Berks County, Townships of Albany, Maidencreek, Perry, Tilden and Windsor Boroughs of Hamburg and Shoemakersville, all of Schuylkill County and parts of Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and North Hampton Counties.
44th District John C. Rafferty, Jr. ( R) (2006)
SHOOPES AT PUGHTOWN
2325 Pottstown Pike
Pottstown, PA 19465
610-469-8390
FAX 610-469-8394
Harrisburg 717-787-1398
E-Mail jrafferty@pasen.gov
Committees
Law and Justice (Chair), Appropriations, Communication and Technology (Vice Chair), and Judiciary.
48th District David J. Brightbill (R) (2006)
3978B Penn Avenue
Sinking Spring, PA 19608
610-670-9740
61 North Third Street
Hamburg, PA 19526
610-562-3411
FAX 610-562-6895
800-222-1897
E-Mail dbrightbill@pasen.gov
Majority Leader
Member of
Rules & Executive Nominations
(Chair) Appropriations
District includes: Berks County Townships of Bethel, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Cumru, Heidelberg, Jefferson, Lower Heidelberg, Marion, North Heidelberg, Ontelaunee, South Heidelberg, Spring, Tulpehocken, Upper Bern and Upper Tulpehocken. Boroughs of Adamstown, Centerport, Robesonia, Sinking Spring, Strausstown, Wernersville, West Lawn, Womelsdorf and Wyomissing. All of Lebanon County and part of Chester, Dauphin and Lancaster Counties.
STATE REPRESENTATIVES
Serve two year terms
Write State House of Representatives
State Capitol
Harrisburg, PA 17120
124th District David G. Argall (R) (2006)
61 North Third Street
Hamburg, PA 19526-1501
610-562-3411
Harrisburg 717-787-9024
FAX 717-783-8657
E Mail: dargall@pahousegop.com
Chair of:
Majority Whip
Committees:
Rules
District includes: Berks County Townships of Albany, Greenwich, Maidencreek, Ontelaunee, Perry and Windsor. Boroughs of Hamburg, Lenhartsville and Shoemakersville and part of Schuylkill County
125th District Bob Allen (R) (2006)
61 North Third Street
Hamburg, PA 19526-1501
610-562-3411
Harrisburg 717-783-5293
FAX 570-662-0728
E Mail: ballen@pahousegop.com
Chair of:
Labor Relations
Member of
Committee on Committees, Professional Licensure, Rules, Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
District u=includes: Berks County Townships of Centre and Tilden. Boroughs of Centerport and Leesport and part of Schuylkill County.
126th District Dante Santoni (D) (2006)
4933 Kutztown Road
Temple, PA 19560-1533
610-921-9369
Harrisburg 717-783-5293
FAX 610-921-9369
E Mail: dsantoni@pahousegop.com
Member of
Transportation Safety
Subcommittee (Democratic Chair), Liquor Control, Tourism and Recreational Development and Finance.
District includes: City of Reading Wards 14 (Precincts 4,5,6), 15, 17 and 19; Townships of Alsace, Exeter, (District 5), Lower Alsace, and Muhlenberg; and Boroughs of Laureldale, Mount Penn and St. Lawrence.
127th District Thomas R. Caltagirone (D) (2006)
645 Penn Street
Reading, PA 19601
610-376-1529
Harrisburg 717-787-3525
FAX 610-378-4406
E Mail: tcaltagii@pahousegop.net
Democratic Chair
Judiciary Rules
District u=includes: City of Reading Wards 1 to 13, 14 (Precinct 1), 16, and 18; and Boroughs of Kenhorst and West Reading.
128th District Samuel R. Rohrer (R) (2006)
29 Village Center Drive, Suite A
Reading, PA 19607
610-775-5130
Harrisburg 717-787-8550
FAX 610-775-3736
E Mail: srhoher@pahousegop.com
Member of
Appropriations, Education, Labor Relations, Game and Fishing.
District u=includes: Townships of Bern; Townships of Brecknock, Caernarvon, Cumru, Exeter (Districts 2 and 4) Robeson and Spring (Districts 2, 4, 7 and 8) and Boroughs of Mohnton, New Morgan, Shillington and Wyomissing.
129th District Sheila Miller (R) (2006)
2309 Penn Avenue
West lawn, PA 19609
610-670-0139
.O. Box 49, Rt 419 Rehrersburg Road
Rehrersburg, PA 19550
717-933-4686
FAX 610-927-3584
Harrisburg 717-772-2435
Member of
Agriculture and Rural Affairs (Vice Chair), Game and Fisheries, Tourism & Recreational Development.
