The Business Beat: Konni Lukes

Konnie Lukes, Worcester’s mayor and a candidate for re-election as
mayor.
Konnnie Lukes, a Worcester attorney in private practice, is serving her tenth two-year term as a Councilor-At-Large and her first full-term as Mayor. She previously served as Mayor in 2007 filling the vacancy created by the resignation of  then-Mayor Tim Murray, after he was elected lieutenant governor. 
Mayor Lukes believes that reducing taxes and borrowing by establishing a long-range tax reduction program is an issue of  high priority. She promotes public safety through a strengthened community policing program and healthy neighborhoods.