My name is Keith McMain and I am a candidate for Boone and Gallatin County District Judge. I am a lifelong Northern Kentucky resident and have resided in Boone County for over 30 years.
As an attorney in private practice for the past 29 years, I have seen firsthand the importance of a fair and impartial judiciary to our society. I have handled thousands of cases and practiced in every area under the jurisdiction of the District Court: criminal, traffic, civil/small claims, probate, landlord-tenant, and adult disability. I have also practiced before the District Court in numerous counties within the Commonwealth. My practice also included social security disability, bankruptcy, and family law cases. This broad experience has prepared me to effectively serve the people of Boone and Gallatin Counties as their next District Court Judge.
Keith Law
This vast experience also garnered me an endorsement as the “Most Qualified” candidate for Boone/Gallatin District Court by Northern Kentuckians for the Judiciary, a non-profit organization created to promote the election of the most highly qualified judicial candidates in Northern Kentucky. . .
Additionally, my exposure to numerous district courts in the Commonwealth and their different systems for handling cases will help me develop an effective and efficient running docket. Currently, citizens, law enforcement professionals, and attorneys can wait hours in court before their cases even get called before the Judge. This practice leads to unnecessary overtime for police departments and missed time at work for citizens. I intend to collaborate with law enforcement and the court clerk’s office to implement a system that has respect for all participant’s time as well as improve the court’s efficiency to be a good steward of your tax dollars.
In the legal community, I have earned a reputation for honesty, integrity, and zealously representing my clients. I have a deep respect for the law, fellow attorneys and litigants. I will bring this with me to the bench.
I am also very active in the community; serving on the R.C. Durr YMCA Board of Directors and the Burlington Fire Protection District Board of Directors. Previously I served as a member of the Northern Kentucky Bar Association Board of Directors.
Coaching youth sports is one of the most important ways we can impact future generations. I am currently the St. Henry Middle School Track Coach and an Assistant Coach for the Boone County Jaguars K-8 Cross Country Program. I also coached in the Boone County Youth Soccer Association for 15 years. I always teach the athletes to “work hard” and “do your best.” This is the same philosophy that I will bring with me to the bench.
I attended St. Henry Elementary and High School, then graduated from Northern Kentucky University with degrees in Management and Marketing. While at NKU, I was elected Student Government President and Student Regent on the Board of Regents. I continued my education at Salmon P. Chase College of Law graduating in 1989, then began in private practice in Boone County. I reside in Burlington with my wife, Kelly and 5 children.
I am the only candidate for District Court Judge endorsed by NKY Right to Life. This was very important to me as I volunteer at my church, Immaculate Heart of Mary. My volunteer service at church includes; being the treasurer of the men’s group for 10 years, a member of the Knights of Columbus, and working on the parish Lenten fish fries, the annual golf outing, and turkey dinner.
My life has been dedicated to my faith, family, and community. Being in service to the community is very important to me. If given the honor of serving as a District Judge, I will always remember the values this community has imparted on me, as I am charged with ruling on others’ disputes.
Judicial races are very important because the rulings judges make on the bench have real lasting impact on people’s lives. I promise to serve the citizens of Boone and Gallatin Counties with integrity, impartiality, and compassion, making timely rulings based on the law. I ask you to please vote for me on November 6 and allow me to serve the people of Boone and Gallatin Counties as your next District Judge.
Mayor Jude Hehman seeks re-election to the post
I am Fort Mitchell Mayor Jude Hehman and I am nearing the end of my first term as mayor and running for another term. I am proud of the progress we have made, working with council to restore openness and transparency to our city government. Citizens are once again welcome to attend every meeting and speak about their concerns. We totally revamped the city website and included important resident information along with all meeting minutes and budgets.
We have consistently balanced our budget, kept services high, all without raising property taxes for the four years I’ve served as your mayor. We have even lowered our property taxes from the previous decade.