District includes: Berks County Townships of Bern, Bethel, Heidelberg, Jefferson, Lower Heidelberg, Marion, North Heidelberg, Penn, South Heidelberg, Spring (District 1, 3, 5 and 8) Tulpehocken, Upper Bern and Upper Tulpehocken. Boroughs of Adamstown, Bernville, Robesonia, Sinking Spring, Strausstown, Wernersville, West Lawn, Womelsdorf
130th District Dennis Leh (R) (2006)
515 Old Swede Road
Douglassville, PA 19518
610-385-0717 610-987-9007
Harrisburg 717-787-6417
FAX 610-385-0719
E Mail: dleh@pahousegop.com
Conestoga telephone Building
2nd & Warwick Streets
Boyertown , PA 19512
Chair of
Finance
Member of
Consumer Affairs, Policy, ALEC (Director of public Affairs)
District includes: Townships of Amity, Caernarvon, Colebrookdale, Douglass, Earl, Exeter (District 1, 3, 6 and 7) , Oley, Pike, Rockland, Ruscombmanor, and Union. and the boroughs of Birdsboro, Boyertown and Fleetwood..
134th District Douglass Reichley (R) (2006)
124 Chestnut Street, Suite # 5
Emmaus PA 18049
610-965-9933
Harrisburg 717-787-1000
FAX 570-965-9174
E Mail: dreichle@pahousegop.com
Member of
Judiciary, Health & Human Services, Urban Affairs ( Secretary) and Consumer Affairs and Appropriations ( Secretary).
District includes: Berks County Townships of District, Hereford and Washington; and the Boroughs of Bally and Bechtelsville. And part of Lehigh County.
187th District Paul W. Semmel (R) (2006)
P.O. Box 235
Spring Hill Drive
Schnecksville, PA 18078
610-779-01871
Harrisburg 717-787-3017
FAX 610-799-0188
E Mail: psemmel@pahousegop.com
Part time offices
Maxatawny Twp. Bldg.
610-683-9199
Chair of:
Veterans Affairs & Emergency Prepardness
Member of
Consumer Affairs, Committee on Committees.
District u=includes: Berks County Townships of Longswamp, Maxatawny and Richmond and Boroughs of Kutztown, Lyons and Topton and part of Lehigh County.
BERKS COUNTY OFFICIALS
Serve four year terms.
Berks County Services Center
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601
610-478-6100
County Commissioners:
Judith L. Schwank (D) (2008) Chair
610-478-6133
Thomas W. Gajewski, Sr. (D) (2008)
610-478-6127
Mark C. Scott ( R ) (2008)
610-478-6130
FAX to Commissioners 610-478-6139
County Commissioners
Open meetings every Tuesday 10:30 a.m. workshop meeting (televise); Thursday at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Board Room, 13th Floor Berks County Services Center.
Controller 478-6150 Sandra Graffius (R) (2008)
Treasurer 478-6640 Nelson H. Long (R) (2010)
Recorder of Deeds 478-3380 Ellie Antione (R) (2008)
Register of Wills 478-6600 Larry Medaglia ( R ) (2008)
Sheriff 478-6240 Barry J. Jozwiak ( R ) (2008)
Clerk of Courts 478-6550 James F. Troutman ( R) (2008)
District Attorney 478-6000 Mark Baldwin ( R ) (2008)
Prothonotary 478-6970 Marianne Sutton ( R ) (2008)
Coroner 478-3280 Dennis J. Hess (D) (2010)
Commission on Women 372-8677
23rd DISTRICT JUDGES, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Berks County)
Serve ten year terms
Arthur E. Grim (2008) President Judge
John A. Boccabella (D) (2016)
James Bucci (D) 2014)
Mary Ann Campbell ( R) (2012)
Scott Keller (2010
Scott E. Lash( R) (2010)
Stephen Lieberman (D) (2116)
Linda Ludgate (D) 2010)
Thomas G. Parisi (D) (2012)
Jeffrey Schmehl (2012)
Peter Schmehl (2012)
Jeffrey Sprecher (2012)
Paul M. Yatron (R ) (2016)
CITY OF READING OFFICIALS
Serve four year terms
City Hall
815 Washington Street
Reading, PA 19601
Mayor Tom McMahon (D) (2008)
610-655-6234
FAX 610-655-6549
Managing Director Leon Churchill
610-655-6222
FAX 610-655 6296
Auditor David M. Cituk (D) (2008)
610-655-6123
City Council All members serve four year terms
Phone 610-655-6204
FAX 610-655 6697
City Clerk
Linda Kelleher
President Vaughn Spencer (D) (2010)
Elected at Large
Members:
Stephen Fuhs (R ) (2010)
District 1 Southwest Wards 1, 4, 5, 18, and 1st precinct of 2nd ward.
Marcia Goodman –Hinnershitz (D) (2008)
District 2 Southeast Wards10, 16; 2nd precinct of2nd ward; 1st precinct of 3rd ward; ////////////)
District 3east Central Wards 8, 11; 2nd precinct of 3rd ward; 2nd precinct of 9th ward; and 3rd and5th precincts of 12th ward.
Stratton P. Marmarou (D) (2010)
District 4 Northeast Wards 13 and 17.
Donna Reed (D) (2010)
District 5 Northwest Wards 15 and 19; and 6th precinct of 14th ward.
Jeffrey S. Walton (D) (2008)
District 6 West Central Wards 6, 7; 1st precinct of 12th ward; and 1st, 4th, and 5th precincts of 14th ward.
