Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.

Retired Parks & Recreation professional, married to Terri Gibble, with three daughters. Enjoy the outdoors, visiting National Parks and other travel. Value honesty, unbiased news/reporting, and sanity in politics.

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Distinguished Professor of Music • Illinois State University • Musicologist • Britten Scholar • C20 British Music Specialist • Author of “The Aldeburgh Festival: A History of the Britten and Pears Era, 1948–1986” (Boydell, fc) • www.justinvickers.com

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