63RD ohio house district

63RD ohio house district

Trumbull County

Two candidates are running in the Democratic primary. The winner faces Republican Devon A. Stanley in November.

SEAN O’BRIEN

Age: 45

Address: 2080 Howland-Wilson Road, Bazetta Township.

Employment: State Representative, 63rd District.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science, Edinboro University; law degree from the University of Akron.

Family: Wife, Maria; two children.

Priority: To continue economic development; to develop use of compressed natural gas; septic-law reform; a responsible severance tax for the gas and oil industry; and prescription-drug reform.

MARIANNE JAMES

Age: 65.

Address: 2960 Forest Ave., Niles.

Employment: Retired.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in elementary education; master’s degree in special education; doctoral studies in education and cultural foundations.

Family: Husband, Robert James; one daughter; four sons.

Priority: To promote educational programs in which the money benefits students directly, reduce the number of administrators per pupil.