Murray 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
Taxes — The city council can directly impact how much you pay in taxes to the city and how your tax money is spent.
Policing — The 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
Danny Hudspeth
9.4%
2,673 votes
WINNER
Jeremy Bell
8.5%
2,425 votes
WINNER
Monty McCuiston
8.2%
2,344 votes
WINNER
Wesley Bolin
8%
2,289 votes
WINNER
Rose Ross
7.7%
2,186 votes
WINNER
Bonnie Higginson
7.6%
2,178 votes
WINNER
Linda Cherry
7.6%
2,172 votes
WINNER
Johnny Bohannon
7.3%
2,081 votes
WINNER
Alice Rouse
7.1%
2,026 votes
WINNER
Thomas Hornbuckle Jr
6.6%
1,887 votes
WINNER
Terry Strieter
6%
1,718 votes
WINNER
John Darnall
5.7%
1,628 votes
John Mark Roberts
5.3%
1,500 votes
Clif Darnell
5.1%
1,454 votes
Candidates (14)
Choose 12
Alice Rouse
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Bonnie Higginson
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Clif Darnell
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Danny Hudspeth
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Jeremy Bell
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John Darnall
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John Mark Roberts
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Johnny Bohannon
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Linda Cherry
(N)
Monty McCuiston
(N)
Rose Ross
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Terry Strieter
(N)
Thomas Hornbuckle Jr
(N)
Wesley Bolin
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