Emerge Kentucky / Shaun Spencer

Shaun Spencer is originally from Louisville, Kentucky. She earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Kentucky. She lives with her daughter in Shively, Kentucky. She attends Bates Memorial Church.

Shaun is a notary public and currently works as the president and chief executive officer of Trimen Solutions, LLC, a consulting firm, and MyHUB Center, a workforce development organization. She also serves as the executive director of Wibby’s Foundation and the PerfectPath Program, youth development initiatives.

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Shaun’s campaign for Louisville Metro Council District 3 in Kentucky is her first run for public office.

Supports strong community input before major project approvals.

Supports accessible application processes for nonprofits and small organizations.

Supports public reporting on awarded funds and project outcomes.

- Supports strong community input before major project approvals.
- Supports accessible application processes for nonprofits and small organizations.
- Supports public reporting on awarded funds and project outcomes.

Public Services

Believes that affordable housing should be genuinely affordable and measurable.

Believes that affordable housing should be affordable and measurable.

Supports diverse housing options, including age-in-place and alternative housing models.

Supports responsible development that includes infrastructure, traffic, and neighborhood impact planning.

Supports affordability protections for low- and fixed-income households.

- Believes that affordable housing should be affordable and measurable.
- Supports diverse housing options, including age-in-place and alternative housing models.
- Supports responsible development that includes infrastructure, traffic, and neighborhood impact planning.
- Supports affordability protections for low- and fixed-income households.

Housing & Urban Development

Prioritizes improved public transit reliability.

Plans to implement roadway and pedestrian safety upgrades.

Supports infrastructure investments that reflect actual usage patterns.

- Prioritizes improved public transit reliability.
- Plans to implement roadway and pedestrian safety upgrades.
- Supports infrastructure investments that reflect actual usage patterns.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports stronger anti-scam and elder abuse penalties.

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Supports strategic recruitment to increase first responder staffing.

Supports strategic recruitment to increase first responder staffing.

- Supports stronger anti-scam and elder abuse penalties.
- Supports strategic recruitment to increase first responder staffing.

Public Safety

Supports expanding access to youth physical activity and recreation programs.

Supports quality food access initiatives in education.

Supports harm-prevention programming in education.

Believes in promoting workforce and career pathway exposure to enhance career readiness.

- Supports expanding access to youth physical activity and recreation programs.
- Supports quality food access initiatives in education.
- Supports harm-prevention programming in education.
- Believes in promoting workforce and career pathway exposure to enhance career readiness.

Education

Supports small business support programs and navigation assistance.

Prioritizes small business support programs and navigation assistance.

Supports living-wage standards that reflect the real cost of living.

Supports workforce pathways for both union and non-union workers.

Supports better alignment between workforce development and employer needs.

- Prioritizes small business support programs and navigation assistance.
- Supports living-wage standards that reflect the real cost of living.
- Supports workforce pathways for both union and non-union workers.
- Supports better alignment between workforce development and employer needs.

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Supports transparent scoring and decision frameworks for public services.

Supports transportation planning with neighborhood input.

Supports practical, phased improvement strategies for transportation and infrastructure.

For Candidate Shaun Spencer on Issue public-safety:  
Supports community-informed safety planning.

For Candidate Shaun Spencer on Issue public-safety:  
Supports prevention-focused safety initiatives.

For Candidate Shaun Spencer on Issue public-safety:  
Supports retention support and workforce pipeline partnerships for public safety personnel.

Supports mentorship and community partnership programs in education.

Supports respect for prevailing wage frameworks.

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- 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. 