CRESTVIEW — Jonathan Tallman, a businessman and financial adviser, has announced his intentions to run for State Representative District 4. Tallman, 28, is a Republican and fiscal conservative.
"I am a true conservative and champion for limited government and lower taxes," he said. "I will use my experience in business and finance to keep taxes down, and to create an environment that encourages economic growth and new jobs."
Tallman, a financial adviser at The Tallman Group LLC, also serves on the Okaloosa Restore Act Advisory Committee, and the Bluewater Bay Municipal Services Benefit Unit board.
He was named 40 under 40 by 850 Magazine, Top 12 People You Should Know by Emerald Coast Magazine, and Top Rising Star for 2015 by National Underwriter Magazine. Tallman is a past president of the Emerald Coast Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.
The Okaloosa native is a member of the Niceville-Valparaiso Rotary Club, and Crosspoint Church, where he has served as a coach, Sunday school teacher, administrative board member, and on the Crosspoint Crestview building committee.
Tallman is a board member of Friends of Children Everywhere Inc., which works with an orphanage in Guatemala.
He and his wife, Jennifer, have one son.
Tallman will lay out a plan for Crestview in the coming weeks to help reduce traffic issues and attract additional business and industry to the Crestview area.
"We encourage everyone to like our Facebook page facebook.com/votetallman," he said.
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