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, and 2005. He
currently serves on the Downtown Development Authority.

 

Bobby Hunt, Ward 2

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
is instrumental in organizing and running programs at the
Blackwell Cultural Center on Mill Street. Council Member Hunt
is in his third term as Council Member. He was elected in 1995
and re-elected in 1999. 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. He is the Mayor Protem.

 

Bob Paul , Ward 4

Bob was born and raised here in Elberton, Georgia - "the
Granite Capital of the World". He graduated from Furman
University in Greenville, SC. His parents are Elliott and Linda
Paul and his grandparents are Mary Maxwell and the late
Thomas "Tot" Maxwell and Louise Paul and the late T. F. Paul.
He returned to Elberton to work in the family business:
quarrying and granite manufacturing. He works at Eagle Granite
Company, Inc. as the Vice President and General Manager.
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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