CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE

PEKIN CITY COUNCIL

1. Please provide us with some basic information about yourself (family, education, employment, etc.)

Rick Hilst: Did not respond to the questionnaire.

Karen Hohimer: My name is Karen Hohimer, maiden name Brees. I had been married for 33 1/2 years to my husband Dean who passed away unexpectedly this past October 20th. I have a son named Jordan who is married and lives in St. Louis. I have a Bachelor's Degree from Bradley University (1998) with a double major in Elementary Education and Science. I received my Master's Degree from Illinois State University (2003) in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Reading. I have been employed by Peoria Public School District 150 since 1998.

John Abel: Life long Pekin resident, PCHS 1965, 1966-70 USAF, ICC Fire Science/Political Science/Journalism, Pekin Fire Dept. 1977-2007.

David Nutter: Married to my wife Pam
Six daughters; 17 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren
Associates degree in Business Administration
32 years: Caterpillar Mapleton; hourly, salaried and management roles
7 years; WalMart; Inventory Supervisor and Safety committee member
Work experience included; Cost Reduction, Planning, Training, Accounting, Purchasing, Quality, and Inventory Management.
Partner with Pekin Bridgeway Community Church
Volunteer at Joyce Meyer Ministry nationwide conferences

Matthew T. Tucker (Tyler): I am a native born and raised Pekinite. I attended C.B. Smith, Edison Junior High and of course Pekin High. After graduating in 1985, I entered the ranks of The United States Marine Corps for a 4-year enlistment. Upon my discharge from the Marines, I enlisted to Illinois Central College and earned my Associates Degree in Liberal Arts and Science.

After earning my degree, I moved to Champaign, Illinois for 2 years. While there, I was employed with an advertising company and then for a retail company known as Rent-To-Own. At the end of the two years I moved to Chicago for fifteen years. For three of the fifteen years, I was employed as a Plant Manager. Here I oversaw the production of advertising buttons, magnets and key tags as well as 75 employees.

At the end of the three years I began my current career path. I was initially employed as a loan processor for a capital equipment financing and leasing company (H.P.S.C Financing). After cutting my teeth for three years at H.P.S.C. Financing, I worked as a leasing agent for three other companies prior to starting my own company, Semper Fi-nancial.

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