Primary Election: 5 Republicans Battle For Montco Commissioner

Five Republicans are battling for two spots in the Montgomery County Commissioners primary race on Tuesday.

Sitting Commissioner Joe Gale, who is the lone Republican on the three-person board, is joined by his brother Sean Gale on the ballot. Fred Conner, Dean Eisenberger, and France W. Krazalkovich round out the candidates from the right.

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Two candidates from the group will move on to face two of the three Democrats running. Current Democratic Commissioners Val Arkoosh and Ken E. Lawrence Jr. are challenged by Ray Sosa.

Joe Gale and Sean Gale

Joe Gale has branded himself as an anti-establishment Republican in the vein of President Trump. He's repeatedly called efforts from the county GOP to unseat him as work by the "swamp."

Fred Conner

Conner, a Blue Bell native, is a businessman and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in Whitpain Township.

Dean Eisenberger

Eisenberger is running as a low taxes Republican. He's a former Plymouth Township Councilman and Chairman, as well as owner of a company that restores old homes.

France W. Krazalkovich

Krazalkovich, an Air Force veteran and Upper Pottsgrove Township commissioner, has seen support from groups like Firearm Owners Against Crime and the PA Pro-Life Federation.