Rick Mineer
Candidate for Mayor, City of Falmouth
Background
- Occupation
- Small business owner
Pendleton County magistrate for District 4 and small business owner; finished second in the May 2026 Republican primary for county judge/executive.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Opposes new taxes
Said in an April 2026 forum while running for county judge/executive.
ReportTaking measure: Farms, fire departments top debate topicsNews coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Apr 14, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
“Mineer said he does not favor any new taxes.”
Public safety
Supports combining duplicated county and city services
Answering a March 2026 judge-executive debate question on merging fire departments.
Report'We can do better': Judge candidates debateNews coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Mar 30, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
“Do we need to combine services? Absolutely. We're duplicating them.”
Housing
Supports more housing to grow the local workforce
ReportTaking measure: Farms, fire departments top debate topicsNews coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Apr 14, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
“The biggest hurdle to creating new jobs is too small of a workforce because of a lack of places to live, Mineer said.”
Economy & jobs
Supports agritourism to bring outside dollars into the county
ReportTaking measure: Farms, fire departments top debate topicsNews coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Apr 14, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
“Agritourism is going to be a big thing”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Rick Mineer on them.
- Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.
All sources (6)
- Pendleton County Sample Ballot, General Election, November 3, 2026 (published under KRS 424.290)
Election filing · Pendleton County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the County Clerk, 2026 (Pendleton County)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- Ex-superintendent wins nomination for judge executive
News coverage · Falmouth Outlook · May 27, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
- County Officials Directory: Pendleton County
Other · Kentucky Association of Counties · kaco.org
- Taking measure: Farms, fire departments top debate topics
News coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Apr 14, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
- 'We can do better': Judge candidates debate
News coverage · Falmouth Outlook · Mar 30, 2026 · falmouthoutlook.com
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