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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The Metro Council is Louisville Metro's legislative body: it passes local ordinances and the budget. Each of its 26 members represents one district; the odd-numbered districts are elected in 2026.

Nonpartisan; elected by the district's voters.

Alex Feria

No party listed

Founder, Feria Financial

The gist

  • Pledges to donate his council salary every month
  • Proposes modernizing zoning laws and cutting red tape
  • Proposes traffic improvements on Aiken and Shelbyville roads
  • Supports cutting unnecessary expenditures from the city budget
  • Supports police officers and review of LMPD headquarters plan
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  1. Pledges to donate his council salary every month

    Alex Feria for Metro Council

    Campaign website · Alex Feria for Metro Council · alexferia.com

    “Alex will donate his Metro Council salary to a local small new business or charity every month.”
  2. Proposes modernizing zoning laws and cutting red tape

    Alex Feria for Metro Council

    Campaign website · Alex Feria for Metro Council · alexferia.com

    “Modernize outdated zoning laws by cutting unnecessary red tape, protecting property rights, and giving landowners and small businesses more freedom to grow”
  3. Proposes traffic improvements on Aiken and Shelbyville roads

    Alex Feria for Metro Council

    Campaign website · Alex Feria for Metro Council · alexferia.com

    “Push for new infrastructure improvements on places like Aiken Road and Shelbyville Road to address the non-stop traffic”
  4. Supports cutting unnecessary expenditures from the city budget

    Alex Feria for Metro Council

    Campaign website · Alex Feria for Metro Council · alexferia.com

    “Make sure our city budget is more efficient - and remove unnecessary expenditures”
  5. Supports police officers and review of LMPD headquarters plan

    Alex Feria for Metro Council

    Campaign website · Alex Feria for Metro Council · alexferia.com

    “Support our fantastic police officers but make sure that LMPD HQ gets a thorough look at”

Anthony Piagentini

No party listedIncumbent

Louisville Metro Council member (District 19)

The gist

  • Co-led budget amendments cutting about $6 million in borrowingIn office
  • Sponsored property tax subclassifications in the Urban Services DistrictIn office
  • Sponsored Land Development Code changes on digital billboardsIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Anthony
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  1. Co-led budget amendments cutting about $6 million in borrowing

    Louisville officials approve $1.1 billion budget with investments in parks, roads and housing

    News coverage · Louisville Public Media (LPM News) · Jun 25, 2026 · lpm.org

    “The changes were the result of negotiations between the Budget Committee chair and vice-chair, as well as the heads of the Democratic and Republican Caucuses. … The changes reduced spending on the capital budget – which the city funds by taking on debt – by about $6 million.”
  2. Sponsored property tax subclassifications in the Urban Services District

    O-169-26: Subclassifications of real property for ad valorem taxation within the Urban Services District

    Government record · Louisville Metro Council (Legistar) · louisville.legistar.com

    “TO ESTABLISH SUBCLASSIFICATIONS OF REAL PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES OF AD VALOREM TAXATION WITHIN THE URBAN SERVICES DISTRICT”
  3. Sponsored Land Development Code changes on digital billboards

    O-140-26: Land Development Code amendment on digital billboards

    Government record · Louisville Metro Council (Legistar) · louisville.legistar.com

    “REGARDING DIGITAL DISPLAY OFF-PREMISES SIGNS (BILLBOARDS)”

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