Calvert, McCloskey, Neidig, Porco and Verdetto win Deer Lakes School Board seats
Deer Lakes School District voters selected three Democrats and two Republicans on Tuesday to fill five open seats on the school board.
Incumbent Democrat Cristy McCloskey led the seven-person race with 2,714 votes, or 16.89%, according to unofficial election results from the Allegheny County Elections Department.
Others who secured seats were Democrat James Calvert with 2,458 votes, or 15.29%; Republican Leonard Verdetto III with 2,400 votes, or 14.93%; Republican Pietro Porco with 2,385 votes, or 14.84%; and incumbent Democrat Larry Neidig with 2,354 votes, or 14.65%.
Just missing seats were Democrat Susan Claus with 2,022 votes, or 12.58%, and Phillip Ziendarski with 1,676 votes, or 10.43%.
McCloskey, 50, is a computer science teacher. Calvert, 66, is a retired Deer Lakes School District technology employee and currently works as a real estate agent. Verdetto, 29, is a lab technician.
Porco, 47, is an electrical engineer. Neidig, 45, is a representative for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and Claus, 65, is a librarian at Northland Public Library.
The district includes West Deer, Frazer and East Deer townships.
Kellen Stepler is a TribLive reporter covering the Allegheny Valley and Burrell school districts and surrounding areas. He joined the Trib in April 2023. He can be reached at kstepler@triblive.com.
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