Abby Drane
Democratic
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County Judge/Executive, Meade County
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- Nov 3, 2026
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.
Troy D. Kok
RepublicanIncumbent
Meade County judge/executive
The gist
- Secured funding to fix KY 313 and KY 144 intersection
- Signed a one-year moratorium on new data center proposalsIn office
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Secured funding to fix KY 313 and KY 144 intersection
County Leaders Approves Data Center MoratoriumNews coverage · WVIH · Dec 10, 2025 · wvih.com
“Judge Kok said that funding has been made available for the improvements”
Signed a one-year moratorium on new data center proposals
County Leaders Approves Data Center MoratoriumNews coverage · WVIH · Dec 10, 2025 · wvih.com
“The ordinance blocks any data center proposal from being applied for at least 12 months or until a data center ordinance is approved”
Meade County Fiscal Court Ordinance No. 2025-07 (data center moratorium), adopted January 13, 2026Government record · Meade County Fiscal Court · Jan 13, 2026 · meadeky.gov
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