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NKY Candidate Profiles
Click the drop-downs to see profiles for all contested races that will appear on ballots in NKY on Nov. 3. Click “Read more” to view each candidate’s full profile.
U.S. Senate
Andy Barr
Andy Barr is an eighth-generation Kentuckian, a husband and father of four. Barr said he loves the commonwealth with all his heart and has been blessed to represent Central Kentucky…
Charles Booker
Charles Booker is a lifelong resident of Louisville’s West End. He was the first in his family to graduate from law school and later worked in roles across the Kentucky…
Christopher Campbell
Christopher Campbell is running as an Independent because he said he believes that officials of the two major parties only seek to line the pockets of their benefactors and completely…
Thomas Michael Murphy
Thomas Michael Murphy is running as a write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate. Thomas Murphy faces Republican nominee Andy Barr, Democratic nominee Charles Booker and Kentucky Party candidate Christopher Campbell…
U.S. House District 4
Ed Gallrein
Retired Navy SEAL and Army Ranger Ed Gallrein, a Republican, is facing Democrat Melissa Strange and Libertarian Jeremy Todd in the general election this November after defeating incumbent Congressman Thomas…
Melissa Strange
Melissa Strange, a Democrat and first-time candidate, will face Republican Ed Gallrein and Libertarian Jeremy Todd in the November general election for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. Strange defeated fellow first-time…
Jeremy Todd
Jeremy Todd, the Libertarian Party nominee for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, entered the race following the defeat of longtime U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie in the Republican primary. Todd told LINK…
Kentucky Senate
Senate District 20
Edwin “Gex” Williams
Edwin “Gex” Williams is a familiar face in both Kentucky and Boone County Republican politics. Williams represents Kentucky’s 20th Senate District, which includes portions of Boone and Kenton counties and…
Stella Pollard
Democrat Stella Pollard is challenging Republican state Sen. Gex Williams for Kentucky’s 20th Senate District. The 20th Senate District includes portions of Boone and Kenton counties, as well as Carroll,…
Senate District 24
Shelley Funke Frommeyer
Shelley Funke Frommeyer said she is seeking re-election to ensure Northern Kentucky remains a thriving engine for economic growth, safe communities and vibrant family life. Funke Frommeyer said she is…
Joshua Baker
Joshua Baker, a candidate for Kentucky Senate District 24, said he is running to change priorities in Frankfort and ensure communities across Bracken, Campbell, Kenton and Pendleton counties have a…
Kentucky House
House District 60
Marianne Proctor
Republican state Rep. Marianne Proctor is seeking a third term representing Kentucky’s 60th House District. Proctor first won the seat in 2022, when she narrowly defeated longtime Rep. Sal Santoro…
Tracey Reid
Democrat Tracey Reid is looking to unseat Republican Rep. Marianne Proctor in Kentucky’s 60th House District, which covers part of Boone County. Reid, a Union resident, has built her career…
House District 64
Kim Moser
Kim Moser is the Republican incumbent candidate for District 64 of the Kentucky House of Representatives, which covers much of the central portions of the Northern Kentucky region (click here…
William Whalen
William Whalen is the Democratic candidate for District 64 of the Kentucky House of Representatives, which covers much of central Northern Kentucky (click here to see a map of the…
House District 65
Aaron Currin
Aaron Currin is the Democratic candidate for the Kentucky House of Representatives, District 65, which includes much of central Kenton County and portions of Boone County (click here to view…
Stephanie Dietz
Stephanie Dietz is the incumbent candidate for the Kentucky House of Representatives’ district 65, which includes a solid middle chunk of Kenton County. Click here to view a map of…
House District 66
TJ Roberts
Republican Rep. TJ Roberts is seeking a second term in the Kentucky House, two years after unseating a fellow Republican on his way to Frankfort. Roberts, a Burlington attorney, represents…
Jason Ellis
Democrat Jason Ellis is challenging Republican state Rep. T.J. Roberts for Kentucky’s 66th House District. Ellis announced his candidacy in October 2025, centering his campaign on affordability, education, infrastructure and…
House District 67
Terry Hatton
Terry Hatton said he is running for Kentucky House District 67 because he wants Northern Campbell County to have representation in Frankfort that listens to residents and advocates for the…
Matt Lehman
Matt Lehman said he is seeking reelection to Kentucky House District 67 to continue focusing on affordability, jobs, housing, health care and education while representing Campbell County in Frankfort. Lehman…
House District 68
Amy Amin
Amy Amin said she is running for Kentucky state representative because she wants to focus on Campbell County’s schools, economy and cost of living while emphasizing local issues over national…
Mike Clines
Mike Clines is seeking reelection to the Kentucky House of Representatives, where he represents House District 68. Clines, a Republican from Alexandria, was first elected to the seat in 2022…
House District 69
Steve Doan
Steven Doan is the incumbent Republican representative for Kentucky House District 69 and is seeking re-election. After defeating primary challenger Jesse Foreman in May, Doan faces Democrat Wilanne Stangel in…
Wilanne Stangel
Wilanne Stangel is a Democratic candidate for Kentucky’s 69th House District in the 2026 election, where she will face incumbent GOP Rep. Steve Doan in the November general election. She…
Boone County
Boone County Judge/Executive
Chet Hand
Chet Hand is a Republican candidate for Boone County Judge/Executive and a current member of the Boone County Fiscal Court, where he has served as a county commissioner for the…
Timothy Dean Johnson
Independent candidate Timothy Dean Johnson is running for Boone County judge/executive, challenging Republican Chet Hand in the November general election. Johnson has lived in Boone County for more than 50…
William Woods
William Woods is one of four candidates running to be the next Boone County judge/executive, along with Chet Hand (who defeated Republican incumbent Gary Moore in the May primary election),…
Terry Roberts
Terry Roberts is a write-in candidate for Boone County judge/executive. He will face fellow write-in William Woods, Republican Chet Hand and independent Timothy Johnson at the ballot box in November.…
Boone County Commissioner, District 1
Cathy Flaig
Republican Cathy Flaig has been a fixture on the Boone County Fiscal Court since the late 90s. Flaig is facing Democrat Debra Waller in the November general election, as she…
Debra Waller
Debra Waller, a Verona-based conservationist, is running to unseat incumbent Republican Cathy Flaig on the Boone County Fiscal Court. Waller, a longtime Boone County resident, is the daughter of the…
