John ‘Rocky’ Ritter is running against incumbent, Andy Leahy, for Brentwood Ward 3 alderman. Ritter’s treasurer, Mary White, sent this statement.
John ‘Rocky’ Ritter is 43 years old and has lived in Brentwood with his wife, Michelle and his sons Henry (11) and Ethan (10) since 2003. Rocky and Michelle were married at St. Mary Magdalen Church and are parishioners. Henry is a sixth-grader at Brentwood Middle School and Ethan is in fourth grade at McGrath Elementary.
The Ritters live on Madge Avenue. They renovated their home, with Rocky doing much of the work himself, in 2005. Rocky is a pipe fitter and a member of Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 562. He as worked for Rock Hill Mechanical since 1999.
Rocky is an active member of St. Mary Magdalen Parish. For the past six years he has been a co-chairman of the God’s Cod fish fry team. On Fridays during Lent you will find him frying hundreds of pounds of the best cod in St. Louis. He has also served as the co-chairman of the McGrath PTO Field Day committee since 2010.
Rocky is running for Ward 3 alderman because he believes it is time for a change in Ward 3. He believes that code enforcement and the improvement of Manchester Road east of Brentwood Boulevard should be top priorities for the city and are particularly important to the citizens of Ward 3.
He is also in favor of upgrading Brentwood’s parks, expanding the trail system, connecting our trails to the Great River Greenway and increasing accessibility to these public resources by enhancing our streets and sidewalks.
Rocky looks forward to meeting all the residents of Ward 3 and earning your vote on April 5, 2016. You can contact Rocky at [email protected].
For more information visit rockyforalderman.org.