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Elected officials for Lexington — promises, tenure record, and accountability.
Mayor
Linda Gorton
Mayor2019-01-07 - 2027-01 (first took office January 7, 2019 per Wikipedia; month-level end: January 2027, successor seated after the Nov 3, 2026 mayoral election, pending, per Wikipedia)
City council
Dan Wu
Vice Mayor and At-Large Council Member2023-01-02 - 2026-12 (vice mayor since Jan 2, 2023 per Wikipedia; at-large four-year term elected Nov 2022; month-level end: December 2026 (all 15 seats on Nov 3, 2026 ballot, election pending) per Wikipedia)
James Brown
At-Large Council Member2023-01 - 2026-12 (month-level start: January 2023 (elected at-large Nov 2022 per Wikipedia); month-level end: December 2026 (Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Chuck Ellinger II
At-Large Council Member2019-01 - 2026-12 (month-level start: January 2019 (elected at-large Nov 2018, re-elected 2022 per Wikipedia); month-level end: December 2026 (Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Tyler Morton
Council Member, District 12025-01-12 - 2026-12 (sworn in Jan 12, 2025 per WKYT Jan 13, 2025; month-level end: December 2026 per Branch.vote 'holds office until December 2026' (Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Shayla Lynch
Council Member, District 22023-01 - 2026-12 (month-level start: January 2023 (first elected Nov 2022 per Wikipedia); month-level end: December 2026 (two-year district term; Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Tom Eblen
Council Member, District 32026-02-03 - 2026-12 (appointed by Mayor Gorton and sworn in Tuesday Feb 3, 2026 per WUKY Feb 3, 2026 and LEX18; month-level end: December 2026 (appointment runs through end of LeGris term; Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Emma Curtis
Council Member, District 42025-01-12 - 2026-12 (sworn in Jan 12, 2025 per WKYT Jan 13, 2025; month-level end: December 2026 (two-year district term; Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Liz Sheehan
Council Member, District 52021-01 - 2026-12 (month-level start: January 2021 (first elected Nov 2020 per Wikipedia, continuous in District 5); month-level end: December 2026 (Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Lisa Higgins-Hord
Council Member, District 62025-08 - 2026-12 (month-level start: August 2025 (appointed by Mayor Gorton after Denise Gray resigned, per WUKY Aug 22, 2025); month-level end: December 2026 per WUKY 'appointment ends in December 2026')
Joseph Hale
Council Member, District 72025-01-12 - 2026-12 (sworn in Jan 12, 2025 per WKYT Jan 13, 2025; month-level end: December 2026 (Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Amy Beasley
Council Member, District 82025-01-12 - 2026-12 (sworn in Jan 12, 2025 per WKYT Jan 13, 2025; month-level end: December 2026 (Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Whitney Elliott Baxter
Council Member, District 92021-01 - 2026-12 (month-level start: January 2021 (first elected Nov 2020 per Wikipedia, continuous in District 9); month-level end: December 2026 (Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Dave Sevigny
Council Member, District 102023-01 - 2026-12 (month-level start: January 2023 (first elected Nov 2022 per Wikipedia); month-level end: December 2026 (Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Jennifer Reynolds
Council Member, District 112019-01 - 2026-12 (month-level start: January 2019 (first elected Nov 2018 per Wikipedia, continuous in District 11); month-level end: December 2026 (Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Hil Boone
Council Member, District 122025-01-12 - 2026-12 (sworn in Jan 12, 2025 per WKYT Jan 13, 2025; month-level end: December 2026 (Nov 3, 2026 election pending))
Former officials (7)
Hannah LeGris
Council Member, District 3month-level start: January 2021 (first elected Nov 2020 per city site); month-level end: January 2026 (resigned January 2026 per WEKU Feb 4, 2026)
Denise Gray
Council Member, District 6month-level start: January 2023 (won open District 6 seat Nov 2022 per Herald-Leader endorsement coverage); resigned effective July 31, 2025 per WKYT July 23, 2025
Brenda Monarrez
Council Member, District 4month-level start: January 2023 (won District 4 Nov 2022); lost seat Nov 2024; successor Emma Curtis sworn in Jan 12, 2025 per WKYT
Fred Brown
Council Member, District 8start not published in sources read; ended Jan 12, 2025 when District 8 successor Amy Beasley sworn in per WKYT Jan 13, 2025
Kathy Plomin
Council Member, District 12start not published in sources read; ended Jan 12, 2025 when District 12 successor Hil Boone sworn in per WKYT Jan 13, 2025
Preston Worley
Council Member, District 7start not published in sources read; ended Jan 12, 2025 when District 7 successor Joseph Hale sworn in per WKYT Jan 13, 2025
Tayna Fogle
Council Member, District 1month-level start: January 2023 (elected Nov 2022 per AOL/Herald-Leader 2022 midterm roundup); ended Jan 12, 2025 when successor sworn in per WKYT Jan 13, 2025
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