STEUBENVILLE Jefferson County Commissioner Dave Maple said he was talking with his family a few weeks ago when he “started really thinking” about his fu
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STEUBENVILLE Among the first orders of business at Tuesday morning’s reorganization meeting of the Jefferson County Board of Elections was the appointment of a new chairman – Brian Scarpone.
Scarpone, a Republican, was nominated by new board member Tom Gentile and approved unanimously during the meeting held inside the second floor meeting room at the Jefferson County Tower.
Scarpone is the chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party executive committee, a position he also took over recently.
With Board of Elections Director Bob Gale being a member of the Democrat Party, the chair has to be a member of the Republican Party.
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LOOKING AHEAD â Leaders of the Jefferson County Republican Party discuss future plans. They include, from left, Tom Gentile and Brian Scarpone, vice chairman and chairman of the executive committee; and the Rev. Nate Freeman and Kimberly Hahn, chairman and vice chairman of the central committee. Warren Scott
STEUBENVILLE Those among the new slate of officers for the Jefferson County Republican Party hope to draw voters of diverse backgrounds and cultures by stressing the common goals and values they share.
“This area still needs jobs. And like a lot of areas, we have a drug problem,” said the Rev. Nate Freeman, who said he and other leaders of the Jefferson County GOP want to find solutions to such problems while supporting values, including the sanctity of life and the importance of family, held by many Ohio Valley residents.