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Mayor· 2019-01-07 - 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)
Linda Gorton
Lexington
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 50
- Total speaking time
- 6:48:43
- Avg per meeting
- 8:10
- Segments
- 10112
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Top issues during term (2)(Budget)
medium↑Sep 2026[10]
Town Branch Trail construction timeline
No direct cost to the city for the easement itself; trail construction is federally funded.
medium↓Feb 2026[0]
road maintenance funding clarification
This is mainly a messaging correction, so it doesn’t add or cut road dollars by itself—but misinformation can muddy the budget debate.
Decisions during term (64)
Recorded while Gorton was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved9-0Oct 22, 2026
An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds, FY 2027 Schedule No. 10. [Div. of…
approvedOct 20, 2026
Budget Amendments (0909-26)
approvedOct 20, 2026
Budget Amendments
approvedOct 8, 2026
FY 2027 Budget Amendment, Schedule No. 9 (second reading)
approvedOct 6, 2026
Budget amendments
approvedOct 6, 2026
0868-26 Budget Amendments
approved6-0Sep 17, 2026
Second reading: five ordinances (2027 meeting schedule, budget amendments, stormwater definition, refuse positions)
approved6-0Sep 17, 2026
An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds, FY 2027 Schedule No. 7. [Div. of…
approved6-0Sep 17, 2026
An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to correct funds for purchase orders rolling from FY 2026 into FY 2027, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds, Schedule No. 8. [Div. of…
approved11-0Sep 17, 2026
FY 2027 Budget Amendment, Schedule No. 7
approvedSep 15, 2026
Budget amendments FY 2027 Schedule No. 9
approved15-0Sep 10, 2026
Budget amendments — FY 2027 Schedule No. 6 and Schedule No. 5
approved15-0Sep 10, 2026
An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds, FY 2027 Schedule No. 6. [Div. of…
approvedSep 10, 2026
An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to reflect current requirements for municipal expenditures, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds, FY 2027 Schedule No. 6. [Div. of…
approvedSep 10, 2026
An Ordinance amending certain of the Budgets of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to correct funds for purchase orders rolling from FY 2026 into FY 2027, and appropriating and re-appropriating funds, Schedule No. 5. [Div. of…
approved16-0Sep 8, 2026
Budget amendments
approved16-0Sep 8, 2026
Year-end budget amendment request list
approved16-0Sep 8, 2026
0763-26 Authorization to approve an Easement Acquisition for the Greenbrier 2 Pump Station Replacement Project. Consent Decree RMP No. NE-4 at a cost not to exceed $17,000. Funds are budgeted. (L0763-26)(Sanders/Martin)
approved16-0Sep 8, 2026
0766-26 Authorization to approve an FY27 (Class A Neighborhood) Stormwater Quality Projects Incentive Grant for WaterwaysLex, Inc. in the amount of $26,810, to support the 2027 Watershed Summit. Funds are budgeted.…
approved16-0Sep 8, 2026