Paul Wasinger | LGT Class of 2025
Compiled by LAUREN JURGENSEN | Photos by BRIAN PETERS
What was your first job as an adult and what did you learn from it?
During college, I started working as a full-time machinist for a machine shop specializing in agricultural hydraulic valves. It involved precise programming and measurements and required me to meet strict deadlines. It also taught me how to multitask and be more thorough. Working with a team, the most important lesson is to have clear and open communication.
What are you doing to make Topeka a stronger community?
I am an active member of Topeka 20/30 Club, an organization that helps the needs of Shawnee County including coats and Christmas gifts for kids.
What is your favorite locally owned business?
Being a coffee lover, I love morning outings at Dialogue Coffee. The coffee, food and people represent a family-oriented atmosphere.
In your opinion, what does Topeka need the most right now?
Topeka needs to work on its lack of housing. Although housing is affordable, the lack of selection and inventory has hindered growth.
If you could have coffee with anyone in Topeka, who would it be and what would you ask them?
As an individual that is a novice in politics, I would love to have coffee with Governor Laura Kelly. A simple but complex question I’d ask her is, “What makes Kansas such a great state?”
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