McMinnville Alderman · Nov 3, 2026
Keri Curtis
Morton
Keri Curtis Morton, the incumbent, is running for McMinnville Alderman in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 5 candidates are running for 3 seats.
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The race · Alderman
- 01Kimberly Cantrell
- 02Deitra DunlapIncumbent
- 03Sean Logsdon
- 04Keri Curtis MortonYou’re reading
- 05Emily Stefanick
Background
- About
- Alderman elected in 2022 who chairs the McMinnville Safety committee and serves on the Buildings & Grounds and Streets & Sanitation committees.
- Party
- On the official ballot: Independent. Warren County Election CommissionCity issues often split differently from national party lines. Compare their positions.
On the record: Keri Curtis Morton
10 sourced01Stormwater utility2 sourced positions
Voted no on Ordinance 2026-02, creating a stormwater utility and its funding (failed 2-4, February 2026).
Council voteMcMinnville Board of Mayor & Aldermen minutes, Feb. 24, 2026 · Feb 24, 2026LinkHow the council voted
as recorded in the city's minutes; not a direct quote
Said she does not support the stormwater fee, as recorded in the board minutes.
Own statementMcMinnville Board of Mayor & Aldermen minutes, Feb. 24, 2026 · Feb 24, 2026Link
02Police station3 sourced positions
Voted yes on Resolution 2026-19, authorizing design work for new police station construction at the previously approved site (passed 6-0, February 2026).
Council voteMcMinnville Board of Mayor & Aldermen minutes, Feb. 24, 2026 · Feb 24, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Voted yes on a motion to rescind Resolution 2072 and further explore renovating 202 Bell Street for the police station (passed 4-2, February 2026).
Council voteMcMinnville Board of Mayor & Aldermen minutes, Feb. 10, 2026 · Feb 10, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Said the city would be wasting taxpayers' money by sending the police station out for bid both ways, as a new build and a renovation.
I think that we are wasting taxpayers’ money if we think that we’re going to send it out both ways for bid.”
Own statementHerald-Citizen · Feb 20, 2026Link
03Data centers1 sourced position
Voted aye on the consent agenda that included Ordinance 2026-09, a temporary moratorium on data center and high-density computing facility applications, second and final reading (all aye, June 2026).
Council voteMcMinnville Board of Mayor & Aldermen minutes, June 9, 2026 · Jun 9, 2026LinkHow the council voted
04City budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on Ordinance 2026-06, adopting the FY2026-27 budget and tax rate, second and final reading (passed 7-0, June 2026).
Council voteMcMinnville Board of Mayor & Aldermen minutes, June 9, 2026 · Jun 9, 2026LinkHow the council voted
05Curfew for minors1 sourced position
Voted yes on Ordinance 2026-10, re-establishing a general curfew for minors, first reading (passed 7-0, June 2026).
Council voteMcMinnville Board of Mayor & Aldermen minutes, June 9, 2026 · Jun 9, 2026LinkHow the council voted
06City administrator residency2 sourced positions
Voted aye on an amendment to Ordinance 2026-13 requiring the city administrator to become a Warren County resident within 90 days (carried 6-1, August 2026).
Council voteMcMinnville Board of Mayor & Aldermen minutes, Aug. 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Voted nay on an amendment to Ordinance 2026-13 requiring the city administrator to become a City of McMinnville resident within 90 days (failed 2-5, August 2026).
Council voteMcMinnville Board of Mayor & Aldermen minutes, Aug. 25, 2026 · Aug 25, 2026LinkHow the council voted
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Keri Curtis Morton: their words and their votes on the same issue
Stormwater fee
In their words
Said she does not support the stormwater fee, as recorded in the board minutes.
Feb 24, 2026 ·as recorded in the city's minutes; not a direct quote ·McMinnville Board of Mayor & Aldermen minutes, Feb. 24, 2026 · Feb 24, 2026
On the record
Voted no on Ordinance 2026-02, creating a stormwater utility and its funding (failed 2-4, February 2026).
Feb 24, 2026 ·McMinnville Board of Mayor & Aldermen minutes, Feb. 24, 2026 · Feb 24, 2026
Police station
In their words
Said the city would be wasting taxpayers' money by sending the police station out for bid both ways, as a new build and a renovation.
Feb 20, 2026 ·Herald-Citizen · Feb 20, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on a motion to rescind Resolution 2072 and further explore renovating 202 Bell Street for the police station (passed 4-2, February 2026).
Feb 10, 2026 ·McMinnville Board of Mayor & Aldermen minutes, Feb. 10, 2026 · Feb 10, 2026
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