Charlotte Karling

Personal: Age 54 … raised in Spokane … business owner, Charmark Design … co-owner, KariVan Tours … former development coordinator, Union Gospel Mission and Anna Ogden Hall … former chairman, Spokane County Republican Central Committee … founder, Logan Neighborhood Block Party … member, Washington State Better Government Bureau/Spokane Advisory Council … married with four grown children.

Education: Associate of arts degree, Spokane Falls Community College … graduated from John Rogers High School.

Finances: Raised about $2,100, including $500 from Robin Corkery and $524 of her own money.

Top three issues: Creating new jobs … keeping dollars for public safety as a top priority … fixing the city’s infrastructure, particularly the streets. , DataTimes ILLUSTRATION: Photo