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 the county (note: Although commissioners’ seats are divided into districts, they are elected at-large, meaning everyone in the county can vote for them).

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Froelich is one of several Democratic candidates to run for seats on the county government for the first time in over two decades. She’s a communications professional and is known locally for her time on the Park Hills City Council, where she’s served since 2019. She’s currently the secretary of the Kenton County Democrats Executive Committee and has been a member of the Kenton County Democrats Women’s Club since 2019.

She’s originally from Cincinnati but has also called Chicago and New York home. She lives with her husband in Park Hills.

“My first priority is making sure county business is conducted openly,” Froelich said, “with real discussion about the decisions being made and why. Too much happens without enough public clarity. That changes when I’m at the table.”

Froelich specifically called for greater transparency and more communication on major infrastructure and development projects in the region, citing several big projects, such as the IRS site development in Covington, as well as the Site Readiness Initiative in the south county, which hasn’t yet yielded any concrete developments but serves as a way of inventorying land for possible future development.

If elected, Froelich said, “my focus will be on the things I’ve been hearing about most: responsible development, protecting green space and making sure county services and spending work for everyone, not just the connected few.”