Who am I?

     My name is Steven Truman, many of you may know me from my 2015 Chillicothe City Council run. Or perhaps we have worked together, seen each other in Wal-Mart, been in a home school group(back before it was all online) or even attended the same high school. The point being that I have been around most often in some form of school. Education has as you may have noticed is a big part of my life, from my home school background to a public high school diploma, and a christian ministries masters degree, and finally my current status enrolled in Ohio University-Chillicothe attempting to achieve a business degree. I deeply value knowledge believing heartily in the old adage "knowledge is power."

     If indeed knowledge is power then the coils which produce this fantastic form of electricity are hard work, and time. Time i will be the first to admit I do not posses in great measure, and by this i mean to say I am a very young man the youngest in fact on the City Council ballots this past election cycle. However hard work has never been something I have shied away from, working first in the fast food industry then in logistics and now managing shifts for Wendy's on Bridge St. and this not to mention my efforts in my own education. I worked in order to pay both my own tuition and part of my wife's as well, I have felt for a long time that to be called lazy and stupid are the greatest insults one can receive, a lesson well learned from my father.
     Roy M. Truman Jr. is the man i have always looked up to, especially following the 3 years i spent working along side him in an environment where willingness to give your all without question was the single most valued trait. Maybe the single greatest gift I was ever given was to have a father who worked so hard, and a mother who loved learning so much. My love of learning was imparted into me by my Tina J. Truman my mother and the first person who told me i could do whatever i put my mind to. My parents did a wonderful job raising myself and my four siblings, but nothing ever truly prepared me for when my wife Amanda walked into my life 6 years ago. We have now been married for over 4 years now and i still can't believe that when i asked for her hand she said yes.
     Through the story of my life i can see God working through every aspect from my second and third chances at love to my run for council and eventual loss. As I made my run for Council it shocked me just how much actually happened on a local level here in Chillicothe, and in addition how many people truly had no idea how their local government actually worked. That is why I've launched this Blog I feel that people have a right to know and now they will.
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