Allison "Ali" Blair
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City Council, City of Berea
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- 2 years
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- 13
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
What this office does: The city council is the City of Berea's legislative body; its eight members are elected citywide to two-year terms.
Nonpartisan; vote for up to eight.
Teresa L. Wren
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Ronnie Terrill
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Leah Van Winkle
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Brooke King
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Regina Hudson
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Alex Sipple
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- Opposes Flock license-plate readers over civil-liberty concerns
- Supports keeping tourism money separate from the city budget
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Opposes Flock license-plate readers over civil-liberty concerns
Courtesy, agreement featured in candidate forum, but intrigue bubbled beneathNews coverage · The Edge · Sep 25, 2026 · thekentuckyedge.com
“I am essentially not willing to give up our citizens' liberty for a sense of security”
Supports keeping tourism money separate from the city budget
Courtesy, agreement featured in candidate forum, but intrigue bubbled beneathNews coverage · The Edge · Sep 25, 2026 · thekentuckyedge.com
“Tourism is separate from the City ... It's its own fund.”
Dan Sipple
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- Supports monetary relief for Berea's seniors
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Supports monetary relief for Berea's seniors
Courtesy, agreement featured in candidate forum, but intrigue bubbled beneathNews coverage · The Edge · Sep 25, 2026 · thekentuckyedge.com
“an appeal for the City's seniors whom he said need monetary relief”
John Payne
No party listedIncumbent
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- Supports using restaurant-tax revenue for local quality-of-life projects
- Supported making Berea a Kentucky Trail Town
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Supports using restaurant-tax revenue for local quality-of-life projects
Courtesy, agreement featured in candidate forum, but intrigue bubbled beneathNews coverage · The Edge · Sep 25, 2026 · thekentuckyedge.com
“we're able to utilize that money to better serve, not only tourists, but also to provide services and quality of life improvements to the community”
Supported making Berea a Kentucky Trail Town
Courtesy, agreement featured in candidate forum, but intrigue bubbled beneathNews coverage · The Edge · Sep 25, 2026 · thekentuckyedge.com
“I was part of the group that helped make Berea a Trail Town”
Mike Barnett
No party listedIncumbent
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Steve Caudill
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Barry D. Poynter
No party listedIncumbent
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Katie Startzman
No party listedIncumbent
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