mahoning COUNTY RACES Candidates

Coroner

DR. DAVID KENNEDY

Running for: Re-election as Mahoning County coroner.

Residence: Canfield

Education: Ursuline High School, 1981; Kent State University, 1985; Wright State University School of Medicine, 1989.

Family: Wife, Kathleen Dillon-Kennedy.

Priority: Thorough, cost-effective death investigations.

CLERK OF COURTS

ANTHONY VIVO

Running for: Re-election as clerk of courts.

Residence: Youngstown.

Education: Boardman High School, 1976; Ohio University, bachelor of science in communications, 1981.

Family: Wife, Beth Kosar-Vivo; step-sons, Brian and Joshua Forward.

Priorities: Electronic document filing and other technological advancement of the clerk of courts office.

DAVID SHAFFER

Running for: clerk of courts.

Residence: Youngstown.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in sociology and business administration from Youngstown State University, master’s degree in education from Kent State University.

Employer: Mahoning Valley Educational Initiative.

Family: Children, Gavin, 9, and Selah, 3.

Priority: To make the clerk of courts’ office more productive through new technology.

County recorder

NORALYNN PALERMO

Running for: Re-election as county recorder.

Residence: Youngstown.

Education: Ursuline High School, class of 1971.

Family: Husband, Joseph; sons, Marc and Carey.

Priorities: Electronic scanning of deeds and plats and e-filing of mortgages and related documents.