Steve Lynch among those elected to state Republican Party Committee from Northampton County
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Steve Lynch, who last year made national news when he called for “20 strong men” to attend school board meetings to force an end to mask requirements in Pennsylvania schools, was elected to represent Northampton County on the Republican State Committee.
In the May 17 primary, voters from each county statewide elected people to serve on the state Republican and Democratic committees, which help set the agenda for the parties at the state level as well as endorse candidates.
Lynch, who lives in Northampton Borough, was the top vote-getter among seven people elected from the county to the Republican State Committee.
When asked about his comment about “20 strong men,” Lynch explained that he did not intend to incite violent acts, according to media reports. Lynch attended the “Stop the Steal” rally Jan. 6 in Washington, D.C., and has questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election. Lynch was the GOP nominee for county executive last November but lost to Democratic incumbent Lamont McClure.
The results of the state committee contests from the Lehigh Valley, with the winning candidates in bold, follow.
Northampton County State Republican Committee (seven)
Steve Lynch - 12,559
John Brown - 10,712
Gloria Lee Snover - 9,473
Debra A. Biro - 9,387
Linda Gerenser Stubits - 8,802
Melanie Heilman - 7,792
Richard Morea - 7,600
Katharina Morea - 7,598
Beverly Hernandez - 7,471
Craig L. DeFranco - 7,456
Kristin Soldridge - 7,325
Joseph G. Moyer - 6,911
Andrew Azan 3rd - 6,731
Gerald L. Pritchard - 6,539
Matthew Flower - 5,743
Margie Mandell - 5,558
Jimmy Zumba - 5,478
Annette Kuyan - 5,251
Northampton County State Democratic Committee (six)
Sandra O’Brien-Werner - 19,810
Michael H. Laws - 19,461
Alexander Bryan Altieri - 18,856
Leslie M. Altieri - 18,175
April Niver - 17,941
Jeff Kennedy Faubert - 15,646
Kristin M. Volchansky - 12,774
Victoria Opthof-Cordaro - 10,495
Lehigh County Republican State Committee At-Large (three)
Linda J. Swankoski - 17,032
Glenn Eckhart - 15,661
Blake Marles - 12,811
Andy Roman - 11,739
Lehigh County Republican State Committee District 1 (two)
Bob Daday - 10,673
Donna Daday - 10,383
Lehigh County Republican State Committee District 2 (two)
Sean Gill - 11,300
Bernadette Comfort - 9,504
Lehigh County Democratic State Committee (seven)
Carmen A Bell - 19,325
Matt Lo, Winner - 18,489
Danielle Shackelford - 17,731
Lori McFarland - 16,374
Aidan Levinson - 16,029
April Riddick - 15,820
Dave Harrington - 15,738
Jamie Johnson - 15,552
Yamelisa Taveras - 14,891
Murat Guzel - 14,515