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Lancaster 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

Michelle Ballew

13.1%

596 votes

WINNER

Dan Waters

10.6%

484 votes

WINNER

Brandon McGlone

10.4%

477 votes

WINNER

Micah Wade

10.1%

460 votes

WINNER

Marshall Norton

9.2%

419 votes

WINNER

Joe Naylor

9%

411 votes

Lanny Ray

8%

364 votes

Shawn Mobley

7.4%

338 votes

Eric Cornelius

6.5%

295 votes

Kenton Minter

6.2%

284 votes

William Bastin

5.3%

242 votes

Lissette Lopez

4.3%

195 votes

Candidates (12)

Choose 6

Brandon McGlone

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Dan Waters

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Eric Cornelius

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Joe Naylor

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Kenton Minter

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Lanny Ray

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Lissette Lopez

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Marshall Norton

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Micah Wade

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Michelle Ballew

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Shawn Mobley

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William Bastin

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