Merle Widmer
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Government |
| Occupation | Retired business owner |
| Location | Peoria, Illinois, United States |
| Introduction | I did represent Dist. 11 on the Peoria County Board and served two terms as V-C. .... My record on the Peoria County Board was seven elections, 7 wins..... I've had an interesting career from farm boy, to armed sevice, to college, 5 years as head basketball coach and teacher in both hi and grade, to 8 years; 6 in business management, to owning my own business for 28 years and also owned a successful business in Phoenix, AZ. At age 55, I became a tournament tennis player. ..... I still compete, my last win was 2010 Tri-County doubles tournament with partner Bob Orr from Pekin. I plan to plan to continue to play tournament tennis. I am a former teacher and a coach. ..... I was a manager for a major company, and later founded Widmer Office Products, which I sold in 1992. ...... This company is known as Widmer Interiors, located at North Allen Road. I am an independent-minded politician who strongly believes in smaller government, less bureacracy and consolidation of services. ...... I have completed my third and last term in this early December. I'm now free to rebuild my finances, blog more, enjoy my family more and travel. |
| Interests | Reading and research. All politics and world events. Sports. |
| Favorite Books | Wide spectrum. |