Julian Taliaferro
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Democrat Julian Taliaferro was elected to the Charlottesville City Council on May 2, 2006 for a term that will expire on December 31, 2009. He is a former chief of the Charlottesville Fire Department.
Biography
Julian Taliaferro retired in 2005 from the Charlottesville Fire Department after 43 years of service. He served as Fire Chief for almost thirty four of those years. His fire service career was interrupted in 1966 when he entered the U.S. Army and was sent overseas to Vietnam. He received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals for action in the Tet Offensive during 1968. He played a major role is getting the Fire Department internationally accredited in 2001 with the Center for Public Safety Excellence. The department is only one of 121 in the world to achieve this designation.
He has been a resident of Charlottesville since 1962. He is married to Patricia Taliaferro and has two grown children.[1]
Education
AAS Degree Business Management, Piedmont Community College; AAS Degree Fire Science, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College; Graduate of the Executive Fire Officer Program, National Fire Academy.
Occupation
He is now retired, but still holds the position of Fire Chief Emeritus.
Contact information
1500 Grove Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
295-4578 (H)
e-mail: iafctreasurer@comcast.net
Media resources
Charlottesville Tomorrow 2006 Candidate Interview
2006 election for City Council
Candidates | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
David M. "Dave" Norris (D) | 3,947 | 38.65 |
Julian H. Taliaferro (D) | 3,745 | 36.67 |
Robert S. Schilling (R) incumbent | 2,460 | 24.09 |
Write-In | 60 | 0.59 |
Source: Virginia State Board of Elections[2] |
Voters could cast two votes, one for each of the two seats available, hence the percentages do not total 100%.
Notes
- ↑ http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/docs/VoterGuide2006.pdf
- ↑ Local Election - May 2, 2006 State Board of Elections. retrieved 5 Jul 2009.