John C. Meyer Jr. has announced his candidacy for the Abingdon District seat on the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors. A former member of the county board, he currently serves on the Gloucester Planning Commission, Local Emergency Planning Commission and Board of Directors for Hampton Roads Workforce Council.

A retired USAF Colonel, Meyer served 24 years in the military, seeing combat in Iraq and Bosnia. He is also a senior partner for SynEnergy Inc, a small management consulting firm based in Gloucester and former vice president for Whitney, Bradley & Brown Inc., a defense consulting firm based in Reston.

Meyer said he grew up in a military family, which saw him move around often as a child. He and his wife of 45 years, Laurel, moved to Gloucester in 2005. He said he’s never lived somewhere as long as he has in Gloucester.

Meyer served on the BOS from 2014 through 2017 after running as the Republican candidate for the at-large seat. During his stint on the board, Me...