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Player Guide to Primary
Candidate Background and
Policies
Mayor
Linda Gorton
• Is an incumbent
• Worked as a Registered Nurse.
• Has served 16 years on the LFUCG Urban County
Council.
• Served one term as Vice Mayor.
• Promotes a multi-disciplinary policy to address
the opioid crisis.
• Promotes education, jail-to-work initiatives, community policing, community
groups, and regional partnerships in plan to reduce gun violence and other
safety issues.
• Wants to improve and expand resources and programming to prevent
homelessness and support housing transition.
• Wants to create safe and accessible bike lanes, trails, pedestrian walkways and
crosswalks, and public transit stops.

Adrian Wallace
• Is a community development professional, small business
owner and minister.
• Currently serves as a Community Chaplain with the
Lexington Police Department and is a board member for
several community organizations.
• Is a veteran.
• Ran for Council At-Large in 2018.

David Kloiber
• Is head of family’s philanthropic foundation.
• Is a current Councilmember - District 6.
• Says LFUCG needs to increase the coordination
between nonprofits addressing homelessness to
provide greater access to health care, mental health
and substance use services.
• States that LFUCG needs to explore how the city and state can work
together with nonprofits to provide programs that extend the school day
and give children a safe place to be after the school day ends.
• States that LFUCG needs to work to make sure the police officers stay here.
 Council-at-Large
James Brown
• Is a full-time real estate professional.
• Has served on Council since 2015 in District 1
• Currently serves on the Boards of the Lyric Theatre and
the Kentucky League of Cities.
• Is the current chair of the Planning and Public Safety
Committee.
• Chaired the Neighborhoods in Transition Task
Force.
• Established the city’s first Commission of Veterans
Affairs.

Chuck Ellinger
• Served as Council At-Large from 2003 to 2014 and
was reelected again in 2018.
• Ran against Jake Gibbs in 2014 for the District 3 seat.
• Has worked as the owner of Rogers Restaurant and
as an attorney in addition to Council service.
• States support for police, fire, and emergency
services.
• States support for strong neighborhood involvement and public input.
• States support for responsible growth and preservation of green space
• States support for strengthening the vitality of downtown with public/
private partnerships.
• Wants to enhance Lexington-Fayette County as a premier tourist
destination.

Arnold Farr
• Ran for a Council At-Large seat in 2018.
• Has a Ph.D. in philosophy and social theory from the
University of Kentucky.
• Is a professor at the University of Kentucky.
• Campaign focuses on fairness, accountability for
political leaders, responsibility, and resoluteness.
Council-at-Large
Lillie Miller-Johnson
• Ran for Council at Large in 2018.
• Was elected to serve as the supervisor of the Fayette
Conservation District.
• Has served with the Fayette Conservation District
for 12 years.
• Interested in affordable and contemporary housing
ideas.
• Interested in food, farmers, and the agricultural industry in Lexington.

Bill Farmer
• Represented Council District 5 from 2011 to 2021.
• Priorities include correcting infrastructure challenges,
balancing economic trends and bringing opportunities to
Lexington-Fayette County.
• Supports funding more police officers.
• Chaired the Environmental Quality & Public Works
Committee while on Council and implemented the
EPA Consent Decree.
• Currently serves on the Public Arts Commission.
• Operates a family-owned jewelry store in Chevy Chase.

Matt Miniard
• Is a real estate appraiser.
• Is an at-large member of the Soil and Water
Conservation District Board in Kentucky.
• Ran for Council At-Large in 2018.
• States support for infill and redevelopment.
 Council-at-Large

Richard Moloney
• Has been on Council as a District or At-Large Council
member since 1996.
• Wants to provide community training opportunities
for skilled trades and high tech industries.
• Wants to preserve housing options for all incomes.
• States support for infill and redevelopment.
• Prioritizes infrastructure improvements.
• States support for the expansion of the BlueGrass StockYard facility.

Dan Wu
• Is a chef and has owned a local restaurant.
• States support for small businesses.
• States support for being transparent and allowing
access to vital information, being accountable to the
people we serve, and truly connecting with our local
communities.
• States that Lexington should mitigate and adapt to
climate change, everything from increasing and maintaining our
greenspaces and improving our energy efficiency to reducing car traffic and
urban sprawl.
• States that Lexington should invest in sensible infill and redevelopment,
multi-unit housing and zoning, smarter regulations, working with
developers and builders, and address affordable housing.
• States that Lexington should give the needed resources to Lexington Police
Department and support relationships with other city agencies and
organizations to share the responsibility of public safety.
 County Judge-Executive

Sean Pickard
• Is running as a Democrat.
• Teaches 5th grade at Clays Mill Elementary.

