Gregg Semel

Gregg Semel, a longtime Zelienople borough councilman, announced he will run for the Republican nomination to the state House.

Semel, who first was elected to Zelienople Borough Council in 2013, will run for the District 12 seat in a bid to succeed Republican state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, who earlier in 2022 announced he will retire.

Under the current redistricting maps approved Friday by the state Legislative Reapportionment Committee, District 12 includes Adams, Cranberry and Jackson townships, plus Callery, Evans City, Harmony, Mars, Seven Fields, Valencia and Zelienople.

Semel said his experience in local government is one reason he is qualified to fill Metcalfe’s seat, but not his only qualifications.

“I think the proven accomplishments are certainly one (qualification), and I think the second is the experiences that have shaped my character,” Semel said. “Those experiences are 32 years in the business world and nine years as a local government official.”

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