MAHONING COUNTY | Commissioner (Jan. 3 term) Three candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination for the four-year seat, currently held by Ed Reese, who isn't running for re-election. Patrick

MARK BELINKY
Age: 51
Home: 4032 Windsor Road, Boardman.
Employment: Attorney.
Education: Law degree from the University of Pittsburgh; bachelor of arts degree in political science from Ohio University; graduate of The Rayen School.
Family: Wife, Cynthia; four children.
Priority: To determine if the county has implemented as many of the recommendations in its performance audit, to hold a criminal justice summit, and to look at consolidating various funding levies in the county into one levy.
JOHN A. MCNALLY
Age: 34
Home: 220 Outlook Ave., Youngstown.
Employment: Youngstown law director.
Education: Law degree from the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law; bachelor of science degree from Georgetown University; 1987 Ursuline High School graduate.
Family: Wife, Virginia; a daughter.
Priority: Discussions and direct communication with other elected officials, reaching out to the private sector to develop partnerships for economic development, and review the sales tax issues to see if other ways of generating revenue are possible.
BETH STANKO
Age: 74
Home: 7859 South Ave., Boardman.
Employment: Retired, former owner of Gems.
Education: East High School graduate; took noncredit business courses at Youngstown State University.
Family: Three sons.
Priority: To evaluate department heads and their spending, and to have the county and businesses work together.