Boone County Commissioner, District 2
John Schickel
Nearly two years after retiring from the Kentucky State Senate, John Schickel is once again vying for public office. Schickel, a Republican, is running for the District 2 commission seat…
Lianna Nguyen
Democrat Lianna Nguyen is a newcomer to Boone County electoral politics, making her first run for countywide office. Nguyen is running for the Boone County Fiscal Court’s District 2 seat,…
Florence City Council
Joe Berkshire
Joe Berkshire is one of the candidates seeking a seat on Florence City Council in the 2026 general election. Berkshire is a longtime Florence resident and graduated from Boone County…
Lesley Chambers
Before Lesley Chambers joined the Florence City Council, she was among the residents fighting to keep the Florence Aquatic Center open. In 2021, Florence had considered demolishing the facility and…
Angie Cable
Angie Cable is seeking a second term on Florence City Council after first winning a seat on the six-member body back in 2024. Before taking office, Cable was active in…
Duane Froelicher
Duane Froelicher is seeking a return to the Florence City Council, where he previously served three consecutive terms from 2015 through 2020. He later remained involved in city government through…
Aaron Gillum
Aaron Gillum is making another run for Florence City Council, bringing a background in technology and years of involvement in local government and community organizations. Gillum has spent roughly three…
Shari Kilmer
After more than three decades in education, retired teacher Shari Kilmer is seeking a seat on Florence City Council. Kilmer spent 32 years as an educator and most recently taught…
Brian Kinross
Brian Kinross is making another run for Florence City Council. Kinross, an engineer and longtime Florence resident, became involved in city issues during the debate over the future of the…
Jim Leach
Jim Leach is making his first run for Florence City Council. Leach served for 30 years in the U.S. Army, including time in the Army National Guard, Army Reserve and…
David Schneider
David Schneider is seeking his first elected term on Florence City Council after being appointed to the six-member body in early 2025. Council members unanimously selected Schneider to fill the…
Diane Whalen
Few candidates for Florence City Council have as much experience in city government as Diane Whalen. Whalen spent 24 years as Florence mayor before deciding not to seek another term…
Gary Winn
Gary Winn is seeking another term on Florence City Council, where he has served for more than a decade. A Boone County High School graduate, Winn attended Eastern Kentucky University…
Jeffrey Whittaker
Jeffrey Whittaker is seeking a seat on Florence City Council two years after running for the Boone County Board of Education. Whittaker has spent much of his career working for…
Union City Commission
Doug Bine
Union City Commissioner Doug Bine is seeking to retain his seat after being reappointed to the commission in February 2025, following a court decision that voided the city’s disputed 2024…
Eric Dulaney
Eric Dulaney is looking to return to the Union City Commission after an election dispute brought his previous tenure on the body to an end. Dulaney, a Fort Mitchell native…
George Eldridge
Union City Commissioner George Eldridge is seeking to retain his seat after being appointed in February 2025, following a court decision that voided the city’s 2024 commission election results. Eldridge…
Christopher Reeves
Christopher Reeves is making his first bid for a seat on the Union City Commission. A Lexington native, Reeves has called Union home since 2021. He earned both bachelor’s and…
Larry Solomon
After 12 years as Union’s mayor, Larry Solomon is stepping away from the city’s top elected office but not from city government. Solomon, who was first elected mayor in 2014,…
Union City Commission
Mark Carnahan
Former Walton Mayor Mark Carnahan is seeking a return to city government as a member of Walton City Council. Carnahan previously served as Walton’s mayor before resigning in March 2018.…
Kelly Fulmer
Kelly Fulmer is seeking a seat on Walton City Council, bringing previous experience in law, local government and other community organizations to the race. Fulmer previously served on the Walton-Verona…
Sherry Gaskill
Sherry Gaskill is seeking another term on Walton City Council, having been first elected in 2022 and reelected in 2024. During her time on council, Gaskill has weighed in on…
Paula Jolley
Former Walton Mayor Paula Jolley is seeking a return to city government, this time as a member of Walton City Council. Jolley has previously served on the city council, the…
Amy Long
Amy Long is seeking another term on Walton City Council. Long was first elected in November 2022 after moving to Walton from Greenville, Georgia, with her husband, Aaron. According to…
Heath Parmer
Heath Parmer is a candidate for Walton City Council. Walton is Boone County’s southernmost city, sitting along Interstate 71/75 about 20 miles south of Cincinnati. With a population of more…
Dan Martin
Incumbent Dan Martin is running for reelection to the Walton City Council. Martin was first elected in 2022 and was reelected in 2024. Walton is Boone County’s southernmost city, sitting…
Eric Tungate
Eric Tungate is seeking a seat on Walton City Council in the November general election. Tungate has decades of experience in fire protection, emergency medical services and technical rescue across…
Paul David Washburn
Paul David Washburn is a candidate for Walton City Council. Walton is Boone County’s southernmost city, sitting along Interstate 71/75 about 20 miles south of Cincinnati. With a population of…
Florence Mayor
Julie Metzger Aubuchon
Florence Mayor Julie Metzger Aubuchon is seeking a second term after more than two decades in city government. Metzger Aubuchon faces challenger David Rose, a retired U.S. Postal Service employee.…
David Rose
David Rose, a lifelong Boone County resident and retired U.S. Postal Service employee, is challenging incumbent Florence Mayor Julie Metzger Aubuchon. Rose graduated from Boone County High School in 1989.…
Union Mayor
John Mefford
Longtime Union Commissioner John Mefford is looking to make the jump from serving on the city’s legislative body to leading it as mayor. Mefford has lived in Union for nearly…
Chris Courtney
Chris Courtney is challenging Commissioner John Mefford in the race to succeed outgoing Mayor Larry Solomon. Courtney is a U.S. Navy veteran with previous experience working in both local and…
Walton Mayor
Gabe Brown
Former Walton Mayor Gabe Brown is seeking a return to office two years after resigning amid an investigation into his use of city money and property. Brown began serving on…
Terri Lynn Courtney
Terri Lynn Courtney is seeking another term as Walton mayor, a position she assumed in 2024 following the resignation of former Mayor Gabe Brown. A lifelong Walton resident, Courtney first…
Boone County School Board, District 4
