Jesse Walck, 295 East Mountaintop Road, Summit Hill, has announced his candidacy for Summit Hill Borough Council. He is seeking the Democratic Party's nomination in the May 17 Primary Election.

Walck, 32, is currently serving on the Carbon County Planning Commission.He is a 1997 graduate of Lehighton Area High School and a 2008 graduate of Temple University, where he attained a degree in economics. Immediately after graduating high school, he served six years in the U.S. Air Force, where he spent over two years involved in combat operations in Iraq.He currently works for Mauch Chunk Trust as an investment services representative, where he assists clients with planning for their retirement.The candidate also belongs to the Jim Thorpe Sportsmen's Club and Summit Hill Jeffersonian Club, as well as numerous other Democratic clubs in the county.He is married to the former Melinda Shoop of Jim Thorpe, a physical therapist at the Hazelton Hospital. The couple has a son Ian, 2."My priorities are to bring accountability back to our borough council, vote to fix the fiscal hole that we're in and to hold people that do work for us accountable for their actions," Walck said.