Griffin VanMeter is a community builder and entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Kentucky for Kentucky—a wildly successful, culturally significant apparel and branding initiative aimed at promoting state pride.

Griffin VanMeter is a community builder, entrepreneur, and candidate for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, District 3.

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Supports making streets safer and more welcoming for all users, including pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers.

- Supports making streets safer and more welcoming for all users, including pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers.

Transportation & Infrastructure

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

Taxes

Supports investing in affordable housing, historic preservation, small business development, and environmental sustainability to enhance neighborhood livability.

Advocates for policies that prioritize equitable access to affordable housing, ensuring that legacy residents aren't priced out by rapid urban gentrification.

- Supports investing in affordable housing, historic preservation, small business development, and environmental sustainability to enhance neighborhood livability.
- Advocates for policies that prioritize equitable access to affordable housing, ensuring that legacy residents aren't priced out by rapid urban gentrification.

Housing & Urban Development

Co-led the Yes for Parks campaign, securing dedicated funding for public parks, projected to generate over $4 billion in investment for future generations.

- Co-led the Yes for Parks campaign, securing dedicated funding for public parks, projected to generate over $4 billion in investment for future generations.

Public Services

Public Safety

Facebook

Believes business has a duty and the resources to be socially conscious.

- Believes business has a duty and the resources to be socially conscious.

Economy

Education

Instagram

Griffin Vanmeter

- Urban county council members make up the legislative body of the Lexington-Fayette County 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. 
- The urban county council has 12 district council members and three at-large council members. 
- Council members voted to represent a single district serve two-year terms and those voted at-large serve four-year terms. Elections take place in even-numbered years. 