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Kichline, a Republican who was appointed to serve out the unexpired term of former Commissioners Ryan Costello in 2014 and then was elected twice by the voters, serving as chairwoman of the board for several years, announced earlier this year that she would step aside after completing her second term.
Democrats kept their hold on the Chester County courthouse in Tuesday’s Municipal Election, besting their Republican opponents for all of the open seats and re-establishing that theirs is the dominant political party in the county, as numbers have shown since 2020 and elections have proven since even before then.
Democrats kept their hold on the Chester County courthouse in Tuesday’s Municipal Election, besting their Republican opponents for all of the open seats and re-establishing that theirs is the dominant political party in the county, as numbers have shown since 2020 and elections have proven since even before then.
The four candidates honed in on housing affordability, land preservation, government spending, and public safety as the big ticket issues.
The board of commissioners constitutes the chief governing body of the county, which has a number of departments that service the public, including health, planning, open space preservation, and aging services. The commissioners serve on the Salary Board, Prison Board, Retirement Board, and the Board of Elections in non-commissioner elections years.