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KayDee Gilkey

A candidate for Fairfield Mayor, Town of Fairfield in the 2017 Washington General Election, Nov. 7

Age: 56

City: Fairfield, Washington

Occupation: Reporter for Aginformation Network

Education: Graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor’s in agriculture communications.

Political experience: Served six years on the Fairfield Town Council. Has served four years as mayor of Fairfield.

Work experience: Current director of industry image for Washington State Beef Commission. Worked for five years as a farm broadcaster for Ag Information Network of the West. Worked 16 years with Northwest Farm Credit Services in the marketing department.

Family: Married. Has one child.

Race Results

Candidate Votes Pct
KayDee Gilkey 149 75.63%
Derek Knecht 48 24.37%

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