JOHN REPRESENTS DISTRICT I ON THE RALEIGH COUNTY COMMISSION

Years in Office:  16 years

Education:  Graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School  1975

The hardest thing I've ever done:  Run for public office

Three people (living or dead) I'd like to invite to dinner:  My father and both my grandfathers

You'd be surprised to learn that I:  Have owned my own business since age 17

A dream I have is to:  Live a good and healthy life

The most adventurous thing I've ever done is:  Rode out a tremendous one-hour thunder storm with fifteen foot waves on the ocean on a fishing boat

My favorite sport is:  Baseball

I'm most proud of:  My granddaughters

My favorite meal is:  Mexican

My pet peeve is:  People who know everything about everything

The last book I read was:  The Bible

My favorite music is:  Gospel and Country

My favorite movie is:  Trading Places

My motto is:  Treating everyone like I would like to be treated