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Middlesboro 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

Tommy Mike

12.3%

1,628 votes

WINNER

Kevin Barnett

12.2%

1,606 votes

WINNER

Brad Cawood

11.2%

1,479 votes

WINNER

Terry Poore

11.1%

1,465 votes

WINNER

Judy Grandey

10.4%

1,377 votes

WINNER

Dawn Risner

9.6%

1,264 votes

WINNER

Glynna Brown

8.9%

1,182 votes

WINNER

Bill Smith

8.5%

1,129 votes

WINNER

Floyd Branham

8.1%

1,071 votes

Scotty Branham

7.1%

943 votes

Candidates (10)

Choose 9

Bill Smith

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Brad Cawood

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Dawn Risner

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Floyd Branham

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Glynna Brown

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Judy Grandey

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Kevin Barnett

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Scotty Branham

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Terry Poore

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Tommy Mike

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