Carey D. Butler, Ward 1

Mr. Butler, along with his wife Virginia, is the owner and operator
of Butler Office Supplies located at 246 Heard St. In addition,
Mr. Butler is a draftsman, property appraiser and manages real
estate investment. His focus is running the City on sound
business principles. Council Member Butler was first elected in
1993 and has since been re-elected in 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2009. He
currently serves on the Downtown Development Authority.
 

Bobby Hunt, Ward 2       Mayor Pro tempore

Mr. Hunt retired from the United States Army in 1981. He and his
wife Pat spend much of their time and focus on programs to
benefit youth. He works diligently on City needs including funding
the Elberton Boys and Girls Club, operating Elberton Youth
Development and operating the Blackwell Cultural Center. He
has been instrumental in organizing and running programs at the
Blackwell Cultural Center on Mill Street. Council Member Hunt
is in his forth term as Council Member. He was elected in 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. His election campaign and work on
Council focuses on the development and needs of the human
infrastructure in our community.

 

Troy Colquitt, Ward 3

Mr. Colquitt is retired from more than one career. He was an
aviation electrician and member of the fighter squadron Thirty
Two of the US Navy. He also helped construct the Richard B.
Russell Dam as an ironwork supervisor and was a real estate
appraiser for twelve years. In addition to those careers, he
spent thirty years in the granite industry. His work in the
industry involved designing, fabrication, and erection of buildings
and equipment. He and his wife Estelle have two children, Chuck
Colquitt and Tracey Colquitt Rousey. Mr. Colquitt is a member
of Antioch Baptist Church and decided to become a councilman
in 2003 to give back to the neighborhood and community in
which he has lived for thirty years. Mr. Colquitt is currently serving his second term as Council Member.
 

Bob Paul , Ward 4

Bob is the Vice President and General Manager of Eagle Granite Company., Inc. and is a vital member of his community. He has served as the
Chairman of the Elbert County Chamber of Commerce, President of the
Elberton Rotary Club, President of the Elbert Granite Association and as member of the Elbert Theatre Foundation. He is an active member of  First Baptist of Elberton, where he has served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher. He enjoys singing in the choir and with the praise team. He directed and acted in the first production back in the renovated Elbert theatre -The Foreigner  - and is on the Encore Productions Board. He last co-directed Meredith Wilson's The Music Man with Nan Teasley in February of 2010.  
He is a member of the Elbert County Chamber of Commerce Board, the Elbert County Historical Society, the Elbert County Friends of the Library, and the Read at Home Elbert County Advisory Board. He is glad to serve
the citizens of Ward 4 on the Elberton City Council. In his free time, Bob likes to travel, read,sing, play tennis, and go to the cinema. Bob is an Apple computer enthusiast. He is proud uncle of 3 nephews, Nick, Nathan, and Luke, and 1 niece, Jilly. He delights in revving the young ones and then sending them back home to their parents.
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Joel Seymour , Ward 5

A native of Elberton, Joel is the Assistant Administrator of
Human Resources and Administration at Southeastern Power
Administration. In fact, he has worked at Southeastern for more
than 45 years in various capacities. Joel is a graduate of the
University of Georgia with a bachelor's degree in business
administration and a master's degree in public administration. He has continued his career development with courses in
management and executive development. He also finished the
U.S. Army Command and Staff College and the Industrial
College of the Armed Forces. More here