Susan Bristol (D) – District 1

Year/place of birth:

1945 – Corpus Christi, Texas

Occupation:

Coordinator, Build A Generation

Education:

B.A. in Psychology (University of Iowa)

Military service:

None or 18 years depending how you look at it ( I grew up in the Navy)

Spouse:

Harold Bristol

Children:

Three sons (ages 42, 32, 27)

Residency:

Resident of Buena Vista since 1970

Dennis Giese (R) – District 1

Year/place of birth:

1948 – Sugar City, CO (Lower Arkansas Valley)

Occupation:

Retired (2005) as Superintendent from the Buena Vista School District R-31 after 34 years in Education; Currently Mountain Board of Cooperative Educational Services – Building Administrator, Arrowhead Program-Buena Vista; Owner/Operator – Dennis Giese Excavation, Inc.

Education

Masters Degree – Education/Secondary Administration – Western State College, Gunnison, CO; Superintendent Endorsement – University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Military service:

Six years in Colorado National Guard

Marital Status:

Separated

Children:

Two children (ages 34 and 30) and two step-children (ages 19 and 16)

Residency:

Resident of Buena Vista since 1978

Frank Holman (R) – District 2

Year/place of birth:

1951 – Salida (Rio Grande Hospital)

Occupation:

Rancher

Education:

High School plus one year trade school

Military Service:

No

Spouse:

Sherry

Children:

Six children (Rachel, Chris, Jennifer, Netha, Melissa, Wes) and ten grandchildren

Residency:

“I’m the fifth generation of my family to live in Chaffee County”

Jerry Mallett (D) – District 2

Mike Rosso photo.

Year/place of birth:

1939 – Pueblo, CO

Occupation:

Chaffee County Commissioner

Education

15

Military service:

U.S. Army (1962-68)

Spouse:

Nancy

Children:

Two daughters (ages 45 and 41)

Residency:

Since 2000