County

County Commissioner, Kenton County

District 2

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

What this office does: Kenton County's fiscal court, its governing body, is the county judge/executive and three county commissioners; it adopts the county budget and ordinances. Each commissioner represents a district, and every county voter votes in all three commissioner races.

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Jeff Niceley

Republican

Owner, Niceley's Heating, Cooling and Appliance Repair · Walton

The gist

Proposes regular town hall meetings for residents
Opposes the south county Site Readiness Initiative as handled

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Proposes regular town hall meetings for residents
Jeff Niceley: 2026 candidate profile
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“even pitched regular town hall meetings where residents could voice their concerns”
Opposes the south county Site Readiness Initiative as handled
Jeff Niceley: 2026 candidate profile
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“Niceley was critical of the SRI initiative in the south county. … The increased traffic, the loss of our green space, our rural foundation.”

Benjamin Bach

Democratic

Cloud engineer · Independence

The gist

Opposes how the county rolled out the Site Readiness Initiative
Supports keeping the new Kenton County Park a natural space
Supports improving water and pipe infrastructure
Supports a more systematic county approach to housing

More about Benjamin

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Opposes how the county rolled out the Site Readiness Initiative
Benjamin Bach: 2026 candidate profile
News coverage · LINK nky · linknky.com
“he decided to run after seeing how the county handled the rollout of its Site Readiness Initiative in the south county”
Supports keeping the new Kenton County Park a natural space
Benjamin Bach: 2026 candidate profile
News coverage · LINK nky · linknky.com
“it would turn into “a soft amusement park with lights and a whole bunch of activity,” rather than being maintained as a more natural space”
Supports improving water and pipe infrastructure
Benjamin Bach: 2026 candidate profile
News coverage · LINK nky · linknky.com
“Other issues he wanted to address were improving the water and pipe infrastructure”
Supports a more systematic county approach to housing
Benjamin Bach: 2026 candidate profile
News coverage · LINK nky · linknky.com
“He also thought the county could handle housing in a “more systematic way.””

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