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Mayor, City of Tompkinsville

Micheal Leon Bowe

Candidate for Mayor, City of Tompkinsville

No party listedIncumbent

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Mayor of Tompkinsville

Mayor of Tompkinsville, elected without opposition in 2022.

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Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports shifting the camera money to other police needs

    The city leased the three cameras for $9,000 a year.

    "Let 'em come get 'em": Tompkinsville reverses course on Flock cameras

    News coverage · WCLU Radio (Glasgow News 1) · Sep 14, 2026 · wcluradio.com

    “Bowe said eliminating the expense could help provide the Tompkinsville Police Department with funding for other budget needs.”
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Public safety

  • Supported removing the city's Flock license-plate cameras

    Before the city commission voted 3 to 1 on Sept. 3, 2026, to remove the three cameras, citing uncertainty over who can access the data.

    "Let 'em come get 'em": Tompkinsville reverses course on Flock cameras

    News coverage · WCLU Radio (Glasgow News 1) · Sep 14, 2026 · wcluradio.com

    “I know it can be a valuable tool, but the fact that we don't know if that information is not going anywhere else is troublesome.”
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