Three Lewis County Legislators announce bid for re-election

LOWVILLE- At-least three Lewis County Legislators have announced their bids for re-election this fall.

As of this report, we have confirmation that Lisa Virkler (District 2), Ian Gilbert (District 4) and Josh Leviker (District 7), have all officially revealed plans in attempting to keep their seats.

Lisa Virkler, Chairperson of the Human Resources Committee, is dedicated to finding help for those struggling with mental illness and homelessness. A goal of Lisa's is to provide resources to reduce the staggering number of suicides in area. She is a Nursing Supervisor at Samaritan Medical Center, and is married with two children.

Ian Gilbert, Chairperson of the General Services Committee, works tirelessly to improve economic opportunities to attract young families to the area and sees widespread benefits for everyone by keeping taxes down.

He is an attorney in private practice, and is married with five children.

Josh Leviker, a member of both the General Services and Financial and Rules Committees, is focused on improving recreation and tourism, along with promoting various agriculture businesses.

He is a Project Manager with Barrett Paving, Village of Turin Mayor, and President of the Lewis County Snowmobile Association; and is married with two children.

Image via Lewis County Government.