John Moyer, a resident of the Third District, today declared his intent to run for a seat on the Geary County Commission. This seat is currently held by Florence Whitebread who has decided not to run for re-election. Moyer, 60, is a lifelong resident of Geary County and is the owner/operator of a family farm and has been since his graduation from Junction City High School in 1973.
He has recently served on the County Committee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency, the Junction City/Geary County/Milford Metropolitan Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals, and the Geary County Public Building Commission. He is also a volunteer with the Geary County Rural Fire Department and currently holds the rank of Captain. This will be his first time to run for public office.