Jude Hehman
Fort Mitchell is the only Kenton County community of our size with two ambulances and we can dispatch two fully-staffed rescue units 24 hours/seven days a week. Over 80% of our calls are life emergencies and we have staffed accordingly to keep our residents safe. We continue to have 25 active volunteers serving in our fire and EMS departments. We have collaborated with other cities to share resources and provide mutual aid response and backup. I have increased our police force in these uncertain times and hired additional officers. We partnered with our local schools to provide resources to keep children safe while at school.
As chairman of the Kenton County Mayor’s Group, I have worked to help streamline services and apply best practices and efficiencies whenever possible. We were faced with challenges in funding the public employee pensions and we were able to come up with a solution without raising property taxes.
Working with Kenton County and the Department of Homeland Security, we held a collaborative active-shooter drill at Beechwood School which provided training, insights and much-needed practice for our first responders, local hospitals and schools.
New businesses have entered the city, and some closed their doors after many years. These are the are the market cycles of business. As a business owner myself, I understand what it takes to be a welcoming city and to grow our economy.
Most of all I am proud of our community. Fort Mitchell is a wonderful place to raise a family. Our top-level schools, strong business base, location and easy accessibility, makes us a highly desirable real estate market.
During my next term, I hope to continue the progress of beautification, infrastructure, and safety improvements while maintaining the integrity and traditions of our proud community. I will be honored to serve another term as mayor of Fort Mitchell.
Jason Reser, Park Hills City Council
There is no one best person for this job, which is why there are six council people. Each brings a unique perspective and skill set to keep the city on track. To me, being a good councilperson means the following: being present, listening, trying to understand, to relate. Being transparent and inclusive.
Prioritizing is key. The city has limited funds, and every dollar belongs to you, the citizens. There is little margin for error, so the adage goes measure twice and cut once.
Jason Reser
I am willing to reach out. If a resident is bashing what the city is doing or me, I know that it’s more important to figure out what their concerns are and not to take things personally or get defensive. It’s time to listen…and deliver.
I don’t use my time at our city meetings to try to debate or one-up other council members. I don’t accuse them of personal agendas. I don’t drag them through the mud in order to get them dirty. I use my time to get the job done right.
The biggest issue we have is the divide in our city government. What I have done to address this is reach out to Pam and Kathy on issues ahead of time. Typically, we are able to come to agreements that are beneficial to the city. Reaching out – instead of picking sides – is the only way to keep everything else running correctly: our financials, our livability, our transparency, all issues need support from the entire city to move forward.
Allowing our police department to provide services to other communities, like we do with Bromley, could keep the sovereignty of our city while allowing the police to invest more in increasing their level of service.
I want to see the South Side of Dixie improve. I want to see benefits given to the residents who live there that are more in proportion to the taxes they pay.
How to do this?
First, community planning. I admit I literally started in my backyard with my first community planning exercise for Amsterdam Valley. The city owned the property, the committees thought that it was the best place to start, and we made it happen.
We need to strengthen ties for residents South of Dixie to Devou Park with inviting pathways and sidewalks across town. There needs to be a recreational park South of Dixie. One concept that I have been working with PDS is to create a pocket park on some state-owned lands at the end of St. Joseph Lane.
Now it’s time to work on the Dixie Corridor. Traffic currently splits our city in half. There are some great businesses there. But there is space, and need, for more business and safe connections for residents to access them. Per capita, businesses contribute three times more to the city funding via taxes than residents.
Making our Dixie corridor more vibrant with a mix of commercial and residential would not only solve some of our long-term financial issues, it would also add more destinations for residents on both sides of Dixie. Mixed-use development in our town center would provide more affordable places to live for more people so more generations can stay in Park Hills, young and old.
I am proud to live in Park Hills; our family loves Park Hills. I look forward to continuing representing the concerns and challenges of our neighbors and community when re-elected to City Council. Thank you for your vote this coming Tuesday.
