Eric Bach
Republican
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County Judge/Executive, Mason County
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What this office does: The county judge/executive is the county's chief executive: presides over the fiscal court, prepares the county budget and runs county government.
Owen J. McNeill
DemocraticIncumbent
Mason County judge/executive
The gist
- Supports the proposed hyperscale data center for its jobs
- Supports data center tax revenue for schools and infrastructure
- Supports closing the rural-urban gap in economic opportunity
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Supports the proposed hyperscale data center for its jobs
The fight over data centers was front and center in local Kentucky primary electionsNews coverage · Louisville Public Media · Jun 8, 2026 · lpm.org
“who is supportive of the data center and acknowledged signing an NDA with the developer behind it”
Data center near Maysville sparks debate about land useNews coverage · WVXU · Aug 4, 2026 · wvxu.org
“If, at a minimum, these guys bring in 400 high-paying, career-sustaining, family-sustaining jobs, that makes them the largest employer in Northeastern Kentucky, easily”
Supports data center tax revenue for schools and infrastructure
Data center near Maysville sparks debate about land useNews coverage · WVXU · Aug 4, 2026 · wvxu.org
“McNeill says the county badly needs more tax revenue for schools and infrastructure like roads and water facilities.”
Supports closing the rural-urban gap in economic opportunity
Mason County officials approve ordinance paving the way for potential large-scale data centerNews coverage · WEKU · Mar 1, 2026 · weku.org
“rural Kentucky is losing them because we don't have the opportunities here that a Louisville, a northern Kentucky, an Indianapolis, a Cincinnati does have”
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