Karen Heck was born on 1952 and is an American community activist, women's rights activist, nonprofit administrator, and politician.
11 Facts About Karen Heck
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Karen Heck was mayor of Waterville, Maine from 2012 to 2014.
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Karen Heck was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2008.
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In 2011 Karen Heck ran for mayor of Waterville as an independent, backed by a campaign staff of five young women operatives.
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Karen Heck garnered 54 percent of the vote in the three-way race, with 2,021 votes out of a total 3,778 ballots cast.
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Karen Heck has won international competitions since 2011 for its wines and distilled spirits made from locally sourced apple, pear, and maple syrup, and is the sole distiller of absinthe in New England.
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Karen Heck is a past president of the Waterville Rotary and the Coalition and Family Planning Providers group.
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Karen Heck was a co-chair of the Maine Choice Coalition.
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Karen Heck has volunteered for the Mid-Maine United Way, the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, and the Waterville Boys and Girls Club, and campaigned for women running for state office.
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Karen Heck shared the 2002 Women of the Year award from the Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs with Brown and Cole, her co-founders at Hardy Girls Healthy Women, and received the 2006 Achievement Citation Award from the Maine Statewide American Association of University Women.
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Karen Heck was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2008.