Hampstead and Kingston voters will choose four legislators to send to the state House out of eight names appearing on the ballot next week.
The contest for state House District 13 features four candidates each from the Democratic and Republican parties.
Running on the Republican ticket are: Regina Birdsell of Hampstead, John Sedensky of Hampstead, Kevin St. James of Kingston and Kenneth Weyler of Kingston. Sedensky, Weyler and Birdsell are incumbents.
Running on the Democratic ticket are: Derrick Moyer of Hampstead, Kathleen Pynn of Hampstead, Andrew Stockwell of Kingston and William Waters of Kingston. None of the Democrats responded to several requests to participate in this preview.
Regina Birdsell
Incumbent: Yes
Party: Republican
Age: 56
Occupation: Contract recruiter
Elective office experience: State representative
What would you do if elected to office? My primary reason for running is to improve the business environment for the high-tech industry to get more jobs into the state.
John Sedensky
Incumbent: Yes
Party: Republican
Age: 77
Occupation: Retired dean of business school
Elective office experience: State representative
What would you do if elected to office? I’ll represent taxpayers and their families, lower taxes through intelligent spending, reduce debt and perform audits in order to eliminate duplication and reduce waste.
Kevin
St. James
Incumbent: No
Party: Republican
Age: 46
Occupation: Firefighter
Elective office experience: School Board
What would you do if elected to office? Bring positive discourse to the general court. I’m not looking to promote someone else’s agenda. We must focus on the eocnomy, jobs and education.
Kenneth Weyler
Incumbent: Yes
Party: Republican
Age: 71
Occupation: Retired airline pilot
Elective office experience: State representative
What would you do if elected to office: I would continue to find the most efficient way to fund state government, and to reduce the regulatory burden on our business people.
