Public Service: Member of the Township Council since 2024
Key Issues: Campaigned against LGBTQ+ books in local schools during his time on the council
When politicians order books off the shelves, they aren’t protecting kids—they’re silencing voices, narrowing choices, and undermining the very purpose of a public education, writes Darren Laustsen.
Far-right councilman Robert Jacobus claimed the vacancy committee did not consider all interested parties to fill the seat vacated by Eric Kratz.
Working with other council members and against a campaign to defund the library are two key pillars of Waldenberger’s campaign.
The event sponsored by BRAVE Books and Kirk Cameron is part of “a mission to turn our nation back to God.”
Less than 30 percent of Telford’s electorate cast votes in the May primary, but more than half of residents hold library cards. The future of the library is on the ballot in November.
Websites containing hate speech and discriminatory slurs face no challenge on Epik making the content of the Jacobus website a perfect fit for the controversial internet service provider.
The Indian Valley Library has been on “heightened alert” and in contact with local police due to threatening blowback resulting from the councilman’s accusations.
A bigoted social media post alluding to reducing funds for the library sparked residents to attend the recent – and what turned out to be contentious – Telford Borough Council meeting.
More than 100 Telford residents waited in the cold to express disapproval regarding a reduction in library funding.
Officials claim anti-LGBTQ sentiment played no role in the library’s financial cuts, but borough council commentary and social media posts may indicate otherwise.
An interactive tool provided by the Committee of Seventy in collaboration with the Bucks County Beacon.
An interactive tool provided by the Committee of Seventy in collaboration with the Bucks County Beacon.
