“There are three seats up for grabs in November on the Delaware County Council. The races are countywide votes. What follows is a question-and-answer from one candidate. The Daily Times is pairing one candidate from each party to run daily, but they are not running directly against each other.

The candidates for Delaware County Council on the ballot in November each filled out questionnaires for the Daily Times. There have been minimal edits, mainly for clarity.”

“When GOP district attorney candidate Beth Stefanide-Miscichowski reached out to shake incumbent Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer’s hand Wednesday evening, she got an angry tirade in return.

The incident occurred at a Bar Association event for judges at the Springfield Country Club, a social gathering where legal professionals from both political parties mingle.”

“There are three seats up for grabs in November on the Delaware County Council. The races are countywide votes. What follows is a question-and-answer from one candidate. The Daily Times is pairing one candidate from each party to run daily, but they are not running directly against each other.

The candidates for Delaware County Council on the ballot in November each filled out questionnaires for the Daily Times. There have been minimal edits, mainly for clarity.”

“Beth Stefanide-Miscichowski says it is time for a change in the Delaware County District Attorney’s office, and the county’s crime statistics prove it.

The Republican candidate for DA issued a statement Tuesday drawing attention to the number of murders committed in Delaware County last year.”

Delaware County, PA - Frank Agovino, Chairman of the Delaware County GOP, issued the following statement:

“At this evening’s Delaware County Bar Association Judicial Retention event, Democrat DA Jack Stollsteimer verbally accosted our candidate for District Attorney, Beth Stefanide, threatening her ominously while screaming ‘just you wait’ while forcing his finger in her face.”

“There are three seats up for grabs in November on the Delaware County Council. The races are countywide votes. What follows is a question-and-answer from one candidate. The Daily Times is pairing one candidate from each party to run daily, but they are not running directly against each other.

The candidates for Delaware County Council on the ballot in November each filled out questionnaires for the Daily Times. There have been minimal edits, mainly for clarity.”

Delaware County, PA - Beth Stefanide, candidate for Delaware County District Attorney, issued the following statement:

“In 2022 – the last full year for which there is data – there were more homicides in Delaware County than in Chester County, Montgomery County, and Bucks County combined. According to the Uniform Crime Report (UCR), there were 45 murders and non-negligent manslaughter cases in Delaware County in 2022, versus 44 combined for all the other counties.”

“Two Delaware County Republican candidates held a press conference Thursday pointing out the problematic conditions at the George W. Will Correctional Facility and laying the blame at the feet of the county’s Democratic leadership."

Delaware County District Attorney candidate Beth Stefanide-Miscichowski and Jeff Jones, who is running for county council, said conditions at the facility are especially concerning given the recent escape by a convicted murderer at the Chester County Prison.”

“Republican District Attorney candidate Beth Stefanide-Miscichowski called for an independent investigation into the death of an inmate at the county jail in February as part of a wide-ranging critique of county oversight at the facility.

‘We should all have serious concerns about the safety within and the operations of George Hill Correctional Facility,’ said Stefanide-Miscichowski at a press conference on the County Courthouse steps Thursday afternoon.”

Upper Chichester, PA - Beth Stefanide, candidate for Delaware County District Attorney, issued the following statement:

“Another violent offender in Delco has been released on bail, yet again, after two attempted strangulations - in one of which he attacked a minor. This comes days after DA Stollsteimer refused to condemn the reckless low-to-no cash bail systems that our county has begun to implement since he took office.”

Drexel Hill, PA - Jeff Jones, candidate for Delaware County Council, issued the following statement:

“I had the honor of being at the opening of the new Drexeline ShopRite this past weekend. After 7 years of intense pushback and challenges from the Upper Darby and Delco Democrats, the building was finally unveiled and opened to the public.”

Haverford Township, PA - Beth Stefanide, candidate for Delaware County District Attorney, issued the following statement:

"Haverford Township reported 27 crimes in the first 24 days of August.

Twenty seven crimes in 24 days. This is not the Delaware County we are used to.”

Media Borough, PA - Beth Stefanide, candidate for Delaware County District Attorney, issued the following statement:

"Between August 14th and August 21st, we witnessed eight shootings in Delaware County - over one per day. It shocks the conscience to realize that this is the Delco in which we are living.

DA Stollsteimer has absolved himself of responsibility for the 3 years of consecutive increases in crime on his watch. It speaks volumes that he has nothing to say in light of one of the most violent weeks in county history.”

“Beth Stefanide, the GOP candidate running for Delaware County district attorney, says crime is up 25% throughout the county, largely in part due to policies of the incumbent, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, firing her first major salvo of the election season, which ends with the election on Nov. 7.

The 54-year-old married mother of three said murders in Upper Darby Township, the county’s most populous municipality, increased from two in 2019 to more than 20 in 2021.

Referring to the Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Report, Stefanide said, ‘It is reporting that from 2021 to 2022 crime is up in Delaware County 25%. It’s astounding.’”

Upper Darby Township, PA - Beth Stefanide, candidate for Delaware County District Attorney, issued the following statement:

“One of Jack Stollsteimer’s proudest self-proclaimed achievements is his ‘smart on crime’ policies, which he claims reduces crime by eliminating its root causes.

There’s a problem, however. From the time he was elected in 2019 until now, DA Stollsteimer has presided over an increase in violence in nearly every municipality in Delaware County.”

Thornbury Township, PA - Beth Stefanide, candidate for Delaware County District Attorney, issued the following statement:

“You don’t need to be an attorney to understand why someone who commits the same crime 11 times should go to jail. That’s just common sense.

Our current District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer evidently doesn’t agree. He let a serial DUI offender off easy in the summer of 2021 after his 11th DUI offense.”

Republicans filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Delaware County Council for changes the council made to the election code dealing with how members of the minority political party are appointed to the county election board.

In January, the Delco county council passed an ordinance giving the sitting council far wider latitude to choose that minority-party member, which Republicans say is an illegal power grab.

Candidates and their supporters socialized last Tuesday at the Delaware County GOP’s “Delco on the Deck” fundraiser at Anthony’s at Paxon Hollow.

Frank Agovino, Delco GOP chairman, rallied the troops for the fall campaign, telling them they will have to work hard to elect Republican candidates.

The event raised $10,000.

For many veterans like me, Memorial Day is a holiday that elicits mixed emotions.

Yes, we love spending time on the beach or at barbecues with our families celebrating the kick-off of summer.

But amid the sounds of laughter and smiles of loved ones lurks the memory of friends lost and brothers and sisters in arms taken too soon in the line of duty.

Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, a Democrat seeking a second term, faces a strong challenger in Republican Beth Stefanide-Miscichowski.

Earlier in their careers, Stefanide-Miscichowski worked with Stollsteimer in the DA’s office before he left for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. During her eight-year tenure at the DA’s Office, she served in both the pre-trial and trial divisions of the office. Her work included handling misdemeanor and felony cases, including multiple homicides. She led the Trial Team of the office’s juvenile division before going into private practice once she started her family.”