City

City Council, City of Hodgenville

Vote for: 6
Candidates: 9
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The city council is Hodgenville's legislative body: it passes city ordinances and adopts the budget. Members are elected citywide.

Nonpartisan. Vote for up to six.

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Angela G. DeVore

No party listed

The gist

Supports making residents' safety the top budget priority
Supports selling surplus city property before cutting
Pledges to ask business owners how the city can help

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Supports making residents' safety the top budget priority
Angela DeVore — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“The safety of our citizens must be our number one priority.”
Supports selling surplus city property before cutting
Angela DeVore — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“we should look at working more efficiently, and using and/or selling any surplus properties held by the city”
Pledges to ask business owners how the city can help
Angela DeVore — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“plan to reach as many as possible asking them how the City can help support them”

Ruth E. Edlin

No party listed

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Pledges to keep the city on budget without overspending
Supports multi-generational perspectives in city leadership

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Pledges to keep the city on budget without overspending
Ruth Edlin — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“There is a fine line to stay on budget while executing tasks to make sure everything is properly disbursed.”
Supports multi-generational perspectives in city leadership
Ruth Edlin — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“our leadership needs to reflect the full diversity of our community, including fresh, multi-generational perspectives”

Jay Edlin

No party listed

The gist

Supports maintaining and investing in city infrastructure
Supports careful growth that keeps the town's identity

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Supports maintaining and investing in city infrastructure
Jay Edlin — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“A continued focus on our infrastructure I believe is an important undertaking.”
Supports careful growth that keeps the town's identity
Jay Edlin — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“how do we grow without losing what gives this community its identity? Finding a way to do so needs to be done with care.”

Rita T. Williams

No party listedIncumbent

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Supports prioritizing water and wastewater system upgrades
Supports funding city police and fire services
Supports promoting Lincoln sites and shops to visitors

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Supports prioritizing water and wastewater system upgrades
Rita Williams (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“The priority of Hodgenville City Council’s budget is the water and wastewater infrastructure.”
Supports funding city police and fire services
Rita Williams (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“Hodgenville City Police and Hodgenville Fire Department are necessary services.”
Supports promoting Lincoln sites and shops to visitors
Rita Williams (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“Looking forward to many more people stopping in Hodgenville to see and enjoy our many great attractions.”

Steven Johnson

No party listedIncumbent

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Supports replacing and upgrading the city's old equipment
Supports backing existing businesses to draw new ones

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Supports replacing and upgrading the city's old equipment
Steve Johnson (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“The city has old equipment that needs to be replaced and some needing up graded.”
Supports backing existing businesses to draw new ones
Steve Johnson (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“It will take all of us to help make the city grow and need to support city business.”

Larry Davis

No party listedIncumbent

The gist

Supports making police and fire protection a budget priority
Supports funding equipment and staff for the water treatment plant
Supports more leisure options to keep young people in town

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Supports making police and fire protection a budget priority
Larry Davis (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“Priority certainly is providing the best level of police and fire protection for Hodgenville.”
Supports funding equipment and staff for the water treatment plant
Larry Davis (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“Providing funding to provide equipment and salaries for the water treatment plant is vitally important to all of our citizens”
Supports more leisure options to keep young people in town
Larry Davis (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“It is also important we develop a plan to offer more leisure time opportunities for young people to keep them here”

Lisa Bell Reidner

No party listedIncumbent

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Supports prioritizing water and sewer infrastructure in the budget
Supports expanding city limits to attract business
Supports funding recreational activities for residents

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Supports prioritizing water and sewer infrastructure in the budget
Lisa Reidner (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“We should always prioritize our budget, keeping the cities infrastructure at the forefront of our budget.”
Supports expanding city limits to attract business
Lisa Reidner (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“It will be very difficult for Hodgenville to “grow” without expanding our city limit boundaries.”
Supports funding recreational activities for residents
Lisa Reidner (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“I do feel we need to appropriate money for “recreational activities” to be enjoyed by our citizens.”

Tony Stewart

No party listedIncumbent

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Supports setting a city budget and adhering to it
Supports listening to constituents for new ideas

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Supports setting a city budget and adhering to it
Tony Stewart (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“We need to set a budget and adhere to it as closely as possible so that the city's finances don't get out of control.”
Supports listening to constituents for new ideas
Tony Stewart (I) — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 30, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“Listening to our constituents to see what they want and need to see if they have ideas and how to apply them.”

Ryan Jeffries

No party listedIncumbent

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Supports transparency and accountability in city government
Supports a long-term growth plan for Hodgenville

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Supports transparency and accountability in city government
Ryan Jeffries — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire (2024)
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 25, 2024 · pmg-ky2.com
“I intend to promote transparency and accountability; these two components are vital in local government operations and decision-making processes.”
Supports a long-term growth plan for Hodgenville
Ryan Jeffries — Hodgenville City Council questionnaire (2024)
Candidate questionnaire · The LaRue County Herald News · Sep 25, 2024 · pmg-ky2.com
“the City Council as a whole creates and communicates a clear vision for a comprehensive future plan”

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