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Richard Tibbits: Candidate Profile

Prospect Heights Treasurer

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Note: Answers provided have not been edited for grammar, misspellings or typos. In some instances, candidate claims that could not be immediately verified have been omitted. Jump to:BioQA Bio City: Prospect HeightsWebsite: TIBBITSTREASURER.COMOffice sought: Prospect Heights Treasurer Age: 68Family: Wife, ChristineOccupation: Self-employeed business owner.Education: BA Augustana College 1968 Business Accounting - Major Music - Minor (Piano Orchestra) University of Illinois Music Dept. American Conservatory of MusicCivic involvement: Website Email Administrator - Prospect Heights Dollars for ScholarsElected offices held: City Treasurer - 3 termsQuestions Answers What issues are important to you as a candidate for this office?Preservation of financial and other public assets in banking and investing, as well as maintaining the integrity of city financial records and reports.What other issues, if any, are important to you as a candidate for this office?Candidate did not respond.Please name one current leader who most inspires you.Governor Bruce Rauner puts his own money where his mouth is and isn't afraid of the criticism.What's the biggest lesson you learned at home growing up?You can do anything if you put your mind to it and apply a little elbow grease.If life gave you one do-over, what would you spend it on?I would seek all new musicians to reinvent a pop/rock band that I disassembled in the early 1980s.What was your favorite subject in school and how did it help you in later life?Philosophy in college gave me an abstract view of life as it pertains to art and music. I can make order out of chaos.If you could give your children only one piece of advice, what would it be?If I had children I would teach them they could do anything if they put their mind to it and applied a little elbow grease!