Candidates

Make sure you come out and vote on November 3rd to support out candidates!     

Candidate for Mayor
Joseph DiGirolamo
 
  • Mayor of Bensalem Township
  • Founding Member: Bensalem Economic Development Corporation, Bucks County Transportation Management Association, and Towns Against Graffiti
  • Retired farmer and former C.E.O. of DiGirolamo Farms
  • Member - Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis, and Knights of Columbus of Bensalem
  • Chairman, Bensalem Tricentennial Committee
  • Member, Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
 

Candidates for Council
Joseph Szafran
Joseph Pilieri
  • Member of Township Council
  • Owner and President, J.G.K. Abstract Co.
  • Member, Bensalem Lions CLub and Harry A. Houseman Lodge #717 F. & A.M.
  • Past Member, Bucks County Planning Commission and Bucks County Redevelopment Authority
  • President, Bridesburg Federal Credit Union
  • Member of Township Council
  • Graduate, Bensalem High School
  • Sr. Loan Officer, Mega Mortgage Co.
  • 15-year volunteer firefighter, Bensalem Station 37 and Station 28
  • Member, Bensalem Township Emergency Management Board
Tony Belfield
 
  • Chairman, Bensalem Environmental Advisory Board
  • B.S. from Rutgers University
  • Chairman, Bucks County Open Space Board and Open Space Task Force
  • Licensed Professional Geologist
  • 2008 Bensalem Township volunteer of the Year Award
 
 

Candidates for School Board Director
Ralph Douglass
Yagnesh Choksi, P.E.
  • 44-year resident of Bensalem Township, children all Bensalem graduates
  • B.S. in Business Administration, Drexel University
  • President of PECA, Inc., designer and manufacturer of electronics equipment
  • President, Bucks County Technical High School Authority
  • U.S. Air Force, Honorable Discharge
  • President, "Just For the Kids" Education Foundation
  • Licensed Professional Engineer in PA & NJ
  • President, Asian American Association of Business Owners and Professionals
  • Bensalem Environmental Advisory Board Member
  • Founding Member, Asian American Association of Human Services
  • Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
Kim Fankhouser-Rivera
Sherri Underland
  • Fourth generation Bensalem family
  • Graduate, Bensalem High Class of '77
  • Assistant Vice President/Branch Manager, Fox Chase Bank; over 32 years in the banking industry
  • President, Shafer Home & School Organization
  • Treasurer, Vital Nutrition Center, Inc., a Bensalem business

  • B.S. in Business Administration, Major in Accounting, University of Phoenix
  • Owner, AAMCO Transmission of Levittown
  • Treasurer, Bensalem Kiwanis Club; 2007 Kiwanian of the Year
  • Delaware Valley Gymnastics, Past Secretary/Treasurer
  • Two children, both attending Bensalem Township schools
 
 

 

Candidate for Treasurer
Ray Wall
  • Treasurer of Bensalem for 24 years
  • B.A. from Washington College
  • U.S. Army, Honorable Discharge
  • Knights of Columbus Member
  • Andalusia Property Owners' Association Member
  • Bensalem Historical Society Member
 

Candidate for Constable
Michael Gallagher
  • Pennsylvania State Constable for Bensalem Township
  • Bensalem Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Member
  • Member, Bensalem Lions Club
  • Vice President, Bucks County Constables' Association
  • Former Basketball and Softball Coordinator, St. Ephram CYO
 

Candidate for Judge
Len Brown
  • District Judge, Bensalem Township for 18 years
  • Member, Special Court Judges Assoc. of PA
  • Member, Bensalem Lions Club
  • National Guard, Honorable Discharge
  • Spearheaded the Truancy Reduction and Curfew for Kids ("TRACK") Program; one of only 5 Judges in Bucks authorized to hear truancy cases
 

Candidate for Township Auditor
Tom Vasek
  • Registered Environmental Manager and Indoor Air Quality Manager
  • Chairman, Bensalem Shade Tree Commission
  • Member, Harry A. Houseman Lodge #717 F. & A.M
  • U.S. Navy, Honorable Discharge
  • Member, Bensalem Lions Club
   

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