The Gist
Mayor, Louisville Metro
Photo of Craig Greenberg
Craig GreenbergCampaign photo — Craig Greenberg for Mayor

Craig Greenberg

Candidate for Mayor, Louisville Metro

No party listedIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Mayor of Louisville
Campaign website
greenbergformayor.com

Elected mayor of Louisville in 2022; his first term runs through January 2027. He was previously president and CEO of 21c Museum Hotels.

Report

Photo: Campaign photo — Craig Greenberg for Mayor

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Proposed raising the police budget about 6% to $260 millionIn office

    In his 2026-27 budget proposal, presented to Metro Council in April 2026.

    Louisville Metro Council proposes cuts to affordable housing, more funding for parks and streets

    News coverage · Louisville Public Media (LPM News) · Jun 22, 2026 · lpm.org

    “the Louisville Metro Police Department’s budget would increase by about 6%, from $246 million to $260 million, mostly driven by employee raises”
    Report

  • Led decision to honor 48-hour federal immigration detainersIn office

    In July 2025 he had Metro Corrections resume honoring federal immigration detainers, holding inmates arrested for crimes up to 48 more hours, after the U.S. Justice Department told him that would take Louisville off its 'sanctuary jurisdictions' list.

    Louisville removed from DOJ 'sanctuary jurisdictions' list after recent policy changes

    News coverage · Louisville Courier Journal (via Yahoo News) · Aug 6, 2025 · yahoo.com

    “Metro Corrections will begin honoring 48-hour federal detainers as soon as practical because the stakes are too high.”
    Report

Housing

  • Proposed $15 million a year for Affordable Housing Trust FundIn office

    His budget proposals for the last two years; Metro Council lowered the contribution to $12.5 million in 2025 and proposed $10 million for 2026-27 (LPM News).

    Louisville Metro Council proposes cuts to affordable housing, more funding for parks and streets

    News coverage · Louisville Public Media (LPM News) · Jun 22, 2026 · lpm.org

    “Over the past two years, Greenberg has proposed an annual contribution to the trust fund of $15 million.”
    Report

Environment & parks

  • Proposed banning hyperscale data centers over 500,000 square feetIn office

    Zoning rules proposed by his administration in 2026; he also endorsed Metro Council's six-month moratorium on new data centers, which passed in August 2026.

    Louisville Metro Council approves data center moratorium as new proposal sparks controversy

    News coverage · Louisville Public Media (LPM News) · Aug 13, 2026 · lpm.org

    “would ban any hyperscale data centers larger than half a million square feet from being built in Jefferson County … Greenberg had endorsed passing the moratorium earlier that same day”
    Report

Health & human services

Other issues in this race

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

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.

All sources (7)

Positions are summarized from the sources listed and are not inferred from party affiliation. Items marked “Provided by” were published by the candidate's verified campaign or party office under our campaign content standards. See something wrong? Use the Report link beside it, or contact us.