A little more on Kyle Farmer (the educator featured in the Pro SB 5/ Issue 2 misleading ad) and....it's a small world, isn't it?

From John Curry, October 4, 2011

Remember the educator featured in the 30 second pro-SB 5/Issue 2 misleading ad by the name of Kyle Farmer from Fairfield County Ohio? Kyle is a teacher at the Fairfield (County) Career Center AND Chairman of the Fairfield County GOP. Here, to help you refresh your memory, is that ad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTxfaved9y0&feature=player_embedded

Interesting ad, isn't it? Well, let's dig a little deeper into the family connections in Fairfield County OH. You see, recently Governor Kasich appointed an Ohio citizen to the Ohio School Board. His name was Joseph L. Farmer....he was from, of all places, Fairfield County, OH. Here is his bio as taken from the Ohio Department of Education:

http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=575&ContentID=58806&Content=112389

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Joseph L. Farmer is a Performance Leader for Delta Air Lines, Inc. in Columbus. He has worked at the Field Ticket Office, in the ground operation, and the Air Cargo Department in the Columbus Station during the past 43 years.

Farmer served on the Liberty Union-Thurston Local School Board of Education from 1992 to 2011. During his five terms he held the positions of member, vice president and president, and served on the athletic council and the Personnel, Finance, Labor/Management Committees. He also served on school and community groups, such as the Strategic Planning and Wellness Committees.

Drafted into the United States Army in 1969, he served with the 1st Infantry Division, 199th Light Infantry Brigade and the USARV in the Republic of Vietnam from October 1969 to October 1970. During this time he received the National Defense Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal and the Air Medal with two clusters. Honorably discharged in 1971, he is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3761 in Baltimore, Ohio.

Farmer was a member of the Ohio School Boards Association in the late 1990s. In 1998 he was named as a member to the All-Region and All-Ohio School Boards.

Farmer and his wife Jane have been married for 42 years and live in Baltimore. They have two sons and four grandchildren.

As an active member of Baltimore Christ United Methodist Church, he currently serves as Chairman of the Administrative Council and leads an Adult Sunday School Class.

Farmer was appointed an At-Large member of the State Board of Education by Governor John Kasich in 2011. His term expires on Dec. 31, 2014.

Joseph L. Farmer, Member At-Large
1755 W. Market Street
Baltimore, OH 43105
Phone: (740) 862-8649
E-mail: Joe.Farmer@ode.state.oh.us

Joseph L. Farmer is the father of Kyle Farmer! Imagine that!! It's a small world, isn't it?

John