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This is a copy of the candidate statement printed on the sample ballot.<\/p>\n
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Occupation: Entrepreneur:<\/span><\/p>\n I am running for the city council because my professional experience would add value and balance to the panel.<\/span><\/p>\n I have over 30 years of experience in the real estate and mortgage industry. In a challenging economy, business owners must deal with challenging operational and staffing decisions within a budget. This experience will help me make critical decisions and votes as I stand for our city.<\/span><\/p>\n I studied network technology and accounting principles in college and worked in the accounting field before becoming an entrepreneur. As a lifelong learner, I have a wide range of interests, including history, economics, technology, and elder care. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I currently serve as a Commissioner on the Shasta County Aging Commission, appointed by Shasta Lake, and an active volunteer within our community.<\/span><\/p>\n Housing, wildfire protection, and water allocation are challenges facing our city. Additionally, our city can do more to attract tourism and capture city tax revenue lost to other cities. If elected, I will collaborate with the council and city staff to resolve these challenging issues and drive more tourism-related business to our city.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I look forward to serving you on the Shasta Lake City Council.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thank you for your vote.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is a copy of the candidate statement printed on the sample ballot. ************************** Occupation: Entrepreneur: I am running for the city council because my professional experience would add value and balance to the panel. I have over 30 years of experience in the real estate and mortgage industry. In a challenging economy, business […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristiemathews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristiemathews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristiemathews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kristiemathews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kristiemathews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kristiemathews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164,"href":"https:\/\/kristiemathews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/156\/revisions\/164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kristiemathews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}