Morehead Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
Edna
Schack
Edna Schack is running for mayor of Morehead in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Jim Tom Trent and Tony Netherly.
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The race · Mayor
- 01Tony Netherly
- 02Edna SchackYou’re reading
- 03Jim Tom Trent
Background
- About
- Retired Morehead State University educator who serves on the Morehead City Council. Edna Schack spent 34 years at Morehead State University and six years on the Planning and Zoning Commission before being elected to the City Council twice.
- Party
- Nonpartisan race. Kentucky Secretary of State · Nov 3, 2026
- Endorsed by
- Adrian Swain, Itzá Zavala, Grant Alden, Tom Carew, Derek Caskey, Molly Carew, Yvonne Baldwin Edna Schack for Mayor
- Campaign website
- schackformayor.com
A letter to the editor in the October 8, 2026 Rowan County News names Jim Tom Trent, Edna Schack and Tony Netherly as mayoral candidates. Rowan County News, October 8, 2026 issue (PDF), letter to the editor · Oct 8, 2026
Edna Schack says a write-in vote for her counts only if the voter writes at least her last name and fills in the box beside it. Edna Schack for Mayor
On the record: Edna Schack
11 sourced01Property taxes4 sourced positions
Voted yes on first reading of the 2026 property tax rates: 35.60 cents real and 65.04 cents personal per $100 (passed 4-1 with one abstention, September 2026).
Council voteCity of Morehead · Sep 28, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Voted yes on second reading of the compensating property tax rate (passed 4-2, October 2026).
Council voteRowan County News · Oct 8, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Interview with LEX 18
Said the compensating rate was about a 2% drop from last year and warned that cutting revenue has lasting effects.
When you start dropping revenues, it has impacts for years to come and it's very difficult to make it up,”
Forum answerLEX 18 · Sep 28, 2026Link
As recorded in the City of Morehead minutes; not a direct quote
Proposed at a September 2026 work session going with the compensating real property rate of .356 while lowering the personal property rate to .600.
Own statementCity of Morehead · Sep 9, 2026Link
02Flock cameras2 sourced positions
As reported by the Rowan County News; not a direct quote
Suggested a working group of constitutional scholars, law enforcement and residents on both sides to make recommendations on the Flock cameras.
Own statementRowan County News · Oct 8, 2026Link
Says she is pushing for a public conversation on the Flock cameras before the election, and that Flock as a company has not performed in a trustworthy manner.
Vandalism can’t be how Morehead makes decisions.”
Own statementEdna Schack for MayorLink
03Tourism budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on second reading of the Morehead-Rowan County Tourism Commission FY2026-27 budget (passed 5-1, June 2026).
Council voteCity of Morehead · Jun 15, 2026LinkHow the council voted
04Utility rates1 sourced position
Voted yes on second reading of an ordinance increasing gas, water, sewer and storm water rates and fees (passed 6-0, April 2026).
Council voteCity of Morehead · Apr 13, 2026LinkHow the council voted
05GreenSinks flood project1 sourced position
Voted yes to buy about 11 acres for the GreenSinks flood mitigation project (passed 6-0, March 2026).
Council voteCity of Morehead · Mar 9, 2026LinkHow the council voted
06City budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on second reading of the city's FY2026-27 annual budget (passed 6-0, June 2026).
Council voteCity of Morehead · Jun 8, 2026LinkHow the council voted
07Housing1 sourced position
Lists exploring housing opportunities as one of four guiding principles, calling for examining land use and alternatives.
Our housing needs have outgrown our housing.”
Own statementEdna Schack for MayorLink
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Edna Schack: their words and their votes on the same issue
Property taxes
In their words
Proposed at a September 2026 work session going with the compensating real property rate of .356 while lowering the personal property rate to .600.
Sep 9, 2026 ·As recorded in the City of Morehead minutes; not a direct quote ·City of Morehead · Sep 9, 2026
Said the compensating rate was about a 2% drop from last year and warned that cutting revenue has lasting effects.
Sep 28, 2026 ·Interview with LEX 18 ·LEX 18 · Sep 28, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on first reading of the 2026 property tax rates: 35.60 cents real and 65.04 cents personal per $100 (passed 4-1 with one abstention, September 2026).
Sep 28, 2026 ·City of Morehead · Sep 28, 2026
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