Karen Kearney is running for Spokane City Council in District 3

March 23, 2021, 12:13 p.m.

Connor Sarles

Posted: Mar 23, 2021 12:13 pm

Updated: March 23, 2021, 12:17 p.m.

Karen Kearney shares her thoughts on the general election

SPOKANE, Wash. – Karen Kearney has announced her candidacy for District 3 Spokane City Council.

Kearney is fighting for position 3 in District 3, currently held by Councilor Candace Vumm, who is serving her final term.

Born in 1952 on Fairchild Air Force Base, Kearney lived with her grandparents in West Central Spokane while her father served in Korea. She moved to Seattle in 1962 and lived there for 30 years. She met her late husband, Chuck, a police officer, before retiring to Montana. Kearney says she found Spokane’s “magnetism” too strong and moved back to town in 1997.

For the past several years she has chaired the Balboa South Indian Trail Neighborhood Council and worked with other neighborhood councils, covering decades of senior issues, fire issues, building free libraries, and more.

Kearney describes herself as a “law enforcement crusader”.

“I am excited to serve my neighbor in Spokane’s 3rd Ward on public safety, economic development and infrastructure issues and hope to get a seat on the city council,” said Kearney.