Candidate: Larry Bustle

2205 5th St W Palmetto FL 34221 (941) 729-5461 buskets@tampabay.rr.com Larry Bustle is a native of Manatee County and is a graduate of Manatee County High School. After high school, he attended the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and after graduation he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. He received his pilot wings in 1958 and enjoyed a distinguished career which included service as a fighter pilot and test pilot with over 3300 flying hours. Mr. Bustle flew 130 combat missions in the F-4D Phantom II aircraft during the Vietnam War. For his service in Vietnam he was awarded the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, nine Air Medals and the Purple Heart, among others. In 1967 he was awarded a Master of Science Degree in Astronautical Engineering from the US Air Force Institute of Technology, and in 1970 he graduated from the US Air Force Test Pilot School. Later on he served in senior command positions in the Air Force, and retired from the Air Force as a Colonel in 1984. Mr. Bustle previously served for seven years as Mayor of Palmetto. On August 26, 2008 he was elected to the Manatee County Commission, and he is in his fourth year as a Manatee County Commissioner. Commissioner Bustle is currently serving for a third consecutive year as Chairman of the Port Manatee Port Authority. He is Chairman of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council and serves on the Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization. He also serves as Chairman of the Manatee County Public Safety Coordinating Council. He previously served on the American Patriotism Celebration Task Force and the Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council Advisory Board, and he is currently on the Board of Directors of the South Florida Museum. He is a past chair of the Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Manatee Veterans Council, and a past member of the Community Coalition on Homelessness and the Local School Readiness Coalition. He is a graduate of Leadership Florida Class XXIV and in 2007 was presented the Edgar H. Price, Jr. Humanitarian Award at the Palmetto Youth Center Martin Luther King, Jr. Banquet. He is married to the former Edie Stevenson and they have four grown children and two grandchildren.