Kathy Somers announced she will run for re-election to a third term on the Atlantic City Council representing Ward Two in the November election. Somers has served on the city council since 2010 and as mayor pro-tem since 2014. Somers also serves as the chairperson of the council’s personnel and finance committee and the Cass County Environmental Control Agency (the landfill board). She is a member of the Cass County Public Safety Commission and was formerly a board member of the Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Somers was appointed to the Governor’s Southwest Iowa STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Advisory Board in 2015.

Kathy Somers (candidate submitted photo)

A few of the city’s achievements that Somers is pleased to have supported in the past eight years are the street and alley improvements, the TIF and tax abatement incentive policies, simplification of city employee wages and hiring an ISU intern to develop a community beautification plan last year. Looking forward, and as the budget allows, Somers would like to improve the quality and quantity of homes in Atlantic, encourage cultural activities, continue implementing the beautification plan and support workforce development and job creation.

Somers works at A.M. Cohron & Son, Inc. as the HR & EEO Officer/Safety Coordinator and operates Somers Photography out of her home. She is the daughter of Dean and Verna Esbeck and is a 1988 graduate of Atlantic High School. She is married to Guy Somers. They have four children, Mikayla, who lives is Warrensburg, MO, Justin and Nadia who are both students at Iowa State University, and Lex Somers, who is in 9th grade.