Name: Karen Yeh
Campaign website: work-in-progress
Date, place of birth: I would rather not answer: I am over 64 years old. I am a U.S. citizen.
Education: BA from Queens College City University of New York major in Accounting minor in Economic, Computer Science and math. Methods of Teaching classes education from FAU and Florida State College (used to be Palm Beach Community College). Florida State College RN student. Gold Coast School for Florida Real Estate Broker and Florida Community Association Manager.
Work history for the past 15 years. List in reverse chronological order.
My life time experience matters the most. I worked for Berenson, Berenson and Adler CPA firm as an accountant. I worked for Bach Security as a fraud auditor. I put myself through college working as medical records clerk in La Guardia Hospital. I am a retired Palm Beach County School Board Professional licensed school teacher for Math (5-9), Science (5-9) and ESOL (120 hours ESOL endorsed). I am a Florida Licensed Real Estate Broker and Florida Licensed Community Association Manager.
Why are you running for this office, and what specifically makes you a better candidate than your opponent(s)?
My life experience will be identifying problem and finding solution to the problem. I have education and working experience to introduce law that will help citizen of Florida.
Governor DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo support the elimination of all childhood vaccine mandates in Florida. Do you agree or disagree, and why?
(No answer.)
Republican legislative leaders have broadly endorsed the concept of eliminating or significantly reducing property taxes in Florida, which would require approval by voters. Do you agree or disagree, and why?
I disagree that the elimination or significantly reducing property tax in Florida. There is no other option in paying for public service. The only way to reduce property tax is each county must be willing to cut back on pay scale on the top and wasteful spending.
I agree that each county need to reduce their spending therefore reduce the tax rate that is needed to impose on the homeowners.
I agree that each person who is the sole owner of their house should have homestead exemption therefore reduce each person’s real estate tax by $1,000.
The city of Delray Beach has appealed an order from the State Department of Transportation to remove its rainbow crosswalk. Do you agree or disagree with the city’s decision, and why?
The Google’s company color is rainbow color. I though rainbow is beautiful. I don’t see rainbow represent anything that is bad. If the local resident think is wonderful to keep rainbow crosswalk then it should stay. Rainbow color is rainbow color just like after rain then hopefully there is a rainbow. Rainbow is a natural phenomenon.
In the 2024 session the Legislature passed a law (HB 1365) that prohibits homeless people from sleeping in public spaces. Would you have voted for or against this law and why?
I will vote for prohibits homeless people from sleeping in public spaces.
But there must be alternative for homeless people to find a place to sleep.
Then there is question of where is the alternative space for them to sleep that law enforcement can take homeless people to stay to sleep?
The Legislature in recent years has added many new exemptions to the public records law to keep information secret, such as for state university presidential searches. Would you have voted for or against this bill, and why?
I think it should not be any secret to find University Presential search. This should be a public records information for people find out how their money being spend.
Describe in specific detail one demographic, economic or social factor about your legislative district that sets it apart from all the others.
My district consist of dense population growth. Population consist of hard-working people. Mostly condominium and homeowners association and assisting living housing and small business shops. I live here since 1993. I watch my community grow up. I also own many real estate properties in the City of Boynton Beach.