Robin Shumate
Robin Shumate is challenging incumbent Cindy Young for the Division 4 seat on the Boone County Board of Education in the November 2026 general election. The five-member school board oversees…
Cindy Young
Cindy Young is seeking a second term representing Division 4 on the Boone County Board of Education. Young was first elected to the five-member school board in November 2022, when…
Boone County School Board, District 5
Robin Shumate
Robin Shumate is challenging incumbent Cindy Young for the Division 4 seat on the Boone County Board of Education in the November 2026 general election. The five-member school board oversees…
Brandon Ashcraft
Brandon Ashcraft is a candidate for Boone County School Board, Division 5, in the November 2026 general election. The five-member school board oversees Boone County Schools, one of Kentucky’s largest…
Brenna Penrose
Brenna Penrose is running for a seat on the Boone County Schools Board of Education in the 2026 general election as an invested mother of two children in the district.…
Linda Kunkel Schild
Linda Kunkel Schild is vying for the Division 5 seat on the Boone County School Board having served as board treasurer and the financial officer for the district. She believes…
Jerry Rich
Jerry Rich is a candidate for Boone County School Board, Division 5, in the November 2026 general election. The five-member school board oversees Boone County Schools, one of Kentucky’s largest…
Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, District 1
Kevin Bond
Kevin Bond is seeking another four-year term on the Boone County Conservation District Board of Supervisors. A lifelong Boone County resident and Kentucky native, Bond has a background in natural…
John Stork
John Stork is seeking another term on the Boone County Conservation District Board of Supervisors, where he currently serves as treasurer. A Boone County native, Stork has a professional background…
Michael Wilson
Michael R. Wilson is seeking another term on the Boone County Conservation District Board of Supervisors. Wilson is one of seven supervisors responsible for guiding the district’s work to protect…
Campbell County
Campbell County Commissioners, District 3
Tom Lampe
Tom Lampe said he wants conservative principles to continue guiding Campbell County and he represents that. Campbell County is where Lampe grew up and where his family has built their…
Brant Owens
Brant Owens is a lifelong Campbell County resident, Army veteran, financial advisor, husband, father and grandfather. Owens said his campaign is built around a straightforward idea: strong cities, smart suburbs,…
Fort Thomas City Council
Allison Alessandro
Allison Alessandro said she is running for Fort Thomas City Council because she believes the city deserves a government that is welcoming, effective, accountable and responsive. Alessandro said she sees…
Steve Arey
Steve Arey is a lifelong Fort Thomas resident and a 1993 graduate of Highlands High School. He said he and his wife, Melissa, chose to raise their daughters, Lanie and…
Adam Blau
City council was never something Adam Blau said he initially set out to do, but it has become something he feels he was called to do. The past few years…
Ken Bowman
Ken Bowman began his career public service on the Fort Thomas Renaissance Board, where he spent nine years, before going on to serve on city council for 10 years. Click…
Mary Anne Brown
Mary Anne “Annie” Brown said she decided to run for Fort Thomas City Council because of the recent scrutiny surrounding council operations. Her decision to run said ultimately comes from…
Brad Fennell
Brad Fennell said he brings proven leadership, extensive board experience and a strong record of thoughtful problem-solving to the city council. Fennell said he is committed to helping ensure Fort…
Frances Hoffman
If elected, Frances Hoffman said her intent is to work with city council to rebuild the confidence and trust of the Fort Thomas citizens toward their local government. Hoffman faces…
Lauren McIntosh
Lauren McIntosh has served two terms on the Fort Thomas City Council. McIntosh said on her campaign Facebook page that serving the community has been one of the most meaningful…
Ben Pendery
Ben Pendery said he is running for re-election for the Fort Thomas City Council because he is heavily invested in the community and cares about it. He said local governments…
Brandon Roller
Brandon Roller has lived in Fort Thomas for more than 20 years, and while he said city council was never originally on his agenda, he found himself paying closer attention…
Eric Strange
For the past two terms serving on the Fort Thomas City Council, Eric Strange said his focus has been simple: thoughtful leadership, responsible spending and protecting the quality of life…
Fort Thomas Mayor
Andy Ellison
Andy Ellison has served multiple terms on the Fort Thomas City Council. He was appointed mayor in December 2025. A graduate of Johnson Elementary and Highlands High School Class of…
Sharon MacKnight
Sharon MacKnight said she is running for Fort Thomas mayor because she wants city government to listen to residents, communicate openly, protect taxpayer dollars and involve the community in major…
Southgate Mayor
Jim Hamberg
Jim Hamberg said he is seeking reelection as Southgate mayor to continue work on public safety, infrastructure, development and reducing the city’s property tax rate. Hamberg has served as mayor…
Mark Messmer
Mark Messmer said he is running for Southgate mayor with a focus on fiscal responsibility, public safety and increasing the city council’s involvement in major financial decisions. Messmer has lived…
Bellevue School Board
Ronnie Noonchester
Ronnie Noonchester said he is running for the Bellevue Independent School District Board of Education on his campaign Facebook page, focusing on students, teachers, and changes he believes could move…
Jenn Owens
Jenn Owens said she is running for re-election to the Bellevue Board of Education to continue building on the meaningful progress the district has made in its schools. Serving the…
Dan Swope
Swope faces Jenn Owens, Ronnie Noonchester, and Tammi Woodruff in the Nov. 3 general election. LINK nky attempted to make contact with Dan Swope multiple times, but they did not…
Tammi Woodruff
Tammi Woodruff is running for the Bellevue Independent Schools Board of Education with a focus on supporting students and expanding their opportunities, according to her campaign Facebook. Woodruff is a…
Newport School Board
Sylvia Covington
Sylvia Covington said she is seeking reelection to the Newport Independent Schools Board of Education because she wants to continue working with educators, families and community members to support students…
Ramona Malone
Ramona Malone said she is seeking reelection to the Newport Independent Schools Board of Education because of her connection to the district and belief that communication, collaboration and coordination are…
Benjamin Middendorf
Middendorf faces Sylvia Covington and Ramona Malone in the Nov. 3 general election. LINK nky attempted to make contact with Benjamin Middendorf multiple times, but they did not respond. Middendorf…
