Bio: Herb Rippe

AGE: 62

OCCUPATION: Retired

Candidate for: Port Waterway and Beach – Group 3

CITY OF RESIDENCE: St. Augustine

PREVIOUS ELECTED POSITIONS: St. Augustine Port, Waterway and Beach District

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Memberships, Memorial Presbyterian Church, St. Augustine Maritime Historical Society, St. Augustine Rod and Gun Club, Disabled American Veterans

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE: Current chairman of Port district. Saved taxpayers millions of dollars by getting the sand used for the St. Augustine Beach re-nourishment taken from the Inlet.

REASON FOR RUNNING: To give back to the community and make a difference.

GOALS FOR UPCOMING TERM IF ELECTED: Get sand permits for the Vilano and South Ponte Vedra beaches. Repair of the St. Augustine Inlet north jetty. Expand the Port District to include more of St. Johns County. Spend our taxpayer dollars on projects with the highest rate of return to the taxpayers.