Petition filing in the office of the Carbon County Board of Elections continued at a steady pace.

Tuesday afternoon at the close of the business was the last day for candidates to file petitions.The latest list of people becoming candidates includes:DemocratsBob Silver, 17 E. Ridge St., Lansford, mayor; Bob Silver, 17 E. Ridge St., Lansford, mayor; Carol Tulay, 2816 Buck Mountain Road, Weatherly, Lausanne Township tax collector; Kim Ginopolas, 306 N. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, Kidder Township tax collector; Rosemary Porembo, 4 11th Ave., Nesquehoning, council.Duane R. Eidem, 696 Stone Mountain Road, Lehighton, Lehighton school director; Theresa D’Andrea, 411 Sixth St., Weatherly, council; Theresa D’Andrea, 411 Sixth St., Weatherly, inspector of elections, District 58; Larry E. Stern, 151 N. Ninth St., Lehighton, Lehighton school director; Stacey Lynn Duerst, 665 Mill Run Road, Lehighton, Lehighton school director.Sherry Knappenberger, 305 Unionville Road, Jim Thorpe, inspector of elections, Penn Forest District 51-2; Chad M. Obert, 318 Fourth St., Weatherly, Weatherly school director; Girard A. Fewins, 1560 S. Lehigh Gorge Drive, Weatherly, Weatherly school director; Dennis J. McGinley III, 80 W. Seventh St., Jim Thorpe, council.Joseph R. Bodnar, 85 E. Maple St., Tresckow, Banks Township auditor; Mary Beth Pelley, 2 N. Spruce St., Tresckow, Banks Township auditor; Charles J. Schalles, 3 Maple St., Tresckow, Banks Township supervisor; Ronald J. Sheehan, 823 Centre Ave., Jim Thorpe, Carbon County treasurer; Terry M. McElmoyle, 427 South St., Jim Thorpe, tax collector.Josiah Behrens III, 263 Behrens Road, Jim Thorpe, Penn Forest Township tax collector; Eric M. Schrantz, 23 Dew Drop Drive, Jim Thorpe, Magisterial District 56-3-01 judge; Phillip J. Liszka, 432 Coal St., Lehighton, Lehighton school director; Angela Blum, 216 Lehigh St., Jim Thorpe, inspector of elections, District 14.Amanda Freeby, 216 Lehigh St., Jim Thorpe, judge of elections, District 14; Thomas N. Beck, 12 Rupell Lane, Ashfield, East Penn Township tax collector; Faith A. Beck, 12 Rupell Lane, Ashfield, inspector of elections, East Penn Township District 7; Bill Kissner, 225 Pine Run Drive, Lehighton, Magisterial District 56-3-02 judge.Brian J. O’Donnell, 115 Lauderburn Ave., Weatherly, Weatherly school director; Clarence Myers, 855 Forest Inn Road, Palmerton, Palmerton school director; Geraldine W. Gelatko, 77 E. Maple St., Weatherly, Banks Township inspector of elections. RepublicansDeborah A. Kohler, 794 North St., Weatherly, tax collector; Duane R. Eidem, 696 Stone Mountain Road, Lehighton, Lehighton school director; Mary Ellen Hines, 679 Broad St., Beaver Meadows, tax collector; Teresa Barna, 333 S. Lehigh Gorge Drive, Weatherly, Lehigh Township tax collector; Pamela J. Leiby, 322 Ore St., Bowmanstown, inspector of elections; Shirly Ann Kessell, 11 Broad St., Apt. A, Beaver Meadows, inspector of elections; Paulette M. Keiper, 317 Apple St., Bowmanstown, judge of elections.Larry E. Stern, 151 N. Ninth St., Lehighton, Lehighton school director; Stacey Lynn Duerst, 665 Mill Run Drive, Lehighton, Lehighton school director; Ronald R. Derr Jr., 363 W. Water St., Lansford, mayor; Joyce Walters, 162 County Line Drive, Lehighton, judge of elections, Mahoning Township District 36.Nicole J. Jahelka, 2230 Little Gap Road, Palmerton, Lower Towamensing Township tax collector; Chad M. Obert, 318 Fourth St., Weatherly, Weatherly school director; Girard A. Fewins, 1560 S. Lehigh Gorge Drive, Weatherly, Weatherly school director; Jonathan Gula, 675 Indian Hill Road, Lehighton, Franklin Township supervisor.Eric M. Schrantz, 23 Dew Drop Drive, Jim Thorpe, Magisterial District 56-3-01 judge; Dolores C. Cosgrove, 17 Lovelace Road, Albrightsville, inspector of elections, Penn Forest Township District 51-4; William Gallagher, 877 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton, council.Adell J. Rosick, 226 South St., Jim Thorpe, inspector of elections, Jim Thorpe District 14; Bill Kissner, 225 Pine Ridge Drive, Lehighton, Magisterial District 56-3-02 judge; Brian J. O’Donnell, 115 Lauderburn Ave., Weatherly, Weatherly school director; Clarence Myers, 855 Forest inn Road, Palmerton, Palmerton school director.