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Mayor, Louisville Metro

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

What this office does: The mayor is the chief executive of Louisville Metro Government, the merged government of Louisville and Jefferson County, which runs services such as police, parks and public works. Voters across the whole county elect the mayor.

Nonpartisan: under a 2024 state law, 2026 is Louisville's first mayoral election without party labels on the ballot, and a straight-party vote does not apply to this race. Declared write-in candidates: Jeff Yocum, Dave Biggers, JusAustin R. Lane.

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Shameka L. Parrish-Wright

No party listed

Louisville Metro Council member (District 3); executive director of VOCAL Kentucky

The gist

Supports expanding the Housing Trust Fund and housing co-ops
Pledges to end Metro jail's holds for ICE
Supports community checks on policing instead of self-policing
Proposes redesigning TARC bus routes around worker commutes
Voted against the 2026-27 Metro budgetIn office

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

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Supports expanding the Housing Trust Fund and housing co-ops
Shameka Parrish-Wright for Louisville Mayor
Campaign website · The People To Elect Shameka Parrish-Wright · shamekaforlouisville.com
“Create a Department of Anti-Displacement & Equitable Development”
Louisville mayoral candidates discuss police reform, affordable housing and ICE
Debate / forum transcript · Louisville Public Media (LPM News) · Apr 14, 2026 · lpm.org
“fund anti-displacement policies, expand the Housing Trust Fund, which I helped lobby for as a homeless person, and support co-ops”
Pledges to end Metro jail's holds for ICE
Louisville mayoral candidates discuss police reform, affordable housing and ICE
Debate / forum transcript · Louisville Public Media (LPM News) · Apr 14, 2026 · lpm.org
“it is not Louisville Metro's Police Department’s or the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections’ job to do the work of ICE”
Supports community checks on policing instead of self-policing
Louisville mayoral candidates discuss police reform, affordable housing and ICE
Debate / forum transcript · Louisville Public Media (LPM News) · Apr 14, 2026 · lpm.org
“If we want to make things better, we have to put it back into the hands of the people, and that means checks and balances.”
Proposes redesigning TARC bus routes around worker commutes
Shameka Parrish-Wright for Louisville Mayor
Campaign website · The People To Elect Shameka Parrish-Wright · shamekaforlouisville.com
“Redesign routes around worker commute patterns”
Voted against the 2026-27 Metro budget
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
“votes from Council Members J.P. Lyninger, Jennifer Chappell and Shameka Parrish-Wright”

Craig Greenberg

No party listedIncumbent

Mayor of Louisville

The gist

Proposed $15 million a year for Affordable Housing Trust FundIn office
Proposed raising the police budget about 6% to $260 millionIn office
Proposed $500,000 to keep local Meals on Wheels supportIn office
Proposed banning hyperscale data centers over 500,000 square feetIn office
Led decision to honor 48-hour federal immigration detainersIn office

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

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Proposed $15 million a year for Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Louisville Metro Council proposes cuts to affordable housing, more funding for parks and streets
News coverage · Louisville Public Media (LPM News) · Jun 22, 2026 · lpm.org
“Over the past two years, Greenberg has proposed an annual contribution to the trust fund of $15 million.”
Proposed raising the police budget about 6% to $260 million
Louisville Metro Council proposes cuts to affordable housing, more funding for parks and streets
News coverage · Louisville Public Media (LPM News) · Jun 22, 2026 · lpm.org
“the Louisville Metro Police Department’s budget would increase by about 6%, from $246 million to $260 million, mostly driven by employee raises”
Proposed $500,000 to keep local Meals on Wheels support
Louisville Metro Council proposes cuts to affordable housing, more funding for parks and streets
News coverage · Louisville Public Media (LPM News) · Jun 22, 2026 · lpm.org
“He proposed $500,000 to continue local support for the Meals on Wheels program”
Proposed banning hyperscale data centers over 500,000 square feet
Louisville Metro Council approves data center moratorium as new proposal sparks controversy
News coverage · Louisville Public Media (LPM News) · Aug 13, 2026 · lpm.org
“would ban any hyperscale data centers larger than half a million square feet from being built in Jefferson County … Greenberg had endorsed passing the moratorium earlier that same day”
Led decision to honor 48-hour federal immigration detainers
Louisville removed from DOJ 'sanctuary jurisdictions' list after recent policy changes
News coverage · Louisville Courier Journal (via Yahoo News) · Aug 6, 2025 · yahoo.com
“Metro Corrections will begin honoring 48-hour federal detainers as soon as practical because the stakes are too high.”

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