In Shelby, Parada and Seitz win GOP Committee spots

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 23 June 2026 at 10:51 pm

SHELBY – In a close race for two positions on the Shelby Republican Committee, John Parada received 66 votes and Steve Seitz, 62, for District 1.

They were ahead of Dale Root with 55 votes. There are only two outstanding absentee ballots.

The vote is close enough that there will be a recount on July 1, said Mike Mele, the Republican election commissioner for Orleans County.