AUSTINTOWN Trustee

Five candidates are running for one three-year seat. Samuel Swoger, Donna Buzulencia and Linda Marie Roca did not return candidate questionnaires. (* denotes incumbent)
LISA L. OLES
Age: 37
Home: 6582 Harvest Ridge Drive
Employment: Licensed real estate agent; marketing coordinator, LPL Financial Services; vice president, Oles Home Inspections
Education: Jackson-Milton High School graduate; Hondros College, Akron, (licensed real estate agent); Youngstown State University's Metro College
Family: Husband, Matt; four sons
Priority: "Returning the safety forces back to the work force."
RICH E. EDWARDS *
Age: 56
Home: 5355 Nashua Drive
Employment: Vice president, P & amp;S Equities Inc./B & amp;I Management
Education: DuBois Area High School, DuBois, Pa.; Youngstown State University (B.S. in business administration; MBA)
Family: Wife, Karla; one daughter
Priority: To correct the financial picture of the township. "One of the problems that must be addressed for Austintown, and all other townships, is the current method of labor negotiation. This system is weighted in favor of government employees and gives little room for township to negotiate fairly."