Lawrence Mayor-elect Whitfield wants input from the people she represents
LAWRENCE — Fresh off her victory in Tuesday’s election, Lawrence Mayor-elect Deb Whitfield said she wants to hear from the citizens of her city.
“What I would like to see in Lawrence and we don’t have it at this particular time… is a citizen-action group,” Whitfield told WRTV Wednesday. “That’s where I want to have some of our citizens in our neighborhoods be a part of so they can continue to keep me up to date on whats happening… in their neighborhoods.”
Whitfield, a Democrat, made history by becoming the first Black woman to win a mayoral race in Marion County. She defeated Republican David Hoffman.
She sat down with WRTV’s Marc Mullins on Wednesday. Here’s the full interview.
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