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Resident to run for district representative
Sarah Foster
Issue date: 2/1/08 Section: Community
"In the end I know that the zoning decision made Hanover a safer community to live in," he said.
Derickson is also currently serving as vice president of Butler County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), a type of Homeland Security for the county.
From 2006-07 he served as president of the Butler County Township Association. The members meet to discuss issues in each of the 13 townships.
Each year the association holds a golf outing fund raiser that supports Butler County 4-H. The event, which has been held for 20 years, raises nearly $10,000 each year for young adults in 4-H, according
to Derickson.
Derickson is also a chairman for the Northwest Butler Co. Regional Alliance. Members of the alliance serve Oxford, Miami University, Talawanda schools and four townships, including Oxford, Milford, Hanover and Riley townships.
Derickson is confident in his abilities to serve the district on a state level.
"I have been encouraged to run for state representative by others in the community, and with my experience I feel that it is the next logical step for me to take. I am really excited," Derickson said.
Derickson has lived in Oxford his entire life and owns the Indian Ridge Golf Course and a furniture shop on U.S. Route 27. In District 53 there are both city areas and rural areas, as it covers heavy industrial areas in Middletown as well as farm townships such as College Corner and Summerville.
The current representative of District 53 is Shawn Webster. His major focus has been on education, primarily higher education.
His priorities have been to make sure there is a seamless transfer of coursework into public institutions, according to Webster.
He also worked on making the transition from regional campuses to a four-year institution a smoother process.
Webster is not seeking reelection because he is in his fourth and final term in the House.
Terms are two years long, and representatives can serve for a maximum of four terms. Webster said his term would end Dec. 31, 2008.
Webster offered a piece of advice for the next representative to take his place.
"It is important to serve your district well," he said. "You must remember that you are a state legislator representing not only your district but your state."
Webster said that he has congressional session once a week from January to June. The representatives are off during the summer months and resume session in September.
Derickson is also currently serving as vice president of Butler County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), a type of Homeland Security for the county.
From 2006-07 he served as president of the Butler County Township Association. The members meet to discuss issues in each of the 13 townships.
Each year the association holds a golf outing fund raiser that supports Butler County 4-H. The event, which has been held for 20 years, raises nearly $10,000 each year for young adults in 4-H, according
to Derickson.
Derickson is also a chairman for the Northwest Butler Co. Regional Alliance. Members of the alliance serve Oxford, Miami University, Talawanda schools and four townships, including Oxford, Milford, Hanover and Riley townships.
Derickson is confident in his abilities to serve the district on a state level.
"I have been encouraged to run for state representative by others in the community, and with my experience I feel that it is the next logical step for me to take. I am really excited," Derickson said.
Derickson has lived in Oxford his entire life and owns the Indian Ridge Golf Course and a furniture shop on U.S. Route 27. In District 53 there are both city areas and rural areas, as it covers heavy industrial areas in Middletown as well as farm townships such as College Corner and Summerville.
The current representative of District 53 is Shawn Webster. His major focus has been on education, primarily higher education.
His priorities have been to make sure there is a seamless transfer of coursework into public institutions, according to Webster.
He also worked on making the transition from regional campuses to a four-year institution a smoother process.
Webster is not seeking reelection because he is in his fourth and final term in the House.
Terms are two years long, and representatives can serve for a maximum of four terms. Webster said his term would end Dec. 31, 2008.
Webster offered a piece of advice for the next representative to take his place.
"It is important to serve your district well," he said. "You must remember that you are a state legislator representing not only your district but your state."
Webster said that he has congressional session once a week from January to June. The representatives are off during the summer months and resume session in September.
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