ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley has announced he'll run for a second term.
Pinsley, a Democrat, in November lost a campaign for the 16th District state Senate seat to Republican Jarrett Coleman.
- Lehigh County's current Controller, Mark Pinsley, is running for re-election
- His platform includes climate initiatives, property tax reduction, and local transportation for seniors
- Pinsley recently lost a race for State Senate to a Republican opponent. Pinsley was running as a Democrat
Pinsley said in a news release that his platform includes promises to reduce property tax, protect the climate and secure local transportation for seniors.
Since being elected in 2019, he has become "a leading advocate to lower health care costs by exposing a health care system that placed unearned profits before the health care needs of Lehigh County taxpayers," the release says.
"His innovative work on this issue, identifying over $7 million in total healthcare savings for the county, was recently highlighted in Bloomberg News."
Pinsley also "sought responsible criminal justice reform, eviction protection for our most vulnerable citizens, and the expansion of voting rights by advocating the continued use of drop boxes," it says.
Over the past two years, he has advocated for programs such as probation reform, as well as a composting program at the Lehigh County Jail.
"I want to make sure that government continues to work on behalf of those who work hard and play by the rules, and not by the wealthy and well-connected, who believe that the rules don't equally apply to them."Mark Pinsley, Lehigh County Controller candidate for re-election
"I want to make sure that government continues to work on behalf of those who work hard and play by the rules, and not by the wealthy and well-connected who believe that the rules don't equally apply to them," Pinsley said in the news release.
Pinsley's biography on his campaign website says he grew up in Montgomery County. It says he attended Northeastern University, has a master's in business administration from the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University and served with the U.S. Army Reserves.
He runs a small business and is a long-time resident of Lehigh County, where he lives with his wife, Nina and two children.
No other candidates have announced intentions to run for Lehigh County controller.
The election is scheduled for Nov. 7, 2023.
