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Municipal election guide for Clanton
By Staff Reports Published 10:44pm Friday, August 24, 2012District 3
Robert K. (Bobby) Easterling Sr. (i)
•Family: Wife, Gearldene; daughter, Valerie Speaks; son, Kelly; two grandchildren.
•Education: Chilton County High School, the University of Alabama.
•Personal message: I have served on the city council for 36 years. Served on fire department for 25 years. I am a retired businessman from my own business of 33 years. As a business owner, I gained experience which enabled me to take a business-like approach to issues brought before the city council. I respectively seek re-election to the council to continue a direction of controlled growth for our city. I have served this city well for over 36 years and would appreciate your vote for re-electing me to City Council, Ward 3.
Sammy Wilson
•Age: 70
•Family: The late Betty M. Wilson; David, Ellen, Don and Hank; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
•Education: High school diploma.
•Personal message: Born and raised in Clanton. I was married to the late Betty M. Wilson. We have four children. I am an active member of Providence Baptist Church No. 2. I have owned and operated my own plumbing and electric business for 40 years. As your councilman, I will take the job seriously and will work for the people of the city and with the mayor and other council members to move Clanton in a new direction.
District 4
Greg DeJarnett (i)
•Age: 41
•Family: Jackie, Delondre, Santana DeJarnett.
•Education: Chilton County High graduate, B.S. – University of Montevallo, Master’s Degree – Alabama State University, Education Leadership – Alabama State University.
•Personal message: I want to thank the citizens of the City of Clanton and the voters in District 4 for the opportunity to serve the last four years. We have worked extremely hard to provide for the needs of the city and the community. We are going to continue to move the city forward with more jobs, restaurants and retail while preserving our unique small-town identity. Thanks for your support and please go vote on Aug. 28 for progressive leadership.
The economic downturn slowed our progress of getting more restaurants and shopping but I’m proud that we did not have to layoff any employee. The City is financially sound and I hope that when the elections are over, we can get back to work aggressively pursuing new businesses. Let’s keep the money in Chilton County!
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“our city dealt with an economic downturn and was still ABLE (not “asked”)
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