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Mayor, City of Bloomfield

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The mayor is the elected head of the City of Bloomfield's government and serves a four-year term.

Nonpartisan. On the ballot in the City of Bloomfield (part of the E103 precinct; sample ballot).

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Laura Barnett

No party listed

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Voted against switching Bloomfield's trash service to Rumpke
Opposes the city's Flock license-plate camera contract
Supports bringing back public comment at council meetings

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Voted against switching Bloomfield's trash service to Rumpke
Bloomfield continues to debate Flock cameras, trash contract
News coverage · The Kentucky Standard · Jul 25, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“Stevenson, Barnett and Lemoine each voted against Rumpke at the city’s May meeting”
Opposes the city's Flock license-plate camera contract
Bloomfield continues to debate Flock cameras, trash contract
News coverage · The Kentucky Standard · Jul 25, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“most notably Ken Lemoine and Laura Barnett — have raised objections over the city’s contract with the Flock automated license plate reader cameras”
Supports bringing back public comment at council meetings
Bloomfield cuts public comment following last month's dust-up
News coverage · The Kentucky Standard · Sep 26, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“they would prefer to see public comment return at next month’s meeting, but as long as decorum is followed”

Christopher Dudgeon

No party listedIncumbent

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Voted to switch Bloomfield's trash service to Rumpke
Supported pausing public comment to reduce meeting hostility

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Voted to switch Bloomfield's trash service to Rumpke
Bloomfield continues to debate Flock cameras, trash contract
News coverage · The Kentucky Standard · Jul 25, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“Dudgeon then cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of Rumpke.”
Supported pausing public comment to reduce meeting hostility
Bloomfield cuts public comment following last month's dust-up
News coverage · The Kentucky Standard · Sep 26, 2026 · pmg-ky2.com
“Dudgeon said in the meeting it was designed to reduce the hostility among community members in attendance.”

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