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Urban County Council District Member, Lexington-Fayette

District 4

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

What this office does: The Urban County Council adopts Lexington-Fayette's budget, creates policies and sets taxes. Each of its 12 district members represents one council district for a two-year term.

Nonpartisan.

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Brenda Monarrez

No party listed

Former Urban County Council member (District 4)

The gist

Supports better police and fire recruitment and retention
Pledges more pedestrian safety and traffic calming at intersections
Supports incentives for businesses to expand or relocate here

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Supports better police and fire recruitment and retention
Vote Local Lexington: Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Vote Local Lexington (CivicLex) · lex.vote
“work with our Division of Public Safety to make sure we continue to improve recruitment numbers”
Pledges more pedestrian safety and traffic calming at intersections
Vote Local Lexington: Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Vote Local Lexington (CivicLex) · lex.vote
“continue to make micro changes throughout the 4th District intersections to continue to improve pedestrian safety and implement traffic calming measures”
Supports incentives for businesses to expand or relocate here
Vote Local Lexington: Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Vote Local Lexington (CivicLex) · lex.vote
“incentivize businesses to expand their operations that exist in Lexington, and/or move their businesses to our area”

Emma Curtis

No party listedIncumbent

Urban County Council member (District 4); filmmaker

The gist

Supports funding a permanent homeless shelter
Supports incentives for high-density market-rate and affordable housing
Pledges better city snow, ice and flood response

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Supports funding a permanent homeless shelter
Vote Local Lexington: Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Vote Local Lexington (CivicLex) · lex.vote
“I will keep fighting to fund a permanent homeless shelter, hold predatory landlords accountable”
Supports incentives for high-density market-rate and affordable housing
Vote Local Lexington: Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Vote Local Lexington (CivicLex) · lex.vote
“incentivize new high-density market rate and affordable housing”
Pledges better city snow, ice and flood response
Vote Local Lexington: Council District 4
Candidate questionnaire · Vote Local Lexington (CivicLex) · lex.vote
“I will keep pushing for improvements to LFUCG's weather response so that we are adequately prepared to address snow, ice, and flooding”

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