Poplar Bluff City Council candidates

The candidates for Poplar Bluff City Council, in ballot order, are:

__Robert Duckett__

Duckett

Age: 51

Spouse: JoAndrea

Children: Seth, 25, Caleb, 22

Occupation: Funeral director assistant for Fitch-Hillis Funeral Home

Current Affiliations: preacher Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, member of the Historic Depot preservation committee

Education: Graduate Poplar Bluff High School, 1987; attended 140 hours of college, at Three Rivers College, Arkansas State and Murray State, studying graphic design and special education

__Steve Davis__

Davis

Age: 60

Spouse: Donna

Children: Mitchell (28), Matthew (25)

Occupation: retired from Missouri State Probation and Parole after 23 years

Current Affiliations: deacon, safety, security and personnel committees, at Temple Baptist Church; as council member served with the city boards for the airport, historic preservation and animal control

Education: Poplar Bluff High School graduate 1979; bachelor’s degree from Southeast Missouri State University in criminal justice, associate’s degree from Three Rivers College in business

Terms on council: One, current incumbent

__Logan Gilham__

Gilham

Age: 23

Spouse: Fiance, Britney Burks

Children: Ashton, 1, Aiden, 9

Occupation: service engineer for Quality Service Installation, servicing ATMs

Current Affiliations: Ozark Pyrotechnical Guild, Black Belt Academy

Education: Twin Rivers High School graduate, 2014; Attended Three Rivers College for civil engineering

__Jim Chrisman__

Chrisman

Age: 78

Children: Curt, 45, Karen, 40 (One grandchild)

Occupation: Retired, previously worked in data processing

Current Affiliations: Poplar Bluff Historic Depot Restoration Corporation; Toastmasters; Butler County Genealogy Society

Education: Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from University of Missouri-Rolla

__Peter Tinsley__

Tinsley

Age: 64

Spouse: Gail

Children: Noel, Debra, Lisa, Michael, James (18 grandchildren)

Occupation: Semi retired, self employed selling promotional products part time

Current Affiliations: board member Bread Shed, First United Methodist Church

Education: Poplar Bluff High School graduate 1975; served in the U.S. Air Force 1978-1983; associate’s degree from Three Rivers College in business management

Terms on council: One term, 2014-2017 as Ward 5 representative

__Christine Taylor__

Taylor

Age: 45

Spouse: Travis

Children: Tate (15), Bailey (13)

Occupation: Staff member at a cardiology office at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center

Current Affiliations: SHO-ME Band Boosters vice president

Education: Graduated high school 1992 in Alton, Illinois; attended Three Rivers College, majoring in business

__Brent Eason__

Eason

Age: 35

Children: Jackson (8), Harli (15)

Occupation: owner of Eason Glass

Current Affiliations: Rodgers Theatre Inc.

Education: Graduate Highland, Arkansas, high school 2003; associate’s degree, Ozarka College

__Robert E. Durbin__

Durbin

Age: 53

Spouse:

Children: Michelle (25), Angie (24), David (15), Katie (14 )

Occupation: lead bus driver for the Current River State School at Doniphan

Education: Attended Kinyon and Coon Island schools, completed a GED and attended University of Columbia