The day is drawing close; in less than a month registered Pennsylvania voters cast their ballots in the primary elections on Tuesday, May 17. 

Make informed choices for the important elected offices that will impact you and your community for the next several years; you can learn more about elections and voting here: VotesPA.

Candidates for Columbia Borough offices were listed in a previous Columbia news, views & reviews posting:

SCHOOL DIRECTORS (Note: all of the aspirants have cross-filed as Republicans and Democrats)

Quin Hartman

Janet M. Schwert

Sara Ann Linkous

Keith A. Combs

Kathleen Hohenadel

BOROUGH COUNCIL (Democratic)

Paul A. Miles

Barry Ford

Michael J. Lydon, Jr.

Jim Smith

BOROUGH COUNCIL (Republican)

Elaine Beckley

Vernon R. Detz, Jr.

Renae Sears

Mary Barninger

Kelly Murphy

Lee Manuel