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Supports public services by serving on local boards and committees, including the Chatham Arts Council and the Library Advisory Committee.

Believes in protecting and cherishing green spaces, farms, trees, rivers, lakes, and streams as communities grow and evolve.

- Supports public services by serving on local boards and committees, including the Chatham Arts Council and the Library Advisory Committee.
- Believes in protecting and cherishing green spaces, farms, trees, rivers, lakes, and streams as communities grow and evolve.

Public Services

Believes economic development should focus on opportunity and autonomy for all, rather than wealth for a few.

- Believes economic development should focus on opportunity and autonomy for all, rather than wealth for a few.

Economy

Believes in the importance of public education, citing her children's success as evidence. Supports providing all children with a "sound education from which to launch."

Believes in the importance of public education, citing her children's success as evidence, and supports providing all children with a "sound education from which to launch."

Believes the pioneering members of the first graduating class of CCSE have already changed education in Chatham. Looks forward to seeing how they will use their skills and knowledge to impact the world.

Believes the pioneering members of the first graduating class of CCSE have already changed education in Chatham.

Believes in demonstrating commitment to education through investments in children, college, and K-12 school policies.

- Believes in the importance of public education, citing her children's success as evidence, and supports providing all children with a "sound education from which to launch."
- Believes the pioneering members of the first graduating class of CCSE have already changed education in Chatham.
- Believes in demonstrating commitment to education through investments in children, college, and K-12 school policies.

Education

As of May 16, 2025, Karen Howard’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

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Karen Howard

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

Chatham County Commissioner, District 1

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