Bud Blair
Candidate for County Judge/Executive, Washington County
Background
- Campaign website
- budblair.com
William "Bud" Blair owns and manages a 900-acre farm that straddles the Washington-Marion county line and has served on agricultural boards including the Burley Tobacco Buyout Program's board of directors, according to his campaign website.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Opposes raising taxes to pay the county jail bill
ReportMeet Bud BlairCampaign website · Bud Blair for Judge-Executive · budblair.com
“Raising taxes to pay the jail bill is a short-sighted, liberal knee-jerk reaction.”
Public safety
Proposes a local drug prevention task force
He blames drug addiction for most local thefts and for the county's high jail bill and calls for prevention rather than relying on arrests and rehab.
ReportMeet Bud BlairCampaign website · Bud Blair for Judge-Executive · budblair.com
“I will appoint a local drug prevention task force to study our local drug problem and take action”
Economy & jobs
Supports recruiting industries that offer quality jobs locally
ReportMeet Bud BlairCampaign website · Bud Blair for Judge-Executive · budblair.com
“We need to attract quality industries and businesses that will hire our young people to work in quality positions”
Environment & parks
Supports restoring a countywide junk pickup service
ReportMeet Bud BlairCampaign website · Bud Blair for Judge-Executive · budblair.com
“a countywide junk pickup (which we used to offer but was recently cancelled)”
All sources (4)
- Washington County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Washington County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the County Clerk, 2026 General Election (Washington County; includes declared write-in and withdrawn candidates)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- General Election, Washington Co., Recapitulation Sheet, November 8th, 2022
Government record · Kentucky State Board of Elections · elect.ky.gov
- Meet Bud Blair
Campaign website · Bud Blair for Judge-Executive · budblair.com
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