John Talbott (mayor)

John Talbott is a former Mayor of Spokane, Washington, USA.[1][2][3][4]

Talbott served in the United States Air Force from 1953–1982, first as an airborne radio and radar repairman in post-World War II Japan in a variety of capacities including planning, maintenance, and operations, including seven years of enlisted experience. After his original assignment, he returned home to Spokane where he worked at Fairchild Air Force Base and married his wife, Claudia.[5] He later went on to a six year career at the Pasadena Jet Propulsion Laboratory through the eighties.

Talbott was elected Mayor of Spokane in 1997, and the last mayor to serve under the council-manager form of Government.[6] He served one term in office, ran for re-election in 2000, but retired after losing his re-election bid to lawyer John Powers. Though the position of Mayor wasn't political, Talbott is a Republican.

In December 2010 Talbott was elected State Committeeman of the Franklin County Republican Central Committee.[7]

References

  1. ^ Hudnut, William H. (1 January 1998). Cities on the rebound: a vision for urban America. ULI--The Urban Land Institute. p. 30. ISBN 9780874208634. http://books.google.com/books?id=imdPAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
  2. ^ Carroll's municipal/county directory. Carroll Pub. Co.. 1998. p. 568. http://books.google.com/books?id=f1gOAQAAMAAJ. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
  3. ^ Ensign: the ensign of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Church. 1999. p. lxxi. http://books.google.com/books?id=SvrqAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
  4. ^ Utne, Eric (30 November 1998). Year 2000 citizen's action guide. Utne Reader Books. p. 22. ISBN 9780965381628. http://books.google.com/books?id=F8DaAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - John Talbott". http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=21449. Retrieved 2011-04-15. 
  6. ^ James H. Svara (15 December 2010). More Than Mayor Or Manager: Campaigns to Change Form of Government in America's Large Cities. Georgetown University Press. pp. 54–. ISBN 9781589017092. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZUDsPHOnkGEC&pg=PA54. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
  7. ^ "Franklin County Republicans". http://franklincountyrepublicans.blogspot.com/. Retrieved 2011-04-15. 
Preceded by
Jack Geraghty		 Mayor of Spokane, Washington
1998–2000		 Succeeded by
John Powers (mayor)