Dan Sferra will be back in November in Warren at-large contest

WARREN — Dan Sferra, longtime Warren mayor and councilman, will be back on the ballot in November after finishing in the top three among four candidates in the Democratic primary for council at large.

Sferra, 59, of Eastland Avenue, served as Warren’s mayor from 1980 to 1995 after being a councilman in the 1970s. He was also a state representative from 2000 to 2004.

In November, Sferra will face incumbents Helen Rucker and Bob Dean, plus incumbent Dan Crouse, who filed to run as an independent. The newcomer in the Democratic at large race, Bill Kruppa, finished out of the running in fourth.

Rucker had the highest vote total of the four at 1,288, followed by Sferra at 1,244 and Dean at 1,181. Kruppa garnered 1,043.

Rucker said she thinks Warren voters support her because she doesn’t just “talk the talk,” she also “walks the walk.”

She added, “I think voters like the message that taxes and fees are not something they want.”

She said as the city continues to battle financial problems, the residents also want to see a plan in place for how to move forward.

Read about other contests in Wednesday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com