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CITY COUNCIL MEMBER - WARD 3
Wellington, Kansas
John Jr., or B.J. as he is known, is a fourth generation Sumner County/Wellington
resident. His great-grandparents, William B. and Clara A. Tracy are registered
"Pioneers of Sumner County", having settled here in 1875 on a farm northeast of
Wellington. They moved to town in 1882 and made their home in a house that sat
on South Blaine Street where Wellington's Power Plant now stands. William was
a rural mail carrier and also worked for the Chicago Grocery Store and the Staub
Grocery Store in downtown Wellington.
B.J.'s grandfather, William F. Tracy worked for the Santa Fe as a train guard and
eventually for the City Street Department, putting in 14 years for the City. John
Tracy Sr. worked for the City Street Department for 34 years, retiring in 1979.
B.J.'s mother was a restaurant cook in many Wellington cafés including the "81
Café", "Pine Lodge Café", and "Country Acres Café".
B.J. graduated from the Wellington High School with the Class of 1977, and that
same year joined the Wellington Fire/EMS Department. He worked his way
through the ranks to the position of Assistant Fire Chief until he left the
department in 1995 to join the newly established Sumner
County Emergency 911 Communications. He has been there since and currently
serves as the Assistant Director.
Married to his wife April, they have two grown children, Ginger and Cliff, one
adopted daughter Ashley, and are guardians of a former foster daughter Barbie.
Ginger and her husband reside in Oklahoma City where they own and operate a
jewelry store. After serving four years in the U.S. Army and touring South Korea
and Iraq, Cliff has made his home in Oklahoma City as well.
B.J. was first elected to the City Council in April of 2004. His was re-elected in
2006, lost the Mayors race to current Mayor Roger Stallbaumer in 2007, and was
re-elected to his third and fourth terms on the City Council in 2008 and 2010
respectively.
He was appointed Chairman of the Memorial Auditorium Board in April 2010,
and has served on the Board Appointment Committee, the Pay Plan Committee,
the Council Reorganization Committee, and the Board and Authorities
Reorganization Committee.
John considers it a great pleasure to serve the citizens of 3rd Ward.
resident. His great-grandparents, William B. and Clara A. Tracy are registered
"Pioneers of Sumner County", having settled here in 1875 on a farm northeast of
Wellington. They moved to town in 1882 and made their home in a house that sat
on South Blaine Street where Wellington's Power Plant now stands. William was
a rural mail carrier and also worked for the Chicago Grocery Store and the Staub
Grocery Store in downtown Wellington.
B.J.'s grandfather, William F. Tracy worked for the Santa Fe as a train guard and
eventually for the City Street Department, putting in 14 years for the City. John
Tracy Sr. worked for the City Street Department for 34 years, retiring in 1979.
B.J.'s mother was a restaurant cook in many Wellington cafés including the "81
Café", "Pine Lodge Café", and "Country Acres Café".
B.J. graduated from the Wellington High School with the Class of 1977, and that
same year joined the Wellington Fire/EMS Department. He worked his way
through the ranks to the position of Assistant Fire Chief until he left the
department in 1995 to join the newly established Sumner
County Emergency 911 Communications. He has been there since and currently
serves as the Assistant Director.
Married to his wife April, they have two grown children, Ginger and Cliff, one
adopted daughter Ashley, and are guardians of a former foster daughter Barbie.
Ginger and her husband reside in Oklahoma City where they own and operate a
jewelry store. After serving four years in the U.S. Army and touring South Korea
and Iraq, Cliff has made his home in Oklahoma City as well.
B.J. was first elected to the City Council in April of 2004. His was re-elected in
2006, lost the Mayors race to current Mayor Roger Stallbaumer in 2007, and was
re-elected to his third and fourth terms on the City Council in 2008 and 2010
respectively.
He was appointed Chairman of the Memorial Auditorium Board in April 2010,
and has served on the Board Appointment Committee, the Pay Plan Committee,
the Council Reorganization Committee, and the Board and Authorities
Reorganization Committee.
John considers it a great pleasure to serve the citizens of 3rd Ward.
1. I believe that Government was formed to served the needs of the people. Elected officials are merely nominated to voice the wishes of the citizens.
2. I believe that "the City" is the people, and that it is not the responsibility of elected officials to make decisions based on what "they" feel is in the
best interest of the people.
3. I do not believe in the "silent majority". If there is a low turnout at the polls, we still honor the results of the election. If only a few people choose to
voice their opinion, elected officials should cast their votes based on the voices they hear.
4. I cannot begin to perceive what the people need and want. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the elected officials to make themselves available to
inform and educate the citizens, then receive and heed their input and opinions.
5. The expenditure of public funds should be based on the need and want of the citizens.
2. I believe that "the City" is the people, and that it is not the responsibility of elected officials to make decisions based on what "they" feel is in the
best interest of the people.
3. I do not believe in the "silent majority". If there is a low turnout at the polls, we still honor the results of the election. If only a few people choose to
voice their opinion, elected officials should cast their votes based on the voices they hear.
4. I cannot begin to perceive what the people need and want. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the elected officials to make themselves available to
inform and educate the citizens, then receive and heed their input and opinions.
5. The expenditure of public funds should be based on the need and want of the citizens.
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| "The Government is a servant; merely a temporary servant. It cannot be it's preroga- tive to determine what is right and what is wrong, and to decide who is a patriot and who isn't. It's function is to obey orders, not originate them." -Mark Twain |
| "If Patrick Henry thought taxation without representation was bad, he should see it with representation." -Old Farmers Almanac |
| "One hundred years ago, on this site where City Hall now stands, was a livery stable. They were shoveling manure here one hundred years ago and we're still doing it here today." -John Tracy |
John's Philosophy