Todd D. Koller, a Carbon County and Mahoning Twp. resident, is announcing his candidacy for Representative in the General Assembly of the 122nd district.

Koller said, "I would like to thank all of you that signed my petitions giving me this opportunity to run for your State Representative in the 122nd district. I would also like to thank Keith McCall for his many years of dedicated service. I want to extend my best wishes to Keith and his family for whatever the future holds for them."He is employed by Petro fuel company in Reading for the past 23 years.A graduate of Fleetwood Area High School, he attended Berks Real Estate Institute and successfully acquired his Pennsylvania Real Estate license.He attended and successfully completed tax accounting courses with H&R Block. He has over 20 years of business experience in a family owned and operated business.Koller served as a volunteer firefighter for 10 years and an EMT for four years. He served on the Lehighton Zoning Hearing Board, and on the Lehighton School Board.He is married to the former Kathleen Miccicke, daughter to Mary Ann and Lester Ahner of Long Run, Lehighton. Todd and Kathy raised three children Matt, Jon and Lisa, all graduates of Lehighton Area High School. He has four grandchildren: Avery, Nick, Abby, and Tyler, with the fifth grandchild, Brennan, due to make his entrance in April."As a father and grandfather, I have the same hopes and dreams for my family as you do," he said. "I also have the same fears and concerns. I am fed up with the arrogance, corruption, and abuses of most of our elected officials. Higher and higher taxes, burgeoning budgets with out of control spending, back room secret deals, and encroaching legislation that are strangling our freedoms and liberties. It's time we all say enough is enough!"He continued, "We need to get back to common sense Government that follows our constitution and answers only to the people. It's time to send a clear and unmistakable message to our local, state, and federal governments. They are not royalty. They are not above reproach! This is still our government: 'For the people, by the people' andwe are the people!