Running for Yuma City Council
Karen Watts is a Yuma native with a record that shows her commitment to public service. Ms. Watts spent five years on the Yuma City Council where she was the 2020 Deputy Mayor of Yuma and took a leadership role during the COVID-19 pandemic by promoting public health protocols. In 2022, Karen decided to run for Mayor because she saw a need for new leadership that prioritizes sustainability. Karen Watts is a Family Nurse Practitioner who has a diverse medical background. She has served as a flight nurse, a primary care provider for adults and pediatrics, a provider of hospice care, a practitioner in treating substance abuse patients, and a sexual assault nurse examiner. In 2007, Karen took on the role as business woman opening her own family medical practice which still serves patients today. Karen Watts is a member of Amberly’s Place Hall of Fame and is currently their Medical Coordinator. Councilmember Watts is running for Yuma City Council because the work she started is far from finished. She will continue to push for a climate action plan, address policy inequalities, and make city leaders accountable to all residents of Yuma.