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Frankfort City Commissioner · Nov 3, 2026

Kelly May

Candidate for City Commissioner (incumbent)

7 candidates · 4 seats9 sourced positions

Kelly May, the incumbent, is running for Frankfort City Commissioner in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 7 candidates are running for 4 seats.

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Co-partner of Bourbon on Main and Sig Luscher Brewery in Frankfort and a city commissioner. He is a Frankfort native who attended Western Hills High School.

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Incumbent commissioners Kelly May, Rob Richardson, Katima Smith-Willis and Leesa Unger are running with challengers Fred Deaton, Brennan Lippert and Katrisha Waldridge. The State Journal · Apr 9, 2026

Where Kelly May stands: positions on the record

Trash and recycling2 sourced positions

  • Voted yes on directing staff to outsource solid waste pickup to a private company, with the city paying for it (passed 4-1, March 2026).

    Council voteFrankfort Board of Commissioners minutes, Mar. 23, 2026 · Mar 23, 2026

  • Said, as reported by The State Journal, that he would love a solution to keep trash service in-house but sees outsourcing as an opportunity to partner with someone.

    “I would love a solution to keep it in-house, but I do see it as an opportunity to partner with someone and give us that time and resources to invest back in other ways.”

    Own statementThe State Journal · Mar 26, 2026

Ethics code1 sourced position
Downtown and riverfront4 sourced positions
City budget1 sourced position
Public safety1 sourced position

  • Told The State Journal in January 2024 that community safety and emergency management are his number-one priority.

    “Community safety and emergency management is the number-one priority for me”

    Own statementThe State Journal · Jan 16, 2024

What Kelly May said vs. how Kelly May voted

Trash pickup

In their words

  • Said, as reported by The State Journal, that he would love a solution to keep trash service in-house but sees outsourcing as an opportunity to partner with someone.

    Mar 26, 2026 ·The State Journal · Mar 26, 2026

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