By Jeff Wendt | YourValley
Seven candidates, four incumbents and three newcomers, are vying for the six seats up for grabs on the Cave Creek Town Council.
Current council members Tom Augherton, Cynthia Driskell, Joe Freedman and Tom McGuire are joined by Kathleen Abaie, David Ackerman and Patricia Murphy for the upcoming primary election.
Here’s a look at the seven candidates running for Town Council:
Kathleen AbaieCOURTESY OF CAVE CREEK INFORMED VOTERS WEBSITEKathleen Abaie
My family moved to Arizona in 2007 and immediately fell in love with Cave Creek and the surrounding area. We looked elsewhere in the Valley but gravitated back to the Cave Creek/Desert Hills area. It is unique and beautiful. I have lived in both communities, Cave Creek roughly 12-13 years ago, Desert Hills for a number of years and moved back to Cave Creek a few years ago where my heart belongs. Throughout it all, I have followed the activities and challenges that face Cave Creek.
I am a wife to an amazing man for 44 years, mother to awesome adult children and wonderful grandchildren. I assisted my husband with his business for 28 years until he retired. I enjoy staying active. I have a small business as a bookkeeper with multiple clients in various markets. I love numbers and reading between the lines. Numbers tell a story. I’ve had five quarter horses at one time in the past but only one today. He is a senior and happily retired.
We have challenges ahead of us. It is my goal to keep unity in Cave Creek, to secure our open space lands, to protect us as the impending growth moves closer, to keep us viable as a Town; safe, protected, aid in finding water solutions, be fiscally responsible and find solutions to our challenges.
