Justin Gearlds is from Tompkinsville, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree in health care management from Western Kentucky University. Justin lives with his wife and their two children in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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Justin currently owns and operates Gearlds Transport Service, a logistics company, Motley Trading Construction company, Renew By OR, an aesthetic services business, and The Tree Company. He previously worked with FedEx and Finn's Tire.

Justin's campaign for the Warren County magistrate his first run for public office.

As of March 25, 2026, Justin Gearlds’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Will be a voice for constituents on road improvement needs if elected to the fiscal court.

Supports expanding sewer infrastructure to increase residential density, allowing more housing units to be built on less land. 

- Supports expanding sewer infrastructure to increase residential density, allowing more housing units to be built on less land. 

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Aims to increase neighborhood density to accommodate more residents while preserving agricultural land, emphasizing the importance of expanding sewer connections.

Aims to increase neighborhood density to accommodate more residents while preserving agricultural land.

Supports a more proactive approach to road improvement in Warren County.

- Aims to increase neighborhood density to accommodate more residents while preserving agricultural land.
- Supports a more proactive approach to road improvement in Warren County.

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Justin Gearlds is originally from Tompkinsville, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree in health care management from Western Kentucky University. Justin lives with his wife and their two children in Bowling Green.



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Justin's campaign for Warren County Magistrate his first run for public office.



- Magistrates, sometimes called justices of the peace, sit on the fiscal court, which serves as the county legislature and makes laws for the county. 
- They decide how money is spent and raised by the county, including taxes, bonds, and property transactions.
- They oversee county infrastructure like roads, manage county property, conduct building inspections, issue permits, and operate the county jail.
- Each county features 3 to 8 districts, each electing 1 magistrate.
- Magistrates are elected for 4-year terms in partisan elections. Their salary caps at approximately $93,000 for full-time work, adjusted based on hours worked. The fiscal court determines this salary.