Alexandria City Council
Tom Baldridge
Tom Baldridge said he is running for reelection to Alexandria City Council because he believes continuity on council is important as the city prepares for changes in its leadership. Baldridge…
Patrick Blair
Patrick Blair said he is seeking re-election because Alexandria is a gem in Northern Kentucky, and having raised his family there, he is deeply invested in its future. With over…
Laura Fincher
Laura Fincher said she is running for Alexandria City Council because she wants the city to remain a good place to raise a family while balancing its local character with…
Stacey Graus
Stacey Graus has served on the city council for 28 years. Graus said in a 2024 election profile interview that his top priorities include managing growth; working with the county…
Michael McGrath
Michael McGrath is a business owner and has served one term on the Alexandria City Council. McGrath owns Sure Drive Driving School, which he said has allowed him to work…
Nick Sears
Nick Sears said he is running for Alexandria City Council because the community is growing and he wants to ensure that growth is managed while preserving the city’s small-town character.…
Christopher Vaught-Hall
Christopher Vaught-Hall was born and raised in Campbell County and is a graduate of Campbell County Schools. He has been married for seven years and has two children, ages 3…
Bellevue City Council
Mike Almoslechner
Michael Almoslechner said he is seeking reelection to Bellevue City Council to continue improving the city where he grew up, graduated from Bellevue High School and has lived for most…
Chasity Bothman
Chasity Bothman said she is seeking reelection to Bellevue City Council to continue representing residents and build on projects started during her first term. Bothman said the city has made…
Steve Guidugli
Steve Guidugli said he is seeking reelection to Bellevue City Council to continue working with the mayor, council members, city staff and residents to address issues facing the city. Guidugli…
Kara Harp
Kara Harp said she is seeking reelection to Bellevue City Council to build on work started during her first term and continue responding to residents’ concerns. Harp has lived in…
Shauna Kruse
Shauna Kruse said she is seeking reelection to the Bellevue City Council to continue serving the community and representing residents. Kruse said she enjoys working through issues with constituents and…
Tammy Nolan
Tammy Nolan said she is running for Bellevue City Council because she wants residents to have a voice in city government and for their concerns to be heard. Nolan works…
John “Jack” Ondeck
John Ondeck said he initially ran for Bellevue City Council two years ago because there were three vacancies and he believed his accounting background could help the city. Since taking…
Charlie Zimmerman
Charlie Zimmerman said he is running for Bellevue City Council to bring a new voice and perspective to the council while representing residents who want their concerns heard. Zimmerman grew…
Cold Spring City Council
Chris Ampfer
Chris Ampfer is seeking another term on the Cold Spring City Council because he said in a 2024 profile interview that he enjoys serving the community alongside Mayor Angelo Penque…
Lisa Schmidt Cavanaugh
Lisa Schmidt Cavanaugh said in a 2024 candidacy interview that she is looking to be reelected to continue being a voice for the residents and to continue serving the city…
Steve Cunningham
Steve Cunningham said he is running for reelection to Cold Spring City Council for his family, friends and neighbors and because he plans to remain in the community for years…
Joe Heil
Joe Heil has lived in Cold Spring for 38 years and has owned a business (Barleycorn’s) in the city for decades. Through those things, Heil said he has met and…
Paul Kloeker
Kloeker currently serves on the Cold Spring Planning and Zoning Commission. He previously served on the city council. Kloeker faces Chris Ampfer, Lisa Schmidt Cavanaugh, Steve Cunningham, Joe Heil, Mason…
Mason Meyer
Meyer faces Chris Ampfer, Lisa Schmidt Cavanaugh, Steve Cunningham, Joe Heil, Paul Kloeker, Cindy Moore and Laura Vroegindewey in the Nov. 3 general election. LINK nky attempted to make contact…
Cindy Moore
Cindy Moore has served on the city council since 2018 and is seeking reelection to help complete current city projects, she said in a 2024 candidate interview. Moore faces Chris…
Laura Vroegindewey
Laura Vroegindewey said she is running for Cold Spring City Council because she wants to take a more active role in the community where she has lived and raised her…
Highland Heights City Council
Deborah Ball
In 2006, Deborah Ball became a resident of Highland Heights and hasn’t looked back since. When it comes to her plans for what she hopes to do that impacts Highland…
John Braun
John Braun made Highland Heights his “forever home,” he said, about 10 years ago. For Braun, it’s more than just an address, he told LINK nky in a 2024 candidate…
Gary Chinn
Gary Chinn said he is running for reelection to continue the work he has been doing since he was first elected to Highland Heights City Council in 2006. Chinn said…
Christie Fillhardt
Fillhardt faces Deborah Ann Ball, John Braun, Gary Chinn, Patricia Hayley, Rene Heinrich and Jesse Hockenbury in the Nov. 3 general election. LINK nky attempted to make contact with Christie…
Patricia Hayley
Hayley faces Deborah Ann Ball, Robert Beckerich, John Braun, Gary Chinn, Christie Fillhardt, Rene Heinrich and Jesse Hockenbury in the Nov. 3 general election. LINK nky attempted to make contact…
Rene Heinrich
Rene Heinrich is seeking reelection to the Highland Heights city council, she said, to continue completing the great work the city has going on. Heinrich said that soon the city…
Jesse Hockenbury
Highland Heights city council member Jesse Hockenbury announced his resignation from council on Sept. 1 after he entered into an Alford plea to third-degree sexual abuse in July. Jesse Hockenbury…
Robert Beckerich
Robert Beckerich faces Deborah Ball, John Braun, Gary Chinn, Christie Fillhardt, Patricia Hayley, Rene Heinrich and Jesse Hockenbury in the Nov. 3 general election. LINK nky attempted to make contact…
Newport City Council
Robbie Hall
Robbie Hall, a former Newport police chief and two-term city commissioner, is seeking a return to the Newport Board of Commissioners, emphasizing government transparency, affordable housing and changes to city…
Jacob Harrod
Harrod faces Robbie Hall, Jacob Harrod, Ruth Johnson, Mike Radwanski, Ken Rechtin, Julie Smith-Morrow and Aaron Sutherland in the Nov. 3 general election. LINK nky attempted to make contact with…
Ruth Johnson
Ruth Johnson is running for Newport city commissioner with a focus on city finances, transparency, neighborhoods and opportunities for younger residents, according to her campaign Facebook. Johnson has spent her…
Mike Radwanski
Mike Radwanski said he is seeking reelection to the Newport Board of Commissioners to continue projects started since he took office in 2023 and keep the city moving forward. Radwanski…
