Police officer, business owner face off to replace Haggerty
Cultivating understanding and justice are the goals of two well-known community men running for district judge in Southeastern Magisterial District 50-3-03.
Jack D. Ripper, Penn Township police officer since 2001, and Christopher Bauman, owner and operator of Bauman’s Compute-a-Line in Jefferson Township, are running on both the Democratic Party and Republican Party tickets in the May 16 primary election.
Ripper said his community involvement spans back to when he was 16 years old working as a fire, rescue and EMS volunteer. This, combined with his police experience and help in community events, familiarized him with the magisterial district.
Bauman’s family business has been in the Saxonburg area since 1936. He said he is active as a Freemason and a Shriner and that he volunteers as a counselor at the Butler County Prison and at his church, Westminster Presbyterian.
