Barbara Shanklin
2nd MCD — Long-term Democratic incumbent Barbara Shanklin is unopposed for re-election. Her district includes Newburg, Buechel, and parts of Okolona and Fern Creek. She has made no campaign report.
Bisig Pick: Barbara Shanklin
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David James
6th MCD – Democratic incumbent David James is unopposed for re-election. His district includes California, Old Louisville, the Belknap Campus, and parts of South Louisville. James most recent report showed a balance of $862.00.
Bisig Pick: David James
S. Brandon Coan
8th MCD – S. Brandon Coan emerged from a large field in the hard-fought Democratic Primary for the office vacated by long-term councilman and alderman Tom Owen who is retiring. Coan is unopposed in November. He is reporting $1,228.93. The 8th is generally the Highlands along Bardstown and Taylorsville roads within the Watterson Expressway.
Bisig Pick: S. Brandon Coan
Patrick Mulvihill
10th MCD – Patrick Mulvihill, a Democrat, is seeking a full-term after being elected to a partial term to fill the vacancy created by the death of former councilman Jim King. Mulvihill is unopposed. The 10th District includes Schnitzleburg, Germantown, Audubon, Camp Taylor, Watterson Park, West Buechel, and parts of Buechel. Mulvihill is reporting $40,893.00.
Bisig Pick: Patrick Mulvihill
Rick Blackwell
12th MCD – Long-term Democrat Rick Blackwell is unopposed for re-election. Blackwell district is generally PRP and some parts of Shively and Valley Station. Blackwell is reporting $6,715.00.
Bisig Pick: Rick Blackwell
Cindi Fowler / Shane Ranschaert
14th MCD – This is one to curiously watch. First-term Democrat Cindi Fowler was a legislative aide to former councilman Bob Henderson before being elected in her own right to this far southwestern Jefferson County district four years ago. This year she faces one of her former part-time aides, Republican Shane Ranschaert, a 22 year old who won his primary by four votes. The district is conservative but leans Democratic and is otherwise represented by Democrats in both the State House and Senate, excepting a few precincts in Republican Danny Seum’s district. Both candidates have worked the district and were campaigning at the recent Southwest Festival, the largest annual event in the area. Fowler, who is a graduate of Valley High School, is reporting $10,715.00. Ranschaert, who is counting on a boost from Trump supporters in the area but who has not committed to the GOP nominee, lags in fundraising reporting only $2,559.00. Ranschaert is a Western High School graduate and also attended Boyce College.
Bisig Pick: Toss Up
Scott Reed / Gill Holland
16th MCD – The other contested race in the Metro Council is at the opposite end of the county in the northeastern area including Prospect, Northfield, Glenview, and Green Spring. Long-term GOP incumbent Kelly Downard is retiring. The Republicans nominated Scott Reed, an executive in his family’s business, V. G. Reed and Sons, and a graduate of the University of Louisville. Reed, a former officer in the Louisville Tea Party, had originally said he would file for state representative, a seat he also sought in 2012, but decided instead on the council race. He faces Democratic businessman, attorney, and developer Gill Holland. Holland is a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law. Holland is probably best known for his redevelopment of the East Market Street corridor which he renamed NuLu. Reed’s campaign is reporting $6,257.00. Holland is reporting $15,305.00. The district is strongly Republican but has supported John Yarmuth and Greg Fischer in past elections. Another one to watch.
Money carries the day for Holland.
Bisig Pick: Mary Lou Marzian
Marilyn Parker
18th MCD – First-term GOP incumbent Marilyn Parker is unopposed for re-election. Her district covers Lyndon, Hurstbourne, St. Regis Park, and parts of St. Matthews. She is reporting $11,560.00.
Bisig Pick: Marilyn Parker
Stuart Benson
20th MCD – Long-term councilman Stuart Benson, a Republican who represents the largest district geographically, covering all of southeastern Jefferson County, including Jeffersontown, Fisherville, Seatonville, and Eastwood, is unopposed for re-election. Benson is reporting $200.00
Bisig Pick: Stuart Benson
Robin Engel
22nd MCD – Long-term Republican councilman Robin Engel represents the Fern Creek area, along with parts of Buechel and J’Town. He is unopposed for re-election. His campaign is reporting $5,866.00.
Bisig Pick: Robin Engel
Madonna Flood
24th MCD – Long-term Democratic councilwoman Madonna Flood is unopposed for re-election in her somewhat reconfigured district which extends from the north end of Fern Creek southwestward through Highview and into Okolona where she resides. Her campaign is reporting $28,129.00 in the bank.
Bisig Pick: Madonna Flood
Brent Ackerson
26th MCD – Two-term Democrat Brent Ackerson is unopposed for a third term. His suburban district includes parts of St. Matthews, Buechel, and Hikes Point. His campaign is reporting $6,176.00.
Bisig Pick: Brent Ackerson