Raquel Carter is from Lexington, Kentucky. She attended the University of Kentucky. She has a bachelors degree in business administration from the University of Kentucky. She lives with her husband and two children in the Chevy Chase neighborhood. She attends Christ Church Cathedral.

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Raquel is the CEO and principal broker of Guide Realty, Inc. She works at Guide Realty, Inc., where she helps people become first-time homeowners and build wealth through homeownership.

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Education

Supports prioritizing affordable housing, starter homes, and multi-family units.

Believes in implementing a plan for building communities, not just units.

Supports reducing red tape for development.

- Supports prioritizing affordable housing, starter homes, and multi-family units.
- Believes in implementing a plan for building communities, not just units.
- Supports reducing red tape for development.

Housing & Urban Development

For Candidate Raquel Carter on Issue public-safety: Advocates for creating engaging opportunities for vulnerable groups at risk of violent situations.

Advocates for creating engaging opportunities for vulnerable groups at risk of violent situations.

- Advocates for creating engaging opportunities for vulnerable groups at risk of violent situations.

Public Safety

Public Services

Supports ending the old way of doing things to lower costs, expand affordable housing, fix roads, and bring more industry and good jobs to the city.

- Supports ending the old way of doing things to lower costs, expand affordable housing, fix roads, and bring more industry and good jobs to the city.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports simplifying capital access for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Supports building a workforce development system that prepares residents for real, high-wage, high-demand careers.

Supports fully funding and expanding youth initiatives with proven success.

- Supports simplifying capital access for aspiring entrepreneurs.
- Supports building a workforce development system that prepares residents for real, high-wage, high-demand careers.
- Supports fully funding and expanding youth initiatives with proven success.

Economy

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- The duties of the mayor depend on the type of government within the city, 
- If the city has a mayor-council form of government, the mayor is responsible for the executive and administrative functions of the government. They oversee all city departments, but cannot vote in most council matters. 
- If the city has a mayor-aldermen form of government, the mayor is responsible for executing and enforcing local and state laws. The mayor may appoint city officials with approval from the aldermen. 
- If the city has a mayor-commission form of government, the mayor presides over the city commissioners and can vote within the commission. The mayor is responsible for executing all decisions reached by the commission. 
- If the city has a city manager form of government, the mayor presides over the city commissioners and can vote within the commission. The mayor is recognized as the head of the city department but does not have any regular administrative duties. 
- City mayors are elected during general elections for a four-year term. Most cities in Kentucky hold nonpartisan elections for mayor. 