Shirley Maike

A candidate for Medical Lake City Council pos. 2, City of Medical Lake in the 2013 Washington General Election, Nov. 5

Age: 71

City: Medical Lake, Washington

Education: Graduated from Medical Lake High School. Legal certificate from the Spokane Community College.

Political experience: Incumbent Medical Lake City mayor. Served five terms as city council member. Served as Medical Lake representative on the Spokane County Community Housing and Development Committee. Former member of the Medical Lake Civil Service Commission, Planning Commission and Spokane County Boundary Review Board.

Work experience: Advanced from clerical work to chief operations manager at Eastern State Hospital, where she worked for 40 years. Compliance officer at Passages Family Support in Spokane.

Family: Married, no children.