City Council has open meetings at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. If Monday is a holiday, the meeting may be the next day, Tuesday. Members if the public will speak at the beginning or end of the meeting by contacting City Clerk in advance of meeting.
(Unless you are in the military service or are a veteran hospitalized outside your county of residence.)
YOU MAY REGISTER IF:
You will have been a U.S. citizen for at least 30 days preceding the election.
You will be at least 18 the day of the election.
You will have lived in your election district at least 30 days preceding the election.
(If you are a registered PA voter who has not lived in your county the required 3o days, you may vote by absentee ballot in your county.)
YOU MUST RE-REGISTER IF:
You have changed your name, address or party affiliation.
REGISTER
In person . Berks County
Services Center
1st Floor
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601
By mail, Voter Registration forms are available from Berks County Services Center, 1st Floor, state legislative offices, state liquor stores, state offices and many post offices and libraries. Mail in applications will require the voters driver’s license number or the last four numbers of their Social Security number.. Complete the form, sign, and mail to address on the form.
You may request a voter registration mail application through Pennsylvania’s World Wide Web guest book page at http://www.state.pa.us/guest.html. Application can be downloaded at www.co.berks.pa.us.
IMPORTANT.
If one month after registration you do not receive a notice by mail that you are registered, contact the Berks County Elections Office.
610-478-6490
For information about registration, procedures, where to vote, and whether you are currently registered , call 610-478-6490.
Primary election
In order to vote for candidates in the Primary, you must register under a major political party. If you do not designate a party, you may only vote on allot issues.
ABSENTEE BALLOT
You may vote by mail if you are a registered voter and will be absent from Berks County or your municipality on election day because of military service, occupation or vacation.
You may apply for an absentee ballot no sooner than 50 days before the election and no later than 5 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding the election except in case of emergency. (Consult
the Board of Elections)
There are four steps in absentee voting:
Request an official application form in person, by phone or by mail from:
County Board of Elections
Berks County Services Center, 1st Floor
633 Court Street
Reading, PA 19601
610-478-6490
Return the application form.
When you receive the ballot, vote
Return the ballot by 5 p.m. on the Friday before the election.
A PERMANENTLY DISABLED voter may file a permanent application for an absentee ballot. For details, contact Board of Elections. 610-478-6490
EMERGENCY APPLICATIONS for absentee ballots can be obtained from the Tuesday before the election until 5 p.m. on the Friday before the election, to be returned no later than 5 p.m. that Friday. Those applications must be notarized.
Voter information and forms are available on the web at http://:www.co.berks.pa.us.
PARTY OFFICIALS
Berks County Republican Headquarters
42o North Park Road, Suite 104
Wyomissing, PA 19610
610-374-1100 Chair: Larry Medaglia
http://www.berksgop.org
Berks County Democratic Headquarters
434 Walnut Street
Reading, PA 19601
610-478-2304 Chair: Tom Herman
info@berksdems.org
2006
ELECTION CALENDAR
Last day oi REGISTER before the
General Primary Election………………………….April 17
Last day to apply for a civilian
Absentee ballot…………………………………….May 9
Last day for the County Board of Elections
to receive absentee ballots for the
General Primary Election………………………….May 12
GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION
Last day to REGISTER before the
General Election…………………………………..Oct. 10
Last day to apply for a civilian absentee
Ballot for General Election……………………….Oct. 11
Last day for County Board of
Elections to receive absentee ballots
for General Election……………………………..Nov. 3
GENERAL ELECTION………………………..Nov. 7
Note: All dates in this calendar are subject to
change without notice in the event of
passage of any amendatory Legislation.
LEGISLATIVE
NFORMATION CENTER
800-692-7281
This information service is maintained by the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania. By calling the TOLL FREE number, you may obtain information about state officials, bills, PA agencies, PA constitution and laws, taxes, the operation of courts and elections.
THANKS FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT
This brochure was supported by the Educational Fund of the League of Women Voters of the United States.
Patrons American Association of University Women, Reading Branch, Albert & Eunice Boscov, Jane Harrington, Elizabeth Gonzalez, and Herbein and Company.
Friends Sidney Blatt, Dans Restaurant, Financial Planning Advisors, Nancy W. Magee, Mildred H. Gordon, Jack Linton, Burkey Construction, Robert & Carl Greenberg, Walter K. Nagle & Son, Sharon M. Scullen, and Wachovia Bank (Anthony Calvaresi)
THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
OF BERKS COUNTY
The purpose of the League of Women Voters
Is to promote responsibility through informed and
active participation of citizens in government.
The League of Women Voters does not support
or oppose any political party or candidate, but it does
encourage its members to participate in the party of
their choice.
Membership in the League of Women Voters is
open to men and women who are 18 years of age or
older.
For information about
The league of Women Voters
Of Berks County
Call: 610-378-4700
P.O. Box 434,Reading, PA 19603-0434
http://www.lwvberks.org
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