County

County Council Member, Hamilton County

District 4

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county council is Hamilton County's fiscal body: it adopts the budget, sets tax rates and approves spending.

Candidates Compare by issue

Jason E Frank

Democratic

Licensed professional civil engineer

The gist

Supports keeping infrastructure ahead of growth
Supports preserving farmland and green space through balanced development
Supports tax increases only as a last resort
Supports making growth pay for its infrastructure and services

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Supports keeping infrastructure ahead of growth
Meet the candidates: Hamilton County Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 28, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“Keeping infrastructure ahead of growth.”
Supports preserving farmland and green space through balanced development
Meet the candidates: Hamilton County Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 28, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“Preserving farmland, green space and quality of life through balanced development.”
Supports tax increases only as a last resort
Meet the candidates: Hamilton County Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 28, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“I believe tax increases should be used as a last resort.”
Supports making growth pay for its infrastructure and services
Meet the candidates: Hamilton County Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 28, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“Growth should pay for the infrastructure and services it requires.”

Ken Alexander

RepublicanIncumbent

Hamilton County Council member (District 4); construction executive

The gist

Supports keeping county tax rates flat in the 2027 budget
Pledges to finish the training facility and courthouse expansion
Supports requiring business plans from county departments
Supports maintaining the county fiscal plan and AAA rating

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Supports keeping county tax rates flat in the 2027 budget
Meet the candidates: Hamilton County Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 28, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“we finished our budget workshop in early September, and we are not raising tax rates.”
Pledges to finish the training facility and courthouse expansion
Meet the candidates: Hamilton County Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 28, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“finish a past promise to build a state-of-the-art Public Safety Training Facility and expand the courthouse.”
Supports requiring business plans from county departments
Meet the candidates: Hamilton County Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 28, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“We required our department heads to prepare a “business plan” with their budget to identify and better understand their challenges.”
Supports maintaining the county fiscal plan and AAA rating
Meet the candidates: Hamilton County Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Current Publishing · Sep 28, 2026 · youarecurrent.com
“maintain our fiscal plan and our AAA bond rating”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.