Meet your City Officials of Lexington Kentucky

August 13, 2021

Dream Big!

Meet Your City Officials

The more you know, the more you can be involved in making Lexington an even better place to live!

The city of Lexington was founded in 1775. Fayette County was founded in 1780. By 1970, city leaders began to consider merging the city and county governments. On January 1, 1974, the city of Lexington and Fayette County became the first Kentucky communities to consolidate city and county governments into a single system.

Mayor Linda Gorton

“By working together we can make our city a place where citizens of all ages have opportunities to work, grow and thrive. We will build on strong momentum to attract new businesses, help local firms grow, promote our agricultural industry, and strengthen our economy to make it work for everyone. Let’s dream BIG, Lexington!”

Vice Mayor Steve Kay

Steve Kay is in his third term as an At-Large Council Member and his second term as Vice Mayor, a position he was elected to in 2014. He has served on the boards of the Lexington Transit Authority (Lextran) and the Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association. He is a former Vice-Chair of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Planning Commission and a former President of the Board of Good Foods Co-op.

Meet Lexington’s 1st District Councilmember, James Brown

Meet Lexington’s 2nd District Councilmember, Josh McCurn

Meet Lexington’s 3rd District Councilmember, Hannah LeGris

Meet Lexington’s 4th District Councilmember, Susan Lamb

Meet Lexington’s 5th District Councilmember, Liz Sheehan

Meet Lexington’s 6th District Councilmember, David Kloiber

Meet Lexington’s 7th District Councilmember, Preston Worley

Meet Lexington’s 8th District Councilmember, Fred Brown

Meet Lexington’s 9th District Councilmember, Whitney Elliott Baxter

Meet Lexington’s 10th District Councilmember, Amanda Bledsoe

Meet Lexington’s 11th District Councilmember, Jennifer Reynolds

Meet Lexington’s 12th District Councilmember, Kathy Plomin