Three Republicans aim at Carney’s seat

All are right wing conservatives

By TOM KANE

WAYNE COUNTY, PA — The Republican National Committee, the Wayne County Tea Party and conservatives of the local Republican Party are aiming their guns at Congressman Christopher Carney of the Congressional 10th District.

“We aim to take back the 10th District,” said Frank Golden, chairman of the Wayne County Republican Party.

All Golden would say about the threesome was that “they’re all solid Christian conservatives who stand for less federal government interference in our lives, fewer taxes and a dedication to traditional family values.”

Before the primary is held on May 18, the party does not select a candidate, Golden said. “We let them speak for themselves and see what the voters want.”

The three candidates are Tom Marino, Malcolm Derk and David Madeira.

Tom Marino

Marino served for two years as the Lycoming County District Attorney and was selected to serve as United States Attorney for the Middle Pennsylvania District.

Subsequent to that, he went to work as a business attorney for DeNaples Management, a Northeast Pennsylvania company. He resigned that position in December of 2009 to concentrate on seeking the 10th District seat.

His campaign is focusing on what he calls the liberal positions taken by Carney, basically his support of the healthcare bill, the Obama stimulus package and the corporate Wall Street bail out.

Malcolm Derk

Derk currently serves as the vice chairman of the Snyder County Board of Commissioners. Prior to that, he served for six years on the Freeburg Borough Council and was borough president for two years. He represented Freeburg on the building committee, planning commission and the Central Keystone Council of Government.

Since March 2005, Derk has been active in the Snyder County Republican Committee and currently serves as the public relations co-chair for the Snyder County Council of Government.

David Madeira

For 20 years, Madeira served patients as a chiropractor and was selected to be vice president and then president of the Professional Chiropractors Association. He ran for the position of state senator in 2006 and lost.

Several themes are featured in his campaign: a commitment to a constitutional limited government; fiscal responsibility and traditional values; supporting traditional marriage between a man and a woman, opposing abortion and resisting the power of Washington. He accuses Carney of being out of touch with the people.