Austintown trustees | Candidates

Five candidates are running for Austintown trustee. An * denotes the incumbent.

KENNETH CARANO*

Age: 73

Address: 1906 Countryside Drive

Employment: Austintown trustee, partner and vice president of Mid/American Resource Co.

Education: Graduate of Youngstown State University with a bachelor of science in education.

Family: Wife, Linda; three children

Priority: Economic development

DAWN BLINSKY

Age: 48

Address: 3903 Dunbar St.

Employment: Tiffany Pain Group

Education: Credentialed paralegal studies from Youngstown State University; an Austintown Fitch High School graduate.

Family: N/A

Priority: Finding new uses for abandoned buildings.

JIM DAVIS*

Age: 40

Address: 4319 Wedgewood Drive

Employment: Austintown trustee; Youngstown Propane

Education: Graduate of Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy; Graduate of Ohio Correctional Officer Academy; Graduate of Austintown Fitch High School

Family: One child

Priority: To continue running the township as efficiently as possible.

Trustee candidates Matt Schriner and John Mashiska did not fill out The Vindicator’s questionnaire.