John Sobel today announced his candidacy for re-election to the office of Clearfield County Commissioner in the Republican Primary. He has served as commissioner since 2008.
Sobel is a 1971 graduate of Clearfield High School, a 1975 graduate of Vanderbilt University and a 1979 graduate of the Penn State Dickinson School of Law.
He has practiced law in Clearfield County since 1980. In his law practice, Sobel has also served many local communities as their solicitor.
These have included Benezette, Covington, Girard, Graham and Morris Townships, as well as Burnside, Chester Hill, Mahaffey and Osceola Mills Boroughs. As a result, he is very familiar with the challenges currently facing municipal governments.
Sobel has also served Clearfield County as a public defender, solicitor for Clearfield County Children and Youth Services, guardian ad litem protecting the rights of children and solicitor for the Register and Recorder’s Office.
Such service has prepared him for the many and varied needs of county government since being elected commissioner.
Sobel currently volunteers on the Board of Directors of the Clearfield YMCA and the Board of Trustees of the Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library of Clearfield.
He is the commissioner representative to Clearfield/Jefferson Heroin Task Force, the Clearfield County Recreation and Tourism Authority, the Community Connections Advisory Board and the Northcentral Workforce Development Board.
Sobel also belongs to the Bilger’s Rocks Association and the Clearfield Masonic Lodge and is a social member of the Northpoint Volunteer Fire Company.
He is pro-life and, as a supporter of the Second Amendment, belongs to the National Rifle Association (NRA).
Sobel is a resident of Lawrence Township and worships at the Presbyterian Church of Clearfield where he has served as an Elder.
He is the father of a daughter, Johnna, who is a teacher at the Clearfield Elementary School and who resides in Penfield.
“Whether one speaks about workforce development or the opioid and methamphetamine crisis facing our Commonwealth and our local communities, Clearfield County is facing many challenges,” Sobel says.
“I intend to use my experience to deal with these issues. I, therefore, humbly ask for your continued support.”
