Coming up · Louisville

People.

Council members and the staff named on public agendas — the people behind the meetings and legislation in this hub.

Applicants, property owners and the people who write to a council about a rezoning appear on the records Lamppost reads, exactly as the city published them, and get no page and no link. Only public employees acting in a public role appear here.

Council — current

DISTRICT 1 · D

Tammy Hawkins

Committee Member · 2026 – 2026

Committee of the Whole · Committee on Committees · Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health, and Education Committee · Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee · Public Safety Committee
DISTRICT 2 · D

Barbara Shanklin

Committee Member · 2003 – 2028

Appropriations Committee · Committee of the Whole · Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health, and Education Committee
DISTRICT 3 · D

Shameka Parrish-Wright

Committee Member · 2026 – 2026

Budget Committee · Committee of the Whole · Planning and Zoning Committee · Public Safety Committee
DISTRICT 4 · D

Ken Herndon

Committee Member · 2025 – 2028

Appropriations Committee · Budget Committee · Committee of the Whole · Downtown Development Review Overlay Committee · Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee · Public Works Committee
DISTRICT 5 · D

Donna L. Purvis

Chair · 2026 – 2026

Committee of the Whole · Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee · Labor and Economic Development Committee
DISTRICT 6 · D

JP Lyninger

Committee Member · 2025 – 2028

Appropriations Committee · Committee of the Whole · Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health, and Education Committee · Labor and Economic Development Committee
DISTRICT 7 · I

Paula McCraney

Committee Member · 2026 – 2026

Committee of the Whole · Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee · Labor and Economic Development Committee · Parks and Sustainability Committee
DISTRICT 8 · D

Ben Reno-Weber

Committee Member · 2023 – 2028

Budget Committee · Committee of the Whole · Labor and Economic Development Committee · Public Works Committee
DISTRICT 9 · D

Andrew Owen

Committee Member · 2026 – 2026

Committee of the Whole · Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee · Planning and Zoning Committee · Public Safety Committee
DISTRICT 10 · D

Josie Raymond

Committee Member · 2025 – 2028

Committee of the Whole · Labor and Economic Development Committee · Planning and Zoning Committee · Public Works Committee
DISTRICT 11 · R

Kevin Kramer

Committee Member · 2026 – 2026

Budget Committee · Committee of the Whole · Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee
DISTRICT 12 · R

Jonathan "JJ" Joseph

Committee Member · 2025 – 2028

Appropriations Committee · Budget Committee · Committee of the Whole · Public Safety Committee
DISTRICT 13 · R

Dan Seum Jr.

Committee Member · 2026 – 2026

Appropriations Committee · Committee of the Whole · Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health, and Education Committee · Public Safety Committee
DISTRICT 14 · R

Crystal Bast

Committee Member · 2025 – 2028

Committee of the Whole · Labor and Economic Development Committee · Parks and Sustainability Committee · Public Works Committee
DISTRICT 15 · D

Jennifer Chappell

Committee Member · 2026 – 2026

Budget Committee · Committee of the Whole · Committee on Committees · Parks and Sustainability Committee · Public Works Committee
DISTRICT 16 · R

Scott Reed

Committee Member · 2017 – 2028

Committee of the Whole · Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee · Planning and Zoning Committee · Public Safety Committee
DISTRICT 17 · D

Markus Winkler

Committee Member · 2026 – 2026

Appropriations Committee · Budget Committee · Committee of the Whole · Public Safety Committee
DISTRICT 18 · R

Marilyn Parker

Committee Member · 2013 – 2028

Appropriations Committee · Budget Committee · Committee of the Whole · Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health, and Education Committee
DISTRICT 19 · R

Anthony Piagentini

Committee Member · 2026 – 2026

Budget Committee · Committee of the Whole · Committee on Committees · Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee · Parks and Sustainability Committee
DISTRICT 20 · R

Stuart Benson

Committee Member · 2003 – 2028

Committee of the Whole · Equity, Community Affairs, Housing, Health, and Education Committee · Planning and Zoning Committee · Public Works Committee
DISTRICT 21 · D

Betsy Ruhe

Committee Member · 2026 – 2026

Committee of the Whole · Parks and Sustainability Committee · Planning and Zoning Committee · Public Safety Committee
DISTRICT 22 · R

Kevin Bratcher

Committee Member · 2025 – 2028

Committee of the Whole · Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee · Public Safety Committee · Public Works Committee
DISTRICT 23 · R

Jeff Hudson

Chair · 2026 – 2026

Committee of the Whole · Labor and Economic Development Committee · Planning and Zoning Committee · Public Works Committee
DISTRICT 24 · R

Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge

Committee Member · 2025 – 2028

Budget Committee · Committee of the Whole · Government Oversight/Audit and Appointments Committee · Public Safety Committee
DISTRICT 25 · R

Khalil Batshon

Committee Member · 2026 – 2026

Committee of the Whole · Committee on Committees · Labor and Economic Development Committee · Parks and Sustainability Committee · Planning and Zoning Committee
DISTRICT 26 · D

Brent Ackerson

Chair · 2009 – 2028

Committee of the Whole · Committee on Committees

Named on agenda items — current

Abby Bills7 agenda items
Catherine Gomez6 agenda items
Drake Watson6 agenda items
Hasmik Pavlova2 agenda items
Joel Dock2 agenda items
John Studer1 agenda item
Joseph Haberman9 agenda items
Jude Mattingly7 agenda items
Laura Ferguson2 agenda items
Mark Pinto5 agenda items
Mollie Share4 agenda items
Rachel Casey2 agenda items
Savannah Darr2 agenda items
Sydney Fawcett4 agenda items
Tyler Pobiedzinski2 agenda items
Zach Schwager7 agenda items
Zack Jones5 agenda items

Past council service by era, and payroll figures where Lamppostcan attribute them, live on the full people register.