State Sen. Jake Corman, R-Centre, is running for re-election. Corman won the Republican primary nomination and received enough write-in votes from Democrats to appear on both ballots.

Corman was born in Bellefonte and is a graduate of Bellefonte Area High School. He earned his associate's degree in communications at the Pennsylvania College of Technology and his bachelor's degree in journalism from Penn State.

Corman represents the people of the 34th Senatorial District, which encompasses Centre, Clinton, Juniata and Mifflin counties and part of Perry County. "The first duty of an elected public official is to work hard to carry out the will of the people," he said.

Corman has served as the chairman of the Senate communications and the high technology committees. Corman has also served on the aging and youth, banking and insurance, finance, and game and fisheries committees.

Corman was the co-author of the newly enacted Teen Driver Law. The law creates an enhanced process for young motorists to gain more experience before obtaining their driver's licenses.

Daniel Tuel is the Libertarian party candidate for the 34th District's state senate seat. Tuel was born and raised in Rockville, Md. At the age of 18, Tuel moved to
Florida and became interested in the Libertarian party's politics. In 1998, he moved to Bellefonte, where he still lives.

Tuel became active in Libertarian politics when he came to Pennsylvania. He is the chairman of the Centre County Libertarian Party. Tuel said he is running on the principle that there needs to be a reduction in the size and scope of government, and government needs to be more responsible. Tuel supports Second Amendment gun rights. He said he would like to reduce or eliminate taxes, but he agrees with the government's implementation of usage taxes on some products, such as gas. He said government-held monopolies contribute to increased fees for citizens while resulting in lower-quality products.