Karen Gordey

Lakewood City Council - Ward 5

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About Me

self employed

Why I am Running

I spent 20+ years in Corporate America working my way up from entry level to Executive Leadership. With that background, I gained invaluable leadership and communication skills. I became an entrepreneur about 6 years ago running my own interior / exterior painting company. I got involved in government several years ago when the City of Lakewood wanted to force one trash company onto the entire city. As a result of meeting with one of my city councilors, I enrolled in the Lakewood Citizens Planning Academy. This was a 6 week course that taught me the fundamentals of city planning. After that, I was on the Lakewood Advisory Commission (LAC) for 3 years. When I left I was the Vice Chair of the LAC. I wrote several articles earlier this year that were published in the Lakewood Informer that talked about "the Bend" project, the city councils voting records as well the proposed zoning changes.

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Citizen Voices Citizen voices have been ignored for too long, it is time we go back to when they mattered.

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