Candidate Biography (submitted by candidate):

Glen Webb was born in Rocky Mount NC, and has been a Pitt County resident since 1989. He attended Farmville Middle and Farmville Central High School, graduating in 1995. Glen earned an Associate's Degree with a major in Criminal Justice in 1998 from Pitt Community College.

Glen also married his wife Jamie in 1998 and they recently celebrated their twelfth anniversary.  The couple is raising their three young children.
After graduation, Glen entered the Police Academy at Pitt Community College.  He graduated with the Award for Academic Achievement in February of 1999.

Glen was soon hired by the Tarboro Police Department.  In his service with the Tarboro Police Department, Glen was a member of the Special Response Team with duties as a sniper.  Glen served during Hurricanes Dennis, Hurricane Floyd and the subsequent flooding from the storms.  Glen also assisted in the apprehension of suspects involved in such crimes as bank robbery, drive by shootings, attempted homicide, and various drug and other violations of the law.

In 2004 Glen returned to Greenville to take a position with the Greenville Police Department.  He now serves the citizens of Greenville as a Detective in the Special Victims Unit.  His duties include the investigations of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Child Abuse, Elder Abuse, and Missing Persons. He is a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Domestic Violence Network and Pitt County Sexual Assault Response Team.  Glen is also in charge of the Departments Police Explorer Program.  Lastly Glen is an assistant coordinator for the Law Enforcement Torch Run which benefits the Special Olympics of North Carolina.

Glen attends Reimage Church, which he has been a member of since 1996

Thank you for taking the time to look over my profile.  I am very excited about this campaign and am excited to serve the citizens of Pitt County in this capacity.  Pitt County needs real leadership and real solutions to the issues facing our county.  The time for status quo politics is over on every level of government.  I will be an action oriented commissioner who will work to bring industry to Pitt County. 

We need jobs here and the current leadership has not done enough to bring them here as evidenced by our almost 10% unemployment rate.  Our schools are failing, with only 8 of 33 meeting their AYP.  This is behind districts of comparable size as well as larger districts such as Charlotte. 

As your commissioner I will work to empower our teachers and parents in the quest to improve our schools and make Pitt County a positive example of public education.  I will also support our emergency services workers and social workers in Pitt County.  Currently our Social Services Department is underfunded and over worked.  I will work to improve conditions so our department of social services is well funded and can service our growing population. 

The Pitt County Sheriff's Office was promised raises and support which never came.  Those promises are again being made by my opponent who will again fail to deliver.  As a police officer myself I understand the daily trials our deputies go through.  I will stand with our deputies and will deliver the support they need on the county commission. 

Once again thank you for taking the time to read this, please visit my web site for further information on my candidacy.

- Glen Webb