Serena Kersten Guthrie
Serena Kersten has declared her intention to stand in the upcoming 2026 Senators Election. \[jerseyeveningpost.com\]
Serena Kersten Guthrie is a former elite athlete, mother of two, and Senator candidate emphasizing accountability, teamwork, and results-oriented governance. She highlights pressures from high costs, housing concerns, and government inefficiency, supporting Value Jersey's priorities of cheaper choices, cutting waste, and rebooting the economy. Her platform focuses on affordability, family support, efficiency, and preventative health investments.
Issue PositionsAI-extracted
Supports increasing competition from cheaper providers to reduce everyday costs and aid working families.
Make it easier for cheaper providers to operate
“making it easier for cheaper providers to operate here”
Provide cheaper supermarkets, taxis and loans
“More cheaper choices: like cheaper super markets, cheaper taxis and cheaper loans”
Calls for rebooting the local economy to generate more revenue.
"Rebooting local economy"
Advocates restoring PE teachers in primary schools.
Bring PE teachers back in primary schools
“We need PE teachers back in our primary schools”
Supports investment in preventative health, wellbeing, and sport to reduce service pressures.
"invest in preventative health, wellbeing, and sport so people can live healthier lives, reducing long-term pressure on our services."
Raises housing as a constant concern for families considering leaving the island.
"housing is a constant concern"
Seeks to cut waste, improve efficiency, ensure decision follow-through, and modernize parish hubs.
Cut government waste
“Cutting government waste”
Transform parish hubs into modern spaces
“transform parish hubs into modern spaces for health, wellbeing, and connection”
Serena Kersten Guthrie
Candidate for Senator
Jersey isn’t performing as well as it should be. After 16 years in elite sport, I know when performance suffers, you dive into the core of the issue, change the culture and you build a team that can deliver.
That is why I am standing for Senator.
I have spent my career in environments where accountability is non-negotiable, where teamwork is the difference between winning and losing, and where results matter. Jersey does not lack good people, it lacks alignment, discipline, and a clear plan. That is what I will bring to public service.
I am a mother of two. Like many families, we feel the pressure. It is too expensive here, housing is a constant concern, and work life balance is harder than it should be. I have questioned whether staying here is sustainable. I have seen friends leave, not because they wanted to, but because they felt they had no choice.