Tycer Announces Candidacy

The Committee to Elect Kim Tycer announces that Kim Tycer is a candidate for Giles County General Sessions Court Judge. Kim is an attorney in private practice in Pulaski and has resided in Giles County since 1995. Rich Woolard is Campaign Manager and Phillip K. Baddour is Treasurer of the committee.

Kim received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida, with Honors, in 1991. In 1985, she was awarded a Master of Science degree from Florida Institute of Technology in federal contract and acquisition management. Kim grew up in Virginia farm country. She graduated from George Mason University in Virginia, with a degree in Economics and Sociology.

Upon moving her home to Giles County, Kim joined the Maury County law firm of Hardin & Parkes. She was made partner with that firm, Hardin, Parkes & Kettering, and continued to practice law throughout middle Tennessee. In 2001, Kim became a sole practitioner and opened her own law office in Pulaski.


Kim Tycer

Kim lived in the Waco community on Fry Branch Road until 2001, when she married Aubrey Tycer. Kim moved to Aubrey's family farm on Pleasant Valley Road where they are raising four children. After graduation from high school, Whitney enrolled in Tennessee Tech as an engineering student, and Parker is a private in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. Hannah and Jordan are students at Richland where they play in the band.

The Tycer family is active in the Church of Messiah _ Episcopal in Pulaski, where Kim is a member of the Vestry and Hannah and Jordan participate in the Episcopal Youth Group. Kim's mother, Yvonne Barbano, is the former director of the Giles County Help Center and is currently a resident of NHC in Pulaski.

Aubrey and Kim are the owners of Spring Valley Farm, where they operate a cow/calf and horse breeding farm. Spring Valley Farm raises registered Gelbvieh beef cattle and registered sport horses. Aubrey and Kim are avid trail riders and fox hunters, and both enjoy riding with Mells Fox Hounds.

Kim is active in Giles County civic organizations. She is a member of the Kiwanis Club of Giles County, the Tennessee Cattleman's Association, the Magazine Club and the Giles County Historical Society. Kim serves on the board of directors of the Giles County Child Development Center and is a member of the Pulaski Bar Association.

The campaign headquarters will be opening in Pulaski in April. The Committee to Elect Kim Tycer is constructing a webpage at www.electkimtycer.com, which will include a schedule of campaign events and her goals as judge. Kim's office and the campaign headquarters are located at 109 E. Madison Street and her telephone number is 363-9549. E-mails may be sent directly to electkimtycer@bellsouth.net.