Commission application number 219 submitted by Karen Swenson on 07/17/2020
First Name | Karen |
Middle Name/Initial | Grace |
Last Name | Swenson |
Voter Unique Identification number | 1140177263 |
Ethnicity | White |
Gender | Female |
Age | 65+ |
Education Level | Post-Graduate Degree |
Major Pursued | Nutrition and medicine |
What is your occupation? | Physician |
Submitted Address | |
City | Austin |
State | TX |
Zip | 78723-5444 |
Verified Address | |
City | Austin |
State | TX |
Zip | 78723-5444 |
Do you have a spouse or domestic partner? | Yes |
Spouse/Domestic Partner First Name | William |
Spouse/Domestic Partner Middle Name/Initial | Kenneth |
Spouse/Domestic Partner Last Name | Cauthern |
Are you applying to be the student member of the commission? | No |
Have you been continuously registered to vote in the City of Austin for the last five years? | Yes |
Have you voted in 3 of the last 5 City of Austin general elections (or corresponding runoff if applicable)? | Yes |
Been appointed to a state or city office? | No |
Been elected to a state or city office? | No |
Been a candidate for a state or city office? | No |
Served as an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a political party? | No |
Served as an officer, employee, or paid consultant of the campaign committee of a candidate for elective state, county, or city office? | No |
Been a registered state or local lobbyist? | No |
A paid employee of the City of Austin? | No |
A person performing paid services under a professional services contract with the City of Austin? | No |
A person performing paid services under a professional or personal services contract to the City Council of the City of Austin or to any individual member of the City Council of the City of Austin? | No |
A controlling person of a person performing paid services under a professional or personal services contract to any member of the City Council of the City of Austin? | No |
Contribute or bundle one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more in aggregate to candidates for City of Austin elective office? | No |
Please describe your relevant analytical skills. | I am a business owner and physician. I use analytical skills every day. |
Please describe your ability to be impartial. | I have been Chief of Staff for a hospital and been on peer review committees. This is great training for remaining impartial and neutral. |
Please describe your appreciation for the City of Austin's diverse demographics and geography. | Austin is a community of diversity that is comprised of people of different socioeconomic strata, race and ethnicity. We have a history of segregation and have one of the most segregated school systems. I believe we can come together and make balanced decisions. |
Please provide your employment history. | Obstetrician Gynecologist since 1985. I have started a business with a partner in 1985. I have spent time as chief of staff representing 2000 physicians, I represent my patients every day. I am on the faculty for UT Dell Medical School as an affiliate faculty. I still practice at the same address as when I started in 1985. |
Please provide any other information you wish to be considered during the selection of the most qualified applicants for the Commission. | I am a skilled communicator, believe in achieving consensus and have a balanced unflappable personality! |
How did you hear about redistricting/Applicant Review Panel? | redistrictATX.org |
Disclaimer Agreement | Checked |
Disclaimer Signature | Karen G Swenson |
District | District 9 |
Does this application qualify? | Yes |