Covington City Council · Nov 3, 2026

Tim Downing

Candidate for City Council (incumbent)

8 candidates · 6 seats8 sourced positions

Tim Downing, the incumbent, is running for Covington City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 7 candidates are running for 6 seats.

Voter registration deadline · Mon, Oct 5, 2026

Today

Covington commissioner since 2018, running for re-election to the new city council.

Where Tim Downing stands: positions on the record

Past candidacy1 sourced position

Ran for Covington City Commissioner in 2024 as a nonpartisan candidate (won; 5,207 votes).
Own statementKenton County Clerk · Nov 5, 2024

Police technology4 sourced positions

Voted no on postponing the motion to approve the Axon police-equipment contract to the next legislative meeting (passed 3-2, August 25, 2026).
Council voteCovington Board of Commissioners minutes, August 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026
Voted yes to remove the license plate reader line item from the Axon contract (passed 4-1, September 8, 2026).
Council voteCovington Board of Commissioners minutes, September 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026
Voted yes to approve the Axon contract as amended, as a 1-year contract with auto-renewal for 9 years (passed 5-0, September 8, 2026).
Council voteCovington Board of Commissioners minutes, September 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026
Seconded the mayor's motion to approve the Axon contract subject to conditions on Flock cameras, license plate readers and drones (August 25, 2026).
Council voteCovington Board of Commissioners minutes, August 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026

Housing2 sourced positions

Made the motion approving a grant agreement with Neighborhood Investment Partners to rehabilitate buildings in the Emery Drive apartment complex for affordable housing preservation (passed 5-0, September 8, 2026).
Council voteCovington Board of Commissioners minutes, September 8, 2026 · Sep 8, 2026
In 2024 said increasing home ownership in each neighborhood should be one of the city's highest priorities.
“I believe that one of our highest priorities should be increasing home ownership in each neighborhood throughout our city.”
Own statementWVXU · Oct 3, 2024

Budget1 sourced position

In 2024 said he advocated for a multi-year budgeting process for better forecasting.
“One of the first things I advocated for when I was elected was a multi-year budgeting process for better forecasting.”
Own statementWVXU · Oct 3, 2024

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