Gayle Kaler was elected Paducah's Mayor in November 2012. Previously she served three terms as City Commissioner beginning in 2007. 

For 43 years Mayor Kaler has owned Chantillies, located at 540 North 32nd Street. She has worked in Paducah 48 years.

Mayor Kaler is a member of the Paducah Rotary Club and Greater Paducah Sustainability (GPS)-Recycle Now.  When she served as City Commissioner, she served on the Airport Board, Commissioners of Water Works, and the Paducah Riverfront Development Authority.  Her past community involvement includes a four year term as the first president of the LowerTown Renaissance Association.

Mayor Kaler is married to Andrew Kaler, and they reside in LowerTown.  She is a member of Fountain Avenue United Methodist Church.

She has one daughter Courtney Spencer, who attended the Paducah Public School System, and is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University with a Master's Degree in Mass Communication Planning.  Courtney, her husband Jon, and their daughter Birdie live and work in Richmond, Virginia.

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