KFTC: 2026 Louisville Metro Council Candidate Survey

Kentuckians For The Commonwealth (KFTC) is an independent grassroots organization with 13,742 members from Paducah to Pikeville working for a better quality of life for all Kentuckians. They have 12 active local chapters statewide.

They belive uor democracy works best when there is an open public discussion of critical issues affecting the future of Kentucky. KFTC works hard to provide its members and other voters with factual information about where political candidates stand on a broad range of issues. As part of that effort, they asked candidates to fill out the following Voter Guide and shared our answers word-for-word on www.KentuckyElection.org. Here are my answers:

1. Tell us about your story. How does your background qualify you for serving as Metro Councilperson for your district?

As a Louisville native, mother, professional communicator and civically-engaged individual, I bring a unique blend of leadership to D9. I began my career as a journalist and am by nature curious. We need people in government who are willing to ask difficult questions and consider the perspectives of those under-represented in the policy making process. We also need people who can explain the inner workings of government back to the people we represent. Currently, I serve as Board Vice Chair of the Kentucky Resources Council and I care deeply about building a resilient Louisville that prioritizes the wellbeing of residents. My experience fuels my fight to represent working people, parents and caregivers and to fight for affordability, sustainability and transportation.

2. What is your position on Louisville Metro mask bans for ICE agents?

The “No Masks” ordinance must be reintroduced and passed. Metro Government needs to engage the judicial system locally to ensure our court system is controlled locally. There are Supreme Court rulings that support local law enforcement and court systems not being called upon to do the federal government's job. I think Metro Council needs to work with the County and Commonwealth's Attorneys Offices and the elected judges to get ICE out of our court rooms. It is making it harder for them to do their jobs to keep our city safe. 

Broadly, we need to go back to our Compassionate City commitment. It is really upsetting to me that Louisville is becoming a less safe place for immigrants, the population demographic that is consistently growing Louisville and its economy.

3. What is your position on hyperscale data centers, particularly the data center planned in Southwest Louisville?

One of the first resolutions I will introduce as a Metro Council member will be to immediately update our zoning processes and requirements for data centers to be built. The Kentucky Resources Council has offered a draft ordinance for municipalities that addresses concerns like site location, operation and decommissioning. This includes items like noise pollution, setbacks from residences, flooding concerns, and more. The time to act was a year ago, but we can still do the right thing and stop the degradation of the environment and our health for the profit of the few. 

Draft Ordinance can be read here.  

4. What is your vision for how your Metro Council Office interfaces with the Jefferson County Board of Education and other education stakeholders, such as students, caretakers, educators, and policymakers?

I am a JCPS parent and the only parent running in D9. My  kids are a big part of my campaign. The education of our kids and the children of Louisville is vitally important to our city's future. Louisville cannot be successful without a successful public school system. Better communication, organization and coordination of shared resources needs to happen across the Metro Government and JCPS. 

At the district level, I pledge to be a council person who engages the schools in my district, their administrators, teachers, parents, and students to be a part of the decision making process and to help mitigate existing concerns. When we work together, we can build a better city for people of all ages. 

5. What is your position on a Consent Decree between LMPD and Louisville Metro Government?

I participated in the Consent Degree Community Feedback meetings held by the Justice Department after Breonna Taylor’s murder. It’s unacceptable to me that the current Administration’s  Justice Department  is dropping the ball of addressing the major issues with LMPD’s policing tactics. Louisville’s current Mayoral Administration has agreed to implement the Consent Decree’s recommendations, but there is no legal accountability or mandate to do so in a timely fashion. This leaves us in the same place we were prior to March 2020 with citizen’s trust of law enforcement continuing to wane. 

If elected, I would like to see the recommendations of the Consent Decree passed into ordinance and advocate for stricter oversight of the LMPD budget via the Public Safety Committee. 

6. How do you plan to include young voices in your Metro Council district?

I will form a community advisory committee that is made up of engaged citizens from across the district.  We have excellent neighborhood associations and smaller home rule cities in D9. I want those folks to come together on a regular basis to discuss needs, challenges and opportunities to inform my policymaking. I want to engage students and younger people in the district to be a part of the process as well. 

I believe citizens of all ages should come together on a regular basis to discuss needs, challenges and opportunities to inform policymaking. I also pledge to be accessible and available to individual needs and inquiries of my constituents, regardless of their age.

7. Is there anything else you would like to add?

As a successful communicator, working throughout the community, and non-profits. I know how to take the complex workings of government and explain actions to my neighbors and I can translate people’s needs back into the halls of the government. Being able to do this and being genuinely curious about people and their needs builds trust and brings greater transparency to our city, which is sorely needed.

Also as a working mom and the only parent running in this primary, my lived experience is underrepresented on Council. I am proud to have earned the endorsements of both Former Metro Council Members Bill Hollander and Tina Ward-Pugh. My professional and personal experience means I will be a successful Metro Council person. And, I am the best person for the job.