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Mayor, City of Morehead

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4 years
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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The mayor is Morehead's chief executive: the mayor supervises city departments and employees, enforces city ordinances, presides over city council meetings and votes only to break a tie.

Nonpartisan city ballot. Open seat: Mayor Laura White-Brown is not on the ballot. On the ballot in the North Morehead, Courthouse, Fleming, Thomas Addition, City Hall and Rodburn precincts (sample ballot). Tony D. Netherly and Edna O. Schack filed as write-in candidates; Laura White Brown's filing, James Bowman's write-in filing and a duplicate Netherly filing are marked withdrawn (Secretary of State's list of candidate filings with the county clerk). Write-in candidates are not printed on the ballot.

Jim Tom Trent

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  • Opposed frequent closed-session meetings of the city council
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  1. Opposed frequent closed-session meetings of the city council

    Trent resigns from city council

    News coverage · The Trail Blazer (Morehead State University) · Sep 13, 2023 · thetrailblazeronline.net

    “constantly asked by citizens and business owners why we have so many meetings under the cloak of 'closed session'”

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