LEWISBURG – Union County’s Democratic county commissioner says she’s seeking election for a second term.
Stacy Richards, the minority commissioner on the board, announced her reelection bid. She was elected in 2019 to fill former commissioner John Showers’ seat when he retired.
Richards says she’ll continue to focus on policies and programs that enable the county to thrive. She also wants to better greater access to affordable childcare and housing, robust mental health resources, public transportation, and post-high school education.
During her term, Richards has worked on many projects with county staff including distributing millions of dollars of COVID-19 economic recovery funding into the community, broadband expansion, retirement of the county’s debt service taxes through the sale of Great Stream Commons properties, and modernizing county government.
You can read her full campaign announcement at WKOK.com.
Richards Announces Re-Election Campaign for Union County Commissioner
Union County Commissioner Stacy Richards has announced that she will seek re-election for a second term. Commissioner Richards, a Democrat, was elected in 2019 to fill John Showers’ position when he retired.
“I will continue to focus on policies, programs and resources that enable all residents and businesses in our county to thrive,” she said, “I share the sentiments of members of our community who express great pride and joy in living here, a county surrounded by natural resources and access to diverse jobs, good education and health services. But residents have also expressed to me individual challenges that we have the ability to solve together. These include greater access to affordable childcare and housing, robust mental health resources, public transportation, and post-high school education. I pledge to continue to work on bringing these resources more fully to our community.”
During her term, Richards has worked on many projects with county staff including distributing millions of dollars of COVID economic recovery funding into the community, broadband expansion, retirement of the county’s debt service taxes through the sale of Great Stream Commons properties, and modernizing county government. “I am very proud of the work I’ve done and I will be honored to continue to serve and work for Union County.”
Currently, she serves on numerous authorities/boards as the commissioner representative, including Advance Central PA Workforce Development, Union/Snyder Area Agency on Aging, Union/Snyder Community Action Agency, and she is the vice chair of the County Commissioners Association of PA’s Energy, Environment and Land Use Committee. Richards continues her volunteerism by serving on the board of Transitions of PA, and is a member of the League of Women Voters of the Lewisburg Area and the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce.
A 1978 Bucknell University graduate majoring in political science, Ms. Richards returned to Union County in 2003 to found and manage the Energy Resource Center at SEDA-Council of Governments for 14 years. Since 1991, Richards has served as president of Stacy Richards & Associates, an energy and environmental consulting firm. Richards has more than 40 years of government experience at the federal, state and local levels, and a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University. She lives in Lewisburg.
