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2023 Homer City Council Election Candidate Profile: Rachel Lord

Rachel Lord posing in a portrait photo near sunflowers. Lord is running for a third term on Homer City Council.
Courtesy of Rachel Lord
Rachel Lord posing in a portrait photo near sunflowers. Lord is running for a third term on Homer City Council.

Four people are running to fill two seats on Homer’s city council this year. Rachel Lord is one of the incumbent members running in this year’s election. Jamie Diep talked to Lord about her city council experience and her plans if she is re-elected.

Note: the following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

Jamie Diep is a reporter/host for KBBI from Portland, Oregon. They joined KBBI right after getting a degree in music and Anthropology from the University of Oregon. They’ve built a strong passion for public radio through their work with OPB in Portland and the Here I Stand Project in Taipei, Taiwan.Jamie covers everything related to Homer and the Kenai Peninsula, and they’re particularly interested in education and environmental reporting. You can reach them at jamie@kbbi.org to send story ideas.