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Learn more about the Airway Heights City Council.
Mayor Matthew S. Pederson received an A/A degree from
Spokane
Falls
Community College
and an AAS degree from Spokane
Community College
. He is employed at a family owned restaurant in
Airway
Heights
where he has been a native for 30 years. Some of his goals as a Council member are to improve the quality of life, instill civic pride, expand services, encourage community activities and continually work on a long term solution based government.
Council member Larry Haskell is a practicing attorney in Spokane. Previously a member of the Airway Heights City Council, Mr. Haskell took a leave of absence to serve for three years out of country with a National Guard unit. After returning from active duty last summer he ran for and was elected to City Council.
 Council member Patrick D. Rushing is a native of eastern
Washington
having been educated at
Medical
Lake
schools, and at
North
Idaho
College
and Thomas Edison State College. He served in the Army for 20 years, and retired from his post of Intelligence Missions in 1995. Currently lives in
Airway
Heights
with his family. Ran for City Council in 1999 after a resident approached him with concerns. Assessed the impact that he could have in City Council and was elected into his post. Set and achieved solid goals in the first 2 1/2 years and continues to work with citizens to achieve new goals.
Council member Charlotte Lawrence 
Born in VA. Moved to WA in 1982. Graduated from Lewis & Clark High School in Spokane. Married for 13 years. Mother of 3 (two boys & a girl), recent cancer survivor. Currently employed by St Paul Travelers Insurance as a Personal Insurance Councilor. I wanted to join the City Council because I want to help direct the growth of our city. I also want to unite us as one city, not two sides. I hope to foster a feeling of goodwill & community to help build a better future for our citizens and our city. I look forward to my time on the Council and hope to fairly and adequately represent all of the citizens of Airway Heights.
Council member Don Mitchell is employed at Western United Life Assurance facility in
Spokane
as a Purchasing Manager. His education includes an AAS degree in both Finance and General Business. On his City Council membership, Mr. Mitchell states “I felt that it was time to give back to the city that I grew up in. The city had always had a more ‘mature’ council that had the same thought processes. I wanted to be a voice for the younger generation / families. I also wanted to help guide the city during the current period of growth that the city was entering. ‘Community Pride’ is a goal that I want to help foster in the city. We need to shed the image that we have had since I was a child.”
Councilmember Kevin Richey grew up in Walla Walla.  After four years in the US Air Force, he and his wife Valerie moved to the Spokane area in 2000. They moved to Airway Heights January of 2007. He has three children, 2 boys and 1 girl. He worked for the Spokane Transit Authority for two years before beginning his career in law enforcement with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office in 2003. By serving on the city council Kevin hopes to help promote pride in the community and improve the quality of life for its residents. “I feel that my experience in public service and law enforcement will be a great asset to the community, especially in the arena of public safety and civic pride.”
 Council member John Holloway was assigned to Fairchild Airforce Base in March 1970 while in the Air Force. He retired from the Air Force on June 1, 1974 as a First Sergeant after serving 27 years. He was hired in March 1976 by the City of Airway Heights in the Public Works Department. While employed by the City for 18 years, he was the Public Works Director, Building Inspector, Code Enforcement Officer, Reserve Police Officer, and Assistant to the Mayor. He is involved in a variety of community organizations in addition to serving on City Council.
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