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Mayor, City of Somerset

Eddie Girdler

Candidate for Mayor, City of Somerset

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Background

Eddie Girdler was mayor of Somerset from 2007 through 2018, when he lost the mayoral election to Alan Keck.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Opposed the city's 2025 borrowing to cover operating debt

    In a June 2026 interview he disputed Mayor Alan Keck's figure of $70 million in city debt, saying audited debt including bonds is close to $110 million, and criticized debt issued in March 2025.

    Keck vs. Girdler: Discussing debt for the City of Somerset

    News coverage · Commonwealth Journal · Jun 26, 2026 · somerset-kentucky.com

    “He issued $14.9 million in debt in just March of 2025 to cover the operating debt.”
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Environment & parks

  • Opposes treating landfill leachate at the city sewer plant

    He said he told the community as mayor that the plant, completed in 2012, was not designed for leachate; the council ended the city's leachate contracts in April 2023.

    Keck vs. Girdler: Discussing debt for the City of Somerset

    News coverage · Commonwealth Journal · Jun 26, 2026 · somerset-kentucky.com

    “We will never take leachate, and that sewer plant was never designed to take leachate”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • HousingNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

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