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Karen McLaughlin
Karen McLaughlin was a member of the Irvine Ranch Water District in California, representing Division 4. She assumed office on December 4, 2020. She left office on December 6, 2024.
McLaughlin ran for election to the Irvine Ranch Water District to represent Division 4 in California. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
McLaughlin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
McLaughlin was born on December 21, 1976. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor's degree in 1999. She went on to obtain her Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2005. McLaughlin's professional experience includes working as a water quality scientist.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2020)
General election
General election for Irvine Ranch Water District Division 4
Karen McLaughlin defeated incumbent Mary Aileen Matheis and Aarti Kaushal in the general election for Irvine Ranch Water District Division 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karen McLaughlin (Nonpartisan)  | 54.0 | 16,596 |
| Mary Aileen Matheis (Nonpartisan) | 39.2 | 12,054 | ||
 | Aarti Kaushal (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 2,107 | |
| Total votes: 30,757 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Karen McLaughlin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McLaughlin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- A vote for Dr. Karen McLaughlin is a vote for safe, clean water even in the face of climate change.
- Dr. Karen McLaughlin will make decisions based on evidence and the good of the community, not the interests of developers.
- With the latest advances in science and engineering, we can expand water recycling, save water for use during drought years, and adopt drought-tolerant landscaping.
-She will ensure that environmental justice communities are centered in planning and implementation, including actively reaching out and listening to members of these communities. Water supply and poor water quality (and environmental quality in general) disproportionately affect poor and minority communities. At IRWD, she will prioritize projects that benefit these traditionally under-represented communities.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 26, 2020
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