TRUMBULL COUNTY | County commissioner

Candidates running for four-year seats as Trumbull County commissioner. An (*) denotes the incumbent.
JAN. 2, 2005 TERM
PAUL E. HELTZEL (D)
Age: 58.Home: 511 North Rhodes Ave., Niles. Employment: Attorney, former special council to Ohio attorney general, former Trumbull County assistant prosecutor. Education: Law degree, University of Notre Dame; MBA, Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia; bachelor's degree, John Carroll University, Cleveland. Family: Wife, Rosemary; children, Ryan, Michael, Robert, Paul. Priority: To competently manage the affairs of Trumbull County.
MICHAEL COLELLO (R)
Age: 52.Home: 810 Housel Craft Road, Cortland. Employment: Millwright, Johnson Rubber, 1978 to present. Mecca Township trustee, 1994 to present. Family: Wife, Lana; children, Michael, Tiffany, Shelly. Priority: To restore integrity to the office and address the high sales tax, inadequate budget practices and corruption.
JAN. 3, 2005 TERM
DANIEL E. POLIVKA (D)*
Age: 41.Home: 160 Country Club Drive S.E., Warren. Employment: Trumbull County commissioner since January; Polivka Surface Engineering, 1983-2004; 5th Ward council, Warren, 1983-87, council at-large, Warren, 1988-2004. Education: Howland High School. Family: Wife, JoAnn; children Jared and Danielle. Priorities: To pursue economic development and encourage businesses to move to Trumbull County.
PHILIP O. DECAPITO (R)
Age: 45.Home: 3281 Eagles Loft, Cortland.Employment: Citigroup account executive, 1999 to present.Family: Son, Philip, and daughter, Lauren.Priorities: To expand water and sewer service, protect the Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Vienna, and bring integrity back to commissioners office.