​I would appreciate your input and your vote to be your County Commissioner.

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I am Edward G. “Edge” Gibbons.  I retired 9 years ago from the US Army as a Colonel and have been employed as a Leader/Manager for a major corporation since that date.  I am proud of my service as an Infantry officer and I continue to apply those skills as a civilian consultant training security organizations in the Middle East.

I know that Fayette County is not the military, but the disciplines I learned there give me many tools that can bring value to the County Commission.  As a Battalion Commander, the buck of executive decisions stopped at my desk on all matters of planning, organization, personnel, mission, logistics, combat readiness, morale and a hundred other areas critical to the performance of the organization.

Planning national combat operations as well as managing large corporate programs has given me a deep appreciation for anticipating and solving problems under pressure in varying scenarios in multiple countries in the Middle East, the Balkans and other hot spots.

Both in and out of uniform, I have a great deal of experience leading and managing complex programs with responsibility for budgets up to $30 million annually, stretching scarce resources to achieve organizational goals.  On these occasions I have been able to bring disparate parties together, finding ways to work in harmony despite colliding attitudes, languages, cultures and religions.

My strong suit is anticipating and solving tough problems under pressure, making do with the resources at hand, selecting excellent people, requiring their best performance, setting personal differences aside to work together toward solutions, and keeping budgets under close control.  I believe those skills are directly applicable in Fayette County.

I do not have all the answers, but as a conservative and a disciplined and well-trained professional, I have loved my 10 years as a resident of Fayette County’s District 3 and intend to work on behalf of my community and my fellow citizens.

My wife Piper has made her own contribution to our community and will continue to do so.  As a veteran Army officer herself, she built a non-profit named Healing4Heroes (H4H) dedicated to training rescue dogs to be service dogs for combat veterans who need help with PTSD and other issues.  She makes me proud to have her by my side as she enables my service.

I would appreciate your input and your vote to be your County Commissioner.