Press Release: Commissioner Keith Thompson
Campaign Re-election Announcement
Lifetime resident and current City Commissioner for Seat 3, Keith Thompson has announced his intention to run for a second term of office.
Keith brings a passion for public service, with flexible, adaptive, coherent, energized, and stable problem solving and relationship skills. He has served in Seat 3 for the past three years and has been the City’s representative for the Polk Regional Water Cooperative (PRWC), as well as Vice Chair for the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA).
He’s been married to his wife Krista for 35 years. Together they have one daughter (Abigial), and soon to be three grandchildren. He is a US Navy Veteran, and has a Spiritual Formation and Direction Practice here in Lake Wales. A graduate of Leadership Lake Wales, he has a deep connection and loyalty to this community and wishes to see it thrive and flourish through smart oversight of both commercial and residential development, as well as creating diverse economic opportunities that provide higher wage local jobs for our citizens.


