Why are you running for office? To provide a fresh perspective on the challenges facing Logansport. I have vast experience in local government but have not been involved in the controversies of the past. I want a fiscally sound and physically safe city in which to live.
Education: B.A. Westminster College (Fulton, MO) 1972
J.D. Duke University (Durham, NC) 1975
Occupation/Work Experience: Currently retired- moved to Logansport in 2013.
Worked as Trust Officer / Financial Planner for BB&T for 35 1/2 years.
Worked as Tax Attorney for 2 1/2 years.
Previous Political Experience: City Council, Charleston, WV (Vice-Chair Planning Committee) 2011-2013
Commissioner, Charleston-Kanawha Housing Authority
President, West Side Main Street Organization
Member, City of Charleston, Board of Zoning Appeals
Chairman, Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee 1998-2001
Family & other biographical information: Wife, Sarah Jane Wilkinson (LHS 1967), married 43 years
four children and 1 grandchild
born Chicago, IL 1950
Other interests & experience: Chairman, United Way of Central West Virginia two terms (four years)
Cass County Historian (official position)
Treasurer, Cass County Historical Society