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Raceland 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

Jackie Forrest - Artis

15.3%

514 votes

WINNER

Byron Newland

15.1%

509 votes

WINNER

Carlos Holbrook

13.9%

468 votes

WINNER

Michael French

11.8%

396 votes

WINNER

Mark Jobe

11.6%

389 votes

WINNER

Annette "Ann" Catlin

11.4%

383 votes

Jr Cook

10.5%

353 votes

Kevin Jackson

10.4%

350 votes

Candidates (8)

Choose 6

Annette "Ann" Catlin

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Byron Newland

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Carlos Holbrook

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Jackie Forrest - Artis

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Jr Cook

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Kevin Jackson

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Mark Jobe

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Michael French

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