JOSEPH DOUGHERTY
When the Trs Psrty snd other extrme conservatives gsined contol of the Republican Party and moved the party far to the right, the Democratic Party, began shifting to the left. The centeriists of both parties began to be ignored as politicians of each party stove to avoid attacks from their extremes. The result were centerists who left their old party loyalties becomming indeprndents or joininng the other party.
Mayor of Nanicote, PA After six years as councilman, he looks forward to the city moving forward with the Alden Road resurfacing project and the expansion of the Luzerne County Community College into downtown during his term. He acknowledges those projects would not be as far along without the drive of his predecessor, John Bushko.