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Elkton City Council Member

Passes laws and regulations for your city.

Full office description

  • City council members make up the legislative body of the city's government and are responsible for the public's health, safety, and welfare. Its legislative duties include enacting ordinances, levying taxes, and adopting a budget.
  • The city council has the authority to investigate all activities of the city government and its employees.
  • City councils in Kentucky typically have between 6 and 12 council members. They serve two-year terms except in Louisville and Lexington where some members serve four-year terms.
  • Council members can be elected to represent a single district or the city at-large. Elections take place in even-numbered years.

How this impacts you

  • TaxesThe city council can directly impact how much you pay in taxes to the city and how your tax money is spent.

  • PolicingThe city council has the final say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get, and how they are trained.

Election results

WINNER

George Orr

16.6%

550 votes

WINNER

Emily Carroll

14.2%

469 votes

WINNER

Danny Laster

12.9%

427 votes

WINNER

Frank McReynolds

10.7%

355 votes

WINNER

David Powell

9.3%

307 votes

WINNER

John Mullins

9.3%

309 votes

Doug Gibson

9.2%

305 votes

Cindy Sidebottom

6.3%

208 votes

Tyler Wiseman

6%

199 votes

Megan Willenborg

3.7%

123 votes

John Rice

1.8%

61 votes

Candidates (11)

Choose 6

Cindy Sidebottom

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Danny Laster

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David Powell

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Doug Gibson

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Emily Carroll

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Frank McReynolds

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George Orr

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John Mullins

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John Rice

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Megan Willenborg

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Tyler Wiseman

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