Will Teen Win Seat on Salisbury School Board?

Tuesday's primary features a Salisbury Township candidate who may be the youngest person on the ballot across Lehigh County in this election.

Chad Gleissl, a junior at Salisbury High School, is one of five candidates running for four school board seats, each with a four-year-term.

The school board oversees a $31 million budget and a district that enrolls 1,600 students.

Patch sent a questionnaire to each candidate. The responses are posted in their entirety. Click on the name of the candidate to read his/her response.

Incumbent

• Mary Ziegler

Challengers (cross filed)

• Robert Fischer
• Audrey H. Frick
• Chad Gleissl

Challenger (Republican)

• Christopher J. Spedaliere

The top four vote-getters on each ticket will advance to the general election. If the same four candidates are the top vote-getters on both the Republican and Democratic ballots, then the election will essentially be decided in the primary barring any write-in campaigns in the fall.