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Mayor, City of Georgetown

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 Georgetown's government (mayor-council form) and serves a four-year term.

Nonpartisan. Kim Menke is a member of the Georgetown City Council.

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Kim Menke

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The gist

Supports clear city guidelines for housing loans and incentives
Voted for city commitment to an affordable housing project
Supported a developer's 76-unit plan for unused city land
Supports defining data center types before any city ban

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Supports clear city guidelines for housing loans and incentives
Affordable housing project approved
News coverage · Georgetown News-Graphic · Sep 8, 2026 · news-graphic.com
“If we are going to provide support for a loan or an incentive, then there needs to be a guideline”
Voted for city commitment to an affordable housing project
Affordable housing project approved
News coverage · Georgetown News-Graphic · Sep 8, 2026 · news-graphic.com
“Willow Hambrick, Kim Menke, and Greg Hampton voted in favor of the commitment”
Supported a developer's 76-unit plan for unused city land
Developer expresses concern with City's 'process' on affordable housing
News coverage · Georgetown News-Graphic · Sep 8, 2026 · news-graphic.com
“76 proposed units on property that we actually own that we're not utilizing”
Supports defining data center types before any city ban
City councilmembers consider data center ban
News coverage · Georgetown News-Graphic · Sep 18, 2026 · news-graphic.com
“Councilmember Kim Menke stressed the importance of defining all aspects of data center development if Council was to move forward with a ban”

Burney Jenkins

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The gist

Proposed lowering Georgetown's property tax to the compensating rate
Voted for city commitment to an affordable housing project
Supports a city policy for affordable housing proposals

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Proposed lowering Georgetown's property tax to the compensating rate
Council rejects property tax increase
News coverage · Georgetown News-Graphic · Sep 18, 2026 · news-graphic.com
“If we've got a chance to lower things, let's do that.”
Voted for city commitment to an affordable housing project
Affordable housing project approved
News coverage · Georgetown News-Graphic · Sep 8, 2026 · news-graphic.com
“A tie-breaking vote from Mayor Burney Jenkins moved the commitment forward”
Supports a city policy for affordable housing proposals
Developer expresses concern with City's 'process' on affordable housing
News coverage · Georgetown News-Graphic · Sep 8, 2026 · news-graphic.com
“The City is working to create an affordable housing project policy, Jenkins said.”

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