Running for: At-Large Short Bio: Lillie E Miller-Johnson is the mother of three beautiful daughters, four grandsons and one grand daughter, the sister of six sisters, three brothers(two deceased) and both parents deceased. She was born in Scott County and spent her first five years there and the rest of her youth in Fayette County,...
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Running for: Mayor Short Bio: Ronnie Bastin is the experienced leader we need. A former Police Chief and Commissioner of Public Safety, Bastin ran multi-million-dollar departments and oversaw thousands of employees. He has plans to modernize crime fighting by getting at the root problems, tackling the opioid epidemic, and keeping our students safe from guns...
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Running for: Mayor Short Bio: Linda Gorton served as Vice Mayor of Lexington from 2011-2015, and served a total of 16 years as an elected member of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from the University of Kentucky and her career as a Registered Nurse spanned 43 years. She...
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Originally posted online on September 28, 2018 in the Lexington Herald-Leader. Op-Ed by Susan Speckert, Fayette Alliance Executive Director Local leaders make decisions that impact our daily lives in the most immediate ways—from street paving, snow removal, and trash pick-up to parks, traffic flow, and sewer services. One of the central functions of local government...
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In 2018, elections for mayor, at-large council members, and all council districts will be on the ballot. Make sure you know the candidates for the primary and general elections!
Running for: Urban County Council At-Large 1. What is the biggest challenge and opportunity facing the city of Lexington and your district (if applicable)? SOCIAL EQUALITY; LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SOCIAL JUSTICE, LACK THEIR OF 2. The newly adopted Goals and Objectives of the 2018 Comprehensive Plan prioritize infill/redevelopment as a primary strategy to accommodate...
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Running for: Mayor of Lexington View Candidate Website: https://www.ilikeikeformayor.com/ 1. What is the biggest challenge and opportunity facing the city of Lexington and your district (if applicable)? The biggest challenge is addressing the murders of 25-30 youth on the North End and the 70 overdoses, also mostly on the north end of town. 2. The newly...
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Running for: Mayor of Lexington Candidate Website: https://www.stinnettformayor.com/ 1. What is the biggest challenge and opportunity facing the city of Lexington and your district (if applicable)? Crime, and specifically the opioid crisis, is the biggest challenge facing Lexington today. Our number one responsibility in local government is to preserve and protect the safety of our homes,...
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Running for: Urban County Council At-Large Candidate Website: https://clarkeforcouncil.com/ 1. What is the biggest challenge and opportunity facing the city of Lexington and your district (if applicable)? Lexington’s expected growth in population in the next few years will demand some of the most critical and controversial decisions our Lexington/Fayette County government has considered since its charter....
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Running for: Urban County Council At-Large Candidate Website: https://arnoldfarr.com/ 1. What is the biggest challenge and opportunity facing the city of Lexington and your district (if applicable)? There are several challenges with are also opportunities facing Lexington. First, the city is growing at a rate of twenty thousand persons per year. The challenge here is accommodating...
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