In the second edition of a five-part series profiling the candidates for State College borough council, we talked with Jesse Barlow, a newcomer in the borough political scene.
Barlow is a Penn State professor and stresses fiscal responsibility and regional cooperation in his platform.
He’s originally from Kansas, but moved to the State College area in 1981. He currently serves on the State College Community Land Trust board and raised two children in the area, one of whom currently studies at Penn State.
With apologies to his friends in his hometown of Lawrence, Kansas, Barlow said that State College is the nicest place he has ever lived, and he wants to keep it that way, prompting his borough council bid.
View the first profile of this series with retired Marine and Republican candidate Ron Madrid here.
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