Mary Diane McCord Hanna

• Is running as a Democrat.
• President of Old Richmond Rd Neighborhood
Association.
• Is the owner of Fully Furnished rental properties.
• Manages Silvacola Farm.

Thomas J. Hern
• Is running as a Republican.
• Ran for Council District 6 in 2014.
• Has a B.A. in Automotive Management
• Has worked as an auto dealer.
• States that they will look for ways to lower crime,
improve parks, and create jobs.
 County Judge-Executive
Jon Larson
• Is running as a Republican.
• Was the Fayette County Judge/Executive from 2011
to 2014.
• Is currently a criminal defense attorney.

Daniel Luke Morgan

• Is running as a Republican.
• Has been a lawyer for 32 years.
• Has worked for 13 years as a state Prosecutor.
• Served as an attorney for the State Board of
Elections.
• Has worked in public and private law.

Constable - 1st District

Constables have the authority to enforce both the Traffic Code and the
Criminal Code of Kentucky. They may execute warrants, summonses,
subpoenas, attachments, notes, rules and orders of the court in all criminal,
penal and civil cases.

Wade A. McNabb
• Is running as a Democrat.
• Is the current District 1 Constable.
• Was elected to District 1 Constable in 2019.
• Has worked as an EMT and a 911 dispatcher.
Andrea Welker
• Is running as a Democrat.
• States the office should be used for service of process
for the Court only.
• States all funds collected by the Office of Constable
should be published and released to both the city and
the public.
• States that Constables should follow the law and
never exceed the power or authority, treat others
inequitably or further injustice.

Constable - 2nd District

Nickolas Hart
• Is running as a Democrat in this race
• Is currently a Deputy Constable
• Is a certified K-9 handler

Constable - 3rd District

Eddie Sparks
• Current 3rd District Constable.
• Assumed office of the 3rd District Constable in 2015.
• Is running as a Democrat in this race.
Sheriff
The office of the Sheriff is responsible for tax collection, election duties,
services to courts, and law enforcement in Fayette County

Thomas Bulleit
• Is running as a Democrat.
• Has a graduate certificate from Boston University’s
Criminal Justice Program
• Has interned for a Federal judge.
• Currently manages an 800 acre farm in Paris, KY.
• Surveyed law enforcement deputies and officers in
the summer of 2021.
• Advocates for new uniforms for the entire
department, revisions to time off management, and updates to the tattoo
and facial hair policies.
• Intends to address youth violence through the Coach 5-0 athletic program
initiative.
• Supports community-based partnerships.

Kathy Witt
• Is running as a Democrat.
• Is the current Sheriff.
• Was elected to the office of Sheriff in 1999.
• Has served in every division at every rank within the
office of the Fayette County Sheriff.
• Says they will continue to strengthen the safety net
for all of Lexington, specifically through their work
with victims of domestic and sexual violence, survivors
of crime, justice involved youth and vulnerable adults.
County Attorney
The County Attorney’s office is responsible for prosecuting thousands of
criminal cases each year in district court. The office serves as legal advisor to
the elected constitutional offices in the county, establishes paternity and
collects court-ordered child support, represents the Commonwealth in
juvenile dependency, neglect and abuse cases, and assists families with
disability guardianship and involuntary mental health treatment for loved
ones.

Angela Evans
• Is running as a Democrat.
• Was a member of the Lexington City Council,
representing District 6, from 2015 to 2020.
• Has a B.S. in Social Work, a J.D., and a Master of
Public Policy.
• Has worked as an attorney and certified mediator.
• Says their administration will focus on ways to
reduce people from re-offending, in addition to imposing
consequences for for criminal behavior.
• Says they will prosecute cases effectively in a way that reduces the rate
and number of people re-offending.

Larry Roberts
• Is running as a Democrat.
• Has a J.D.
• Has worked as a public defender, prosecutor,
Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, and in private
practice.
• Is the current county attorney.
• Has served as the County Attorney since 2006.
• Wants to make the office a stepping stone for young attorneys.
• Manages programs such as the Child Support Specialty Court, Teen
Defensive Driving School, Cold Check Collection, Traffic and Criminal
Diversion, and Civil Litigation.
A Note on the Primary
Candidate Guess Who Player
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