Ken Rechtin
Ken Rechtin said what motivates him to serve is helping others. He said although it sounds corny, he thoroughly enjoys being a Newport City Commissioner serving others. Rechtin said he…
Julie Smith-Morrow
Julie Smith-Morrow said she is seeking reelection to the Newport Board of Commissioners to continue working on government transparency, public safety and development decisions that consider their impact on residents.…
Aaron Sutherland
Aaron Sutherland said he is seeking reelection to the Newport Board of Commissioners to continue focusing on public safety, infrastructure and development. Sutherland said his past term has given him…
Silver Grove City Council
Rachel Cooper
Rachel Cooper said she is seeking reelection to continue the city’s progress forward; she told LINK nky in a 2024 candidate profile interview. Cooper said the city needs to focus…
Lauren Franzen
Franzen faces Rachel Cooper, Justin Imhoff, Eric Noble, Joe Pelle, Herb Rardin, Mary Spivey and Julie Ziegler in the Nov. 3 general election. LINK nky attempted to make contact with…
Justin Imhoff
Justin Imhoff has lived in Silver Grove since 2017 and has been a Silver Grove business owner since 2021, Imhoffs Detail Garage LLC. He is proud to represent Silver Grove.…
Eric Noble
Noble faces Rachel Cooper, Lauren Franzen, Justin Imhoff, Joe Pelle, Herb Rardin, Mary Spivey and Julie Ziegler in the Nov. 3 general election. LINK nky attempted to make contact with…
Joe Pelle
Joe Pelle is looking to be reelected to the Silver Grove City Council to continue what he helped start with the USGS study/reduction in flood rates, improvement to infrastructure, parks…
Herb Rardin
Herb Rardin is seeking election to continue improving the quality of living in Silver Grover, such as its infrastructure, parks and addressing flood rates, he said in a 2024 election…
Mary Spivey
Spivey faces Rachel Cooper, Lauren Franzen, Justin Imhoff, Eric Noble, Joe Pelle, Herb Rardin, Mary Spivey and Julie Ziegler in the Nov. 3 general election. LINK nky attempted to make…
Julie Ziegler
Ziegler is a lifelong resident of Silver Grove and graduate of Silver Grove High School. Ziegler faces Rachel Cooper, Lauren Franzen, Justin Imhoff, Eric Noble, Joe Pelle, Herb Rardin and…
Southgate City Council
Alec Angel
Alec Angel said he is running for Southgate City Council because he wants to use his professional experience in business, manufacturing and operations to help address issues facing the city.…
Jackson Curry
Curry faces Alec Angel, Elizabeth Hartman, Jason Lanham, Aileen R. Okura, Daniel J. Speier, Tommy Whitehead and Phyllis Yeager in the Nov. 3 election. LINK nky attempted to make contact…
Elizabeth Hartman
Elizabeth Hartman said she is running for Southgate City Council because she cares about the community and believes effective leadership begins with listening to residents. Hartman said she has brought…
Jason Lanham
Jason Lanham is running for Southgate City Council because he said he has quickly grown to love the community. Lanham said it would be an honor to serve his friends…
Aileen Okura
Aileen Okura said she is seeking reelection to Southgate City Council to continue working to keep the city safe and welcoming while strengthening communication with residents. A Southgate resident for…
Dan Speier
Dan Speier said he is running for Southgate City Council as a way to give back to the community where he has lived his entire life. Speier previously served on…
Tommy Whitehead
Whitehead faces Alec Angel, Jackson Curry, Elizabeth Hartman, Jason Lanham, Aileen R. Okura, Daniel J. Speier, and Phyllis Yeager in the Nov. 3 election. LINK nky attempted to make contact…
Phyllis Yeager
Phyllis Yeager said she is running for Southgate City Council to support the city’s neighborhoods, strengthen local services and help guide the community’s continued growth. Yeager has lived in Southgate…
Kenton County
Kenton County Commissioners
Sarah Froelich
Sarah Froelich is the Democratic candidate to challenge Republican incumbent Beth Sewell for the District 1 seat on the Kenton County Fiscal Court. District 1 occupies the northeastern region of…
Beth Sewell
Beth Sewell is the Republican incumbent county commissioner candidate in District 1 on the Kenton County Fiscal Court. She will face off against Democrat challenger Sarah Froelich in November. Sewell,…
Benjamin Bach
Benjamin Bach is the Democratic candidate for Kenton County Commissioner in District 2, the county’s largest district, which covers much of the southern half of the county. (Note: Although commissioners’…
Jeff Niceley
Jeff Niceley is the Republican candidate for Kenton County Commissioner in District 2, the county’s largest district, which covers much of the southern half of the county. (Note: Although commissioners’…
Jordan Baldridge
Jordan Baldridge is the Democratic candidate for Kenton County commissioner in District 3, which encompasses much of the northwestern portion of the county. (Note: Although commissioners’ seats are divided into…
Richard ‘Scott’ Kimmich
Richard “Scott” Kimmich is the Republican candidate in the race for Kenton County commissioner in District 3, which encompasses much of the northwestern portion of the county. (Note: Although commissioners’…
Kenton County Sheriff
Tom Collins
Tom Collins is the Democratic candidate for Kenton County Sheriff. He will face off against Republican Larry Shelton in November. Tom Collins was born in Ludlow but moved to Morning…
Larry Shelton
Larry Shelton is the Republican candidate for the Kenton County Sheriff this year, having defeated former Sheriff Jude Hehman, also a Republican, in the May primary. He will face off…
Kenton County Magistrate District 1
Stephen Hoffman
For more than three decades, Stephen L.J. Hoffman’s work as a Kenton County magistrate has largely revolved around one particular part of the job: marrying people. Hoffman, a Democrat, first…
Katie Shumate
Katie Shumate is running again for Kenton County magistrate, this time in a new district because of a change in county maps. Shumate, a Republican, has served as a Kenton…
Crescent Springs Mayor
Brian Barclay
Brian Barclay is one of two candidates running to be Crescent Springs’ next mayor, the other being Jeff Smith. Incumbent Mayor Mike Daugherty is not running for reelection. Barclay works…
Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith is one of two candidates running for the mayoral seat of Crescent Springs. He will face Brian Barklay at the ballot box in November. Incumbent Mayor Mike Daugherty…
Edgewood Mayor
John Link
John Link is the longtime incumbent mayor of Edgewood. He will face off against Michael Thelen in November. Originally from Chicago, Link has occupied Edgewood’s mayoral seat since the beginning…
Michael Thelen
Michael Thelen will challenge incumbent John Link for Edgewood’s mayoral seat in November. Thelen has run against Link in the past but has lost at the ballot box. Thelen is…
Erlanger Mayor
Jessica Fette
