Stroud Township Supervisor Jennifer Shukaitis has announced her candidacy for the newly redrawn 40th Senate District of Pennsylvania.

Granddaughter of former Monroe County Commissioner Nancy Shukaitis, Jennifer Shukaitis currently serves on the Brodhead Watershed Association, Stroud Regional Open Space and Recreation Commission, and the Act 137 Monroe County Housing Authority Board. She was recently honored by the Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women as an Outstanding Elected Democratic Woman.

Shukaitis graduated from East Stroudsburg High School, and she holds a bachelor’s degree from East Stroudsburg University and a master’s degree from Colorado State University. She is passionate about working toward a future with opportunities for everyone, including sustainable jobs, affordable living, and healthy lifestyles in the natural beauty of the Pocono Mountains. Her primary focus in the Pennsylvania Senate will be on voter rights protection and expansion, school tax reform, economic development, a secure infrastructure, and environmental preservation.

The 40th Senate District consists of all of Monroe County, and parts of Lackawanna and Wayne counties.

The primary election is May 17. To learn more about Jennifer, visit www.JenniferShukaitis.com.

The 40th District in Lackawanna County includes: City of Carbondale; the townships of Carbondale, Clifton, Covington, Elmhurst, Fell, Jefferson, Madison, Roaring Brook, Spring Brook and Thornhurst; and the boroughs of Archbald, Blakely, Jermyn, Jessup, Mayfield, Moscow, Olyphant and Vandling. In Wayne County it includes: Canaan, Cherry Ridge, Dreher, Lake, Lehigh, Salem, South Canaan, Sterling and Texas townships; and the boroughs of Honesdale, Prompton and Waymart.