{"id":37,"date":"2025-04-03T18:02:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:03:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:03:37","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/?page_id=37","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-medium-font-size\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Image_PlaceHolder.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Image_PlaceHolder.jpg 360w, https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Image_PlaceHolder-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Image_PlaceHolder-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benjamin Brown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;I am a proud Big Spring graduate, Class of 2005, and I\u2019ve always<br>believed in the value of being a well-rounded individual. While in<br>school, I participated in sports, music, and theater, which shaped me<br>into a person who values teamwork, creativity, and community.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As an Air Force Veteran, I bring a disciplined, service-oriented<br>mindset to everything I do. My time as Treasurer for the Disabled<br>American Veterans Chapter 78 has equipped me with the fiscal<br>understanding necessary to manage budgets responsibly and effectively.<br><br>For over 11 years, I ran a successful business while balancing<br>full-time work and being a dedicated family man. This experience<br>taught me the importance of time management, financial responsibility,<br>and making tough decisions for the greater good.<br><br>As a parent of a 9-year-old student in the Big Spring School District<br>and an active member of the Newville Cub Scout Pack 174, I am deeply<br>committed to the future of our children. I also have a new baby who<br>will be attending the school district in a few years, so my dedication<br>to the success of our schools is both personal and long-term. I am<br>passionate about ensuring our school district\u2019s resources are spent<br>wisely and effectively to benefit every student.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benjamin Brown &#8220;I am a proud Big Spring graduate, Class of 2005, and I\u2019ve alwaysbelieved in the value of being a well-rounded individual. While inschool, I participated in sports, music, and theater, which shaped meinto a person who values teamwork, creativity, and community. As an Air Force Veteran, I bring a disciplined, service-orientedmindset to everything [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_regular_price":[],"currency_symbol":[],"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_slider_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","post_slider_layout_landscape_large":"","post_slider_layout_portrait_large":"","post_slider_layout_square_large":"","post_slider_layout_landscape":"","post_slider_layout_portrait":"","post_slider_layout_square":"","full":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44,"href":"https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/44"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ben.bssd.me\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}