Jessica Fette is the current mayor of Erlanger having first taken office in 2020. She assumed the role of mayor from Tyson Hermes, who now serves on the city council.…
Diana Niceley
Diana Niceley is currently a member of the Erlanger City Council and will challenge incumbent Mayor Jessica Fette in November. Niceley is the sister of Jeff Niceley, who is running…
Elsmere Mayor
Eric Bunzow
Eric Bunzow is the challenger candidate for the Elsmere mayoral seat. He is set to face incumbent Marty Lenhof in November. A former worker at the Kenton County clerk’s office,…
Marty Lenhof
Marty Lenhof is the incumbent mayor of Elsmere. He was first elected to office in 2010 and has been reelected for every term since. He will face Eric Bunzo, also…
Independence Mayor
Carol Franzen
Carol Franzen is one of three candidates for Independence’s mayor’s seat. The current Mayor, Chris Reinersman, is not running for reelection. In November, Franzen will face fellow City Council Member…
Kevin Stambaugh II
Kevin Stambaugh II is one of three candidates for mayor in Independence. The current Mayor, Chris Reinersman, is not running for reelection, but Stambaugh will face Carol Franzen and Greg…
Greg Steffen
Greg Steffen is one of three candidates running for mayor of Independence. The other two are Carol Franzen and Kevin Stambaugh II. Incumbent Mayor Chris Reinersman is not running for…
Lakeside Park Mayor
Paul Markgraf
Paul Markgraf is the incumbent mayor of Lakeside Park. He will face challenger Jim Wilson at the ballot box in November. Markgraf was first appointed to the mayor’s seat in…
Jim Wilson
Jim Wilson is a candidate for Lakeside Park mayor. He will face off against incumbent Paul Markgraf in November. Wilson is a CPA and business owner. When asked why he…
Ludlow Mayor
Paul Miller
Paul Miller is a candidate for Ludlow mayor. He will face off against incumbent Mayor Sarah Thompson and fellow challenger Julie Navarre in November. A trained circus performer, Miller is…
Julia Terry Navarre
Julia Terry Navarre is one of three candidates for the Ludlow mayoral seat, alongside incumbent Sarah Thompson and fellow challenger Paul Hallinan Miller. Navarre has served multiple terms on the…
Sarah Thompson
Sarah Thompson is the current mayor of Ludlow. The Ludlow City Council appointed her last year after the previous Mayor, Chris Wright, resigned. She will face Julie Terry Navarre and…
Park Hills Mayor
David Costas
David Costas is the challenger candidate for the Park Hills mayoral seat, set to face off against incumbent Kathy Zembrodt in November. When asked why he wanted to run, Costas…
Kathy Zembrodt
Kathy Zembrodt is the incumbent mayoral candidate for Park Hills, having been first elected to the position in 2018. She will face challenger David Costas in November. Zembrodt formerly served…
Taylor Mill Mayor
Daniel “Dan” Bell
Daniel “Dan” Bell is Taylor Mill’s incumbent mayor. He will face Michael Blackburn for the mayor’s seat in November. Bell was first elected mayor of Taylor Mill in 2010. He…
Michael Blackburn
Michael Blackburn is challenging incumbent mayor Dan Bell in Taylor Mill’s mayoral election this year. Blackburn was born in Taylor Mill and has spent most of his life there. He’s…
Bromley City Council
Andrew Clift
Andrew Clift is an incumbent Bromley City Council member running for reelection in the 2026 general election. Bromley is a small river city in northern Kenton County with a population…
Kelly Dudley
Kelly Dudley is an incumbent Bromley City Council member running for reelection. Dudley was first elected to Bromley City Council in 2024. Dudley’s current council responsibilities include insurance, grants and…
Mike Kendall
Mike Kendall is an incumbent Bromley City Council member running for reelection. Kendall was first elected to Bromley City Council in 2016 and has served on the six-member body for…
Dave Radford
Dave Radford is an incumbent Bromley City Council member running for reelection. Bromley is a small river city in northern Kenton County with a population of roughly 724 people. The…
Gail Smith
Gail Smith is looking to return to Bromley City Council after decades of involvement in the small Kenton County city. A lifelong Bromley resident, Smith was first elected to city…
Matthew Walker
Matthew Walker is an incumbent Bromley City Council member running for reelection. Bromley is a small river city in northern Kenton County with a population of roughly 724 people. The…
Tim Wartman
Tim Wartman is an incumbent Bromley City Council member running for reelection. Bromley is a small river city in northern Kenton County with a population of roughly 724 people. The…
Covington City Council
Tim Acri
Tim Acri is a current member of the Covington Board of Commissioners and a candidate for the new Covington City Council, set to take effect in 2027. There are seven…
Tim Downing
Tim Downing is one of seven candidates for the new Covington City Council and is a current member of the Covington Board of Commissioners. “I’m seeking re-election because I want…
Jay Fossett
Jay Fossett is one of seven candidates running for a spot on the new Covington City Council, which is set to take effect in 2027. There are six seats on…
Dan Francis
Dan Francis is one of seven candidates running for a spot on the new Covington City Council, set to take effect next year. There are six spots on the new…
Steve Hayden
Steve Hayden is one of seven candidates running for a spot on the new Covington City Council. The council will have six seats. Hayden has a background in computer science.…
Maria ‘Cari’ McMurtry Garriga
Maria “Cari” McMurtry Garriga is one of seven candidates running for Covington’s new city council. The new council will have six seats. Garriga had previously run for the Covington Board…
Bill Wells
Bill Wells is one of seven candidates for the new Covington City Council. He is not currently in office but formerly served on the Covington Board of Commissioners and has…
Crescent Springs City Council
Jeannine Bell Smith
Jeannine Bell Smith is a familiar face in Crescent Springs and Kenton County politics, with her involvement in city government dating back nearly a decade. Smith first ran for Crescent…
Robert Flaherty
After more than two decades helping review Crescent Springs’ finances, Robert Flaherty is running for city council. Flaherty has served on the city’s Finance Committee for more than 20 years…
Patrick Hackett
Patrick Hackett’s first election to Crescent Springs City Council came down to the flip of a coin. In 2018, Hackett ran as a write-in candidate and tied Jeannine Bell Smith…
Michele Hogan
Michele Hogan is running for a seat on the Crescent Springs City Council. Crescent Springs is a city in northern Kenton County with a population of 4,319 residents, according to…
Carol McGowan
Carol McGowan is seeking another term on Crescent Springs City Council, where she has served since 2021. Before entering local government, McGowan worked in several fields, including as a letter…
Bob Mueller
Bob Mueller is running for another term on Crescent Springs City Council. A lifelong Northern Kentucky resident, Mueller has lived in Crescent Springs for more than 40 years. He spent…
