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County Commissioner, Kenton County

District 2

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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.

Housing

  • Jeff NiceleyRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Benjamin BachDemocratic

    • Supports a more systematic county approach to housing

Economy & jobs

  • Jeff NiceleyRepublican

    • Opposes the south county Site Readiness Initiative as handled
  • Benjamin BachDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Roads & infrastructure

Environment & parks

  • Jeff NiceleyRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Benjamin BachDemocratic

    • Supports keeping the new Kenton County Park a natural space

Government & transparency

  • Jeff NiceleyRepublican

    • Proposes regular town hall meetings for residents
  • Benjamin BachDemocratic

    • Opposes how the county rolled out the Site Readiness Initiative

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; 5 issues covered in this race.