Two incumbent Democrats and two Republicans are running for Chester County Commissioners, writes Holly Herman for the Patch.

The three-seat county board of commissioners oversees an estimated $613 million operating budget.

Democratic incumbents Josh Maxwell and Marian Moskowitz are both seeking re-election and are endorsed by the Democratic Party.

Meanwhile, the two Republicans running for the seats are Eric Roe, a former state representative, and David Sommers, a social studies teacher. Both are endorsed by the Republican Party.

Maxwell is a lifelong resident of Chester County and previously served as mayor of Downingtown. He was elected to the position of county commissioner in 2019 and took office in 2020.

Moskowitz, who is chairwoman of the board, was also elected in 2019. She is secretary of the board of the West Chester University Council of Trustees.

Roe represented District 158 in the state House for nine years. He is a client service manager at a financial firm in Downingtown and has worked as an administrative analyst for Commissioner Michele Kichline.

Sommers was a legislative representative for the Association of Catholic Teachers Local 1776 and a Republican committeeman for West Goshen Township Area 20.

Read more about the people running in the Chester County Commissioners’ race in the Patch.

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