Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, February 28, 1994 TAG: 9402280282
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-1 EDITION: METRO
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Age: 47
Occupation: Accountant
Record: Member of City Council since 1990; served on city School Board, 1984-90; partner in Saunders & White Certified Public Accounts; partner, S&W Properties; secretary and treasurer of Valley Home for the Aged Inc.
JAMES "JIM" TROUT
Age: 64
Occupation: Retired engineer
Record: Former City Council member, 1968-1976 and 1982-1990; seeking comeback after two consecutive losses in council races; former chairman, Roanoke Transportation Museum Committee; retired from Norfolk Southern Corp.
C. NELSON HARRIS
Age: 28
Occupation: Pastor, Ridgewood Baptist Church Record: Appointed to city School Board in 1992; making first bid for elected office; steering committee, Ridgewood Park Neighborhood League; member, city Legislative Affairs Committee; member, Southern Baptist Convention.
JAMES "JIM" G. HARVEY II
Age: 53
Occupation: Landlord, pilot Record: Elected to City Council in 1990; served on council from 1980-88; seeking two-year term; chairman, Hotel Roanoke/Conference Center Commission; owns eight rental homes in Old Southwest and Raleigh Court.
JOHN S. EDWARDS
Age: 50
Occupation: Attorney
Record: Appointed to City Council in October; U.S. attorney for Western Virginia, 1980-81; lost bid for congressional nomination, 1992; former chairman, Roanoke Civic Center Commission; sole practitioner law office.
LINDA F. WYATT
Age: 45
Occupation: Teacher
Record: Making first bid for elected office; active in lobbying for teacher salaries and other issues for Virginia Education Association; endorsed by Progressive Democratic Coalition; second-grade teacher, Westside Elementary.
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