SHARPSVILLE RACES Candidates for school board

FILED AS REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
DONNA MURRAY
Age: 70.Home: 1603 Hall Ave., Sharpsville.Employment: Retired sales representative for print and radio.Education: Graduate of Sharpsville High School.Family: Husband, Austin; one daughter.Priority: To lend more balance to the board by reflecting constituents' views; take a more realistic view on budgets; underscore the importance of improving academics.
TERRY KARSONOVICH*
Age: 45.Home: 60 Nora St., Clark.Employment: Social studies teacher in the Conneaut Lake School District.Education: Graduate of Sharpsville High School; bachelor's degree in history from Alliance College; accounting education from ITT Business College; master's degree in education and principal's certificate from Westminster College.Family: Wife, Deborah: one daughter and one son.Priority: Tax reform and student academic standards.
REPUBLICAN
DAVID DEFOREST*
Age: 51.Home: 920 Hazen Road, Sharpsville.Employment: Investment broker and certified financial planner with Butler Wick.Education: Graduate of Sharpsville High School; attended Youngstown State University: graduate of the College for Financial Planning.Family: Wife, Linda; two sons and a daughter.Priority: To investigate Act 50 tax reform; push for new academic strategies to make Sharpsville students more competitive; to continue to help the Mercer County Career Center.
DANIEL BAKER *
Did not respond to The Vindicator's questionnaire.
DEMOCRAT
CHARLES "CHAZ" RICE
Age: 42.Home: 1428 Ridge Ave., Sharpsville.Employment: Furnace tender at Sharon Tube Co.Education: Graduate of Brookfield High School; Completed various labor studies through the United Steel Workers.Family: Wife, Rita; one daughter and one son.Priority: Better communication with the public and board members.