David Seeger
Dave Seeger is looking to bring his background in information technology to Crescent Springs City Council. A lifelong Kentucky resident, Seeger has spent more than 15 years leading information technology…
Mark Wurtenberger
Mark Wurtenberger returned to his hometown of Crescent Springs in 2020 after a career that took him across the country. Two years later, he won a seat on the city…
Elsmere City Council
Joanne Barnett-Smith
Joanne Barnett-Smith is one of 10 candidates running for a spot on the Elsmere City Council. The council has six seats. Barnett-Smith is an incumbent on the council and has…
Gloria Grubbs
Gloria Grubbs is an incumbent candidate on the Elsmere City Council. There are 10 candidates running for a spot on the six-seat council. Grubbs was first elected to the council…
Edward Henry
Edward “Eddy” Henry is one of 10 candidates running for a seat on Elsmere‘s six-member city council. Henry has spent much of his career as a towing and transportation professional…
Andrew Myatt
Andrew Myatt is one of ten candidates running for the Elsmere City Council. The council has six seats. Myatt was appointed to the council last year after the ouster of…
Carson Scalf
Carson Scalf is one of 10 candidates running for a spot on the Elsmere City Council. There are six seats on the council. Scalf is an Army veteran and currently…
Rusty Smith III
Rusty Smith III is one of 10 candidates running for a spot on the Elsmere City Council. There are six seats on the council. Smith is the husband of incumbent…
Missy Tester
Missy Tester is an incumbent candidate for the Elsmere City Council. There are 10 candidates running for six spots on the council. In addition to her current role as a…
Sarah Underwood
Sarah Underwood is a candidate for the Elsmere City Council. LINK nky attempted to make contact with Underwood multiple times, but she did not respond. Underwood did not have social…
Maria Vogt
Maria Vogt is an incumbent candidate for the Elsmere City Council. There are 10 candidates running for six spots on the council. Vogt sits on the Parking Violations Appeals Board…
Justin Wade
Justin Wade is an incumbent candidate for the Elsmere City Council. There are 10 candidates running for the six-seat council. Wade runs a mortgage brokerage business out of Fort Thomas.…
Erlanger City Council
Holly Anderson
Holly Anderson is one of 15 candidates running for a spot on the Erlanger City Council. There are nine seats on the council. Anderson has a professional background in sales…
Barry Brown
Barry Brown is one of 15 candidates running for a spot on the Erlanger City Council. There are nine seats on the council. Brown was born and raised in Erlanger…
Thomas “Tom” Cahill
Thomas “Tom” Cahill is an incumbent candidate for the Erlanger City Council. Erlanger’s council has nine seats, and there are fifteen candidates running for a spot on the council. Cahill…
Chris Farmer
Chris Farmer is an incumbent candidate for the Erlanger City Council. 15 candidates are running for nine council seats. Farmer is currently serving his first term on the council. He…
Michele Fields
Michele Fields is an incumbent candidate for the Erlanger City Council. There are 15 candidates running for nine spots on the council. Fields is currently serving her first term on…
Tyson Hermes
Tyson Hermes is one of 15 candidates running for a spot on the Erlanger City Council. Hermes served as Erlanger mayor from 2015 to 2019 and has served multiple terms…
Chris Herrmann
Chris Herrmann is a candidate for the Erlanger City Council. He is one of 15 candidates running for a spot on the nine-person council. Herrmann is among the younger candidates…
Courtney Hundley
Courtney Hundley is one of 15 candidates running for the Erlanger City Council, which has nine seats. This will be Hundley’s first time running for office in Erlanger, and she…
Jennifer Jasper-Lucas
Jennifer Jasper-Lucas is an incumbent candidate for the Erlanger City Council. There are 15 candidates running for the nine-seat council. Jasper-Lucas is an Erlanger native and is currently serving her…
Victoria “Vicki” Kyle
Victoria “Vicki” Kyle is one of 15 candidates running for a spot on the city council. The council has nine seats. Kyle formerly served on the council for 28 years.…
April McKinney
April McKinney is one of 15 candidates running for the Erlanger City Council. The council has nine seats. She was born and raised in the city and said, “As I…
Corine Pitts
Corine Pitts is one of 15 candidates running for a spot on the Erlanger City Council. There are nine seats on the council. Pitts is not currently on the council…
Don Skidmore
Don Skidmore is one of fifteen candidates running for a spot on the Erlanger City Council. There are nine seats on the council. Skidmore is not currently on the council…
Renee Skidmore
Renee Skidmore is an incumbent on the Erlanger City Council and one of 15 candidates running for a seat. The council has nine seats. Skidmore has been on the council…
Renee Wilson
Renee Wilson is an incumbent member of the Erlanger City Council and one of 15 candidates running for a spot on the legislature. There are nine seats on the council.…
Fort Mitchell City Council
Jared Arlinghaus
Jared Arlinghaus is an incumbent candidate on the Fort Mitchell City Council. There are eight candidates running for seven spots on the council. He took office in 2025, running in…
Vicki Boerger
Vicki Boerger is an incumbent candidate on the Fort Mitchell City Council. There are eight candidates running for a spot on the seven-person council. Boerger graduated from Beechwood High School…
Jerry Deatherage
Jerry Deatherage is an incumbent candidate for the Fort Mitchell City Council, one of eight candidates in total. There are seven seats on the council. Deatherage is currently in his…
Jeff Dietrich
Jeff Dietrich is an incumbent candidate on the Fort Mitchell City Council. There are eight candidates running for seven spots on the council. Dietrich is the CFO of carparts.com, an…
Jebadiah “Jeb” Holbrook
Jebadiah “Jeb” Holbrook is one of eight candidates running for a spot on the Fort Mitchell City Council. There are seven seats on the council. Holbrook moved to the city…
Bradley “Brad” Leeke
Bradley “Brad” Leeke is an incumbent candidate for the Fort Mitchell City Council, which has seven seats. Eight people are running for spots on the council. Leeke is the COO…
Kim Nachazel
Kim Nachazel is an incumbent candidate for the Fort Mitchell City Council. There are eight candidates running for seven spots on the council. “I am seeking re-election because Fort Mitchell…
Alyson Roeding
Alyson Roeding is an incumbent candidate for the Fort Mitchell City Council. She was first elected to the council in 2020. There are eight candidates running for the seven-person council.…
Independence City Council
Giuseppe Bentivegna
LINK nky attempted to make contact with Giuseppe Bentivegna multiple times, but he did not respond. Bentivegna did not have social media, websites or other campaign materials publicly available.
