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County Commissioner, Kenton County · District 2

Benjamin Bach

Candidate for County Commissioner, Kenton County, District 2

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Cloud engineer
Lives in
Independence

A cloud engineer in information technology from south Kenton County, he lives in Independence. This is his first run for office.

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Documented positions

Housing

  • Supports a more systematic county approach to housing

    Benjamin Bach: 2026 candidate profile

    News coverage · LINK nky · linknky.com

    “He also thought the county could handle housing in a “more systematic way.””
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports improving water and pipe infrastructure

    He acknowledged the fiscal court does not directly control it.

    Benjamin Bach: 2026 candidate profile

    News coverage · LINK nky · linknky.com

    “Other issues he wanted to address were improving the water and pipe infrastructure”
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Environment & parks

  • Supports keeping the new Kenton County Park a natural space

    Benjamin Bach: 2026 candidate profile

    News coverage · LINK nky · linknky.com

    “it would turn into “a soft amusement park with lights and a whole bunch of activity,” rather than being maintained as a more natural space”
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Government & transparency

  • Opposes how the county rolled out the Site Readiness Initiative

    Benjamin Bach: 2026 candidate profile

    News coverage · LINK nky · linknky.com

    “he decided to run after seeing how the county handled the rollout of its Site Readiness Initiative in the south county”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Benjamin Bach on them.

  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.

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