Indian-American Satwinder Kaur has been unanimously elected because the Kent Metropolis Council President within the state of Washington.
Kaur, in her new position will serve for 2 years. She replaces Invoice Boyce, who served as council president for 2 years, in accordance with the information portal Kent Reporter.
Boyce, in his thirteenth yr on the council, nominated Kaur.
“You have bought some little footwear to fill. I am certain you’ll do a fantastic job and we’re right here to help you and be sure to are very profitable,” Boyce stated after Kaur’s election in a February 6 assembly.
Kaur expressed gratitude to Boyce for his management and for being a great mentor.
“As I begin this I do know all of us have the identical purpose of serving the neighborhood and ensuring Kent is a greater place for all of us,” Satwinder Kaur stated.
The council president has to work intently with the mayor and in addition serves because the official spokesperson of the council.
“I’m very excited to work with you and to maneuver this council ahead within the subsequent couple of years,” Mayor Dana Ralph stated to Kaur.
In 2021, voters selected Kaur for a four-year time period on the council, when she ran unopposed. She first gained the election in 2017 by defeating Paul Addis. Earlier than that, Kaur was an govt assistant with the Metropolis Council in 2012 and 2013.
Based on the Kent Metropolis Council web site, Kaur sees her position on the council as a fantastic studying alternative and an opportunity to carry a contemporary set of eyes to town’s issues.
“I wish to carry new views that won’t have been thought of earlier than,” the web site says, quoting Kaur.
Having served as an intern within the Mayor’s Workplace, Kaur feels she understands resident points and considerations effectively.
“Kent is usually neglected, however there are such a lot of issues about Kent that individuals do not know, and we now have so many nice tales to inform. I’m trying ahead to working with all council members,” Kaur stated.
As a lifelong resident and a graduate of Kentridge Excessive Faculty, Kent Metropolis Councilmember Satwinder Kaur calls Kent residence, the place she lives along with her husband and a middle-school-aged son.