Tom Brinker
Tom Brinker is an incumbent candidate for the Independence City Council. There are eight candidates running for six spots on the council. Brinker has lived in Independence since 1995 and…
David Cooper
LINK nky attempted to make contact with David Cooper multiple times, but he did not respond. Cooper did not have social media, websites or other campaign materials publicly available.
Matthew Fehler
Matthew Fehler is an incumbent candidate on the Independence City Council. There are eight candidates running for six spots on the council. Fehler did not respond to LINK nky‘s interview…
Bryan Roemer
Bryan Roemer is one of eight candidates running for a spot on the Independence City Council, which has six seats. Roemer is a stock plan administrator who has an MBA…
Chris Vogelpohl
Chris Vogelpohl is an incumbent candidate for the Independence City Council. There are eight candidates running for six spots on the council. Vogelpohl is a retired firefighter and paramedic. He’s…
Greg Waite
Greg Waite is an incumbent candidate for the Independence City Council. There are eight candidates running for six spots on the council. Waite is a Navy veteran and retired firefighter…
Jantzen Wittrock
Jantzen Wittrock is a candidate for the Independence City Council. There are eight candidates running for a spot on the six-seat council. Wittrock owns a landscaping business and is a…
Lakeside Park City Council
Tom Bernheimer
Tom Bernheimer is one of nine candidates for the Lakeside Park City Council. There are six seats on the council. Bernheimer is currently serving his third term on the elected…
George Best
George Best is an incumbent candidate for the Lakeside Park City Council. He is one of eight candidates running for a spot on the six-person council. He did not respond…
John Busse
John Busse is a candidate for the Lakeside Park City Council. There are eight candidates running for six spots on the city council. Busse ran as a Democratic nominee for…
Tyler Gastright
LINK nky attempted to make contact with Tyler Gastright multiple times, but he did not respond. Gastright did not have social media, websites or other campaign materials publicly available.
Samuel Keith
Samuel Keith is one of nine candidates running for Lakeside Park’s City Council. The council has six seats. Keith has a background in public safety: He’s currently a firefighter with…
Michael Lippert
Michael Lippert is one of eight candidates running for a spot on the Lakeside Park City Council. There are six seats on the council. Lippert works as the director of…
Adam Perkins
Adam Perkins is a candidate for the Lakeside Park City Council, which has six seats. There are eight candidates vying for the seats in November. Perkins is the owner of…
David Wolfer
LINK nky attempted to make contact with David Wolfer multiple times, but he did not respond. Wolfer did not have social media, websites or other campaign materials publicly available.
Ludlow City Council
Brian Bumgarner
Brian Bumgarner is one of nine candidates running for a spot on the Ludlow City Council. The council has six seats. Bumgarner was appointed to fill the seat of former…
Chad Finni
LINK nky attempted to make contact with Chad Finni multiple times, but he did not respond. Finni did not have social media, websites or other campaign materials publicly available.
Paula Graszus
Paula Graszus is an incumbent candidate for the Ludlow City Council. There are eight candidates running for a spot on the six-person council. Graszus works as a legal assistant at…
Meagan Guthrie
Meagan Guthrie is one of nine candidates running for the Ludlow City Council. The council has six seats. Guthrie was appointed to the council last fall when former Council Member…
Jennifer Veon
LINK nky attempted to make contact with Jennifer Veon multiple times, but she did not respond. Veon did not have social media, websites or other campaign materials publicly available.
Joel Walters
Joel Walters is one of nine candidates running for the six-member Ludlow City Council. He told LINK nky that he had been inspired to run after seeing the field had…
Ken Wynn
LINK nky attempted to make contact with Ken Wynn multiple times, but he did not respond. Wynn did not have social media, websites or other campaign materials publicly available.
David Ziegler
David Ziegler is an incumbent candidate for the Ludlow City Council. There are eight candidates running for six spots on the council. Ziegler was first elected to the council in…
Park Hills City Council
Marty Boyer
Marty Boyer has lived in Park Hills since 2003, where he and his wife, Shannan, raised their two sons. A former business owner who started and sold multiple companies, Boyer…
Joe Brandner
Joe Brandner said he is running for Park Hills City Council to improve communication among residents with different viewpoints and create more opportunities for people to connect in the city.…
Lee Burkett
Lee Burkett said he is running for Park Hills City Council because he has concerns about how the city handles public procedures, finances and oversight of city departments. Burkett said…
Greg Claypole
Greg Claypole and his family have lived in Park Hills for 40 years. He has intermittently served on the Park Hills City Council since 1990. While on council, he has…
Joe Daugherty
Joe Daugherty said on parkhillsvoter.com that he is running for Park Hills City Council to improve city communication, government spending, urban forestry practices and the city’s tax structure. Daugherty is…
Steve Elkins
Steve Elkins said on parkhillsvoter.com that he is seeking reelection to Park Hills City Council to continue focusing on the city’s finances, infrastructure and economic development. Elkins has served on…
Dan Lutz
Dan Lutz said he is running for Park Hills City Council because he wants to give back to the community where he has lived for nearly 20 years and pursue…
Pamela Spoor
Pamela Spoor said on parkhillsvoter.com that she is seeking reelection to Park Hills City Council to continue focusing on the city’s financial health while maintaining infrastructure, public safety and parks.…
Carl Trinkle
Carl Trinkle said he is running for Park Hills City Council because retirement has given him the opportunity to pursue a longtime interest in public service and he believes his…
Daniel Warner
Daniel Warner has lived in Park Hills for six years and said he is running for city council because he has fallen in love with the community. He said traditions…
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