The Editor:
When you cast your vote for a Whatcom County councilmember, you don’t exactly expect them to show up at your door the next time you’re sick. But councilmember Kathy Kershner did.
In August 2021, I came down with Covid-19. Because I’m a Type 1 diabetic, it hit me hard. I remember feeling the shortness of breath, total weakness throughout my body, and anxiety about keeping my wife and newborn baby safe. I felt unprepared and was having a difficult time getting into the doctor to receive the recommended antibody treatment.
That’s when there was a knock at my front door. My wife opened it, and it was councilmember Kathy Kershner. I was so surprised that an elected official would care and would risk her well-being like that. She brought me vitamins and groceries and called around to different hospitals to try to get me in. I remember thinking, “What did I do to deserve the help? Why would she care about me? Didn’t she have better things to do?”
I cannot begin to express my appreciation to councilmember Kathy Kershner. To this day, I feel like she was my guardian angel, and I will never forget when she showed up for me so unexpectedly. Councilmember Kathy Kershner is the gold standard for a public servant. I’ve witnessed firsthand her care for flood victims, Covid-19 patients, people with disabilities and any constituent that needs a helping hand. Her decades of service in the U.S. Navy, her eight years on county council faithfully representing you, and her lifetime of leadership and unwavering positivity are reasons to return her to the council again. Please vote Kathy Kershner for Whatcom County Council (District 4) by August 1.
Austin Cooper
Ferndale
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