Republicans hope to flip Metro Council District 14 seat in southwest Jefferson County
Republicans are hoping that voters in southwest Jefferson County 맥스카지노 even some who are still technically registered as Democrats 맥스카지노 will continue to vote increasingly red as they set their sights on Metro Council seats such as District 14.
That district, currently represented by Democrat Cindi Fowler, stretches from the southwest corner of Jefferson County north along Dixie Highway to Greenwood Road.
Fowler is being challenged by Republican Crystal Bast, who points to recent GOP victories such as Rep. Jared Bauman's upset over longtime incumbent Charles Miller as well as former President Donald Trump's wins in many precincts there.
"It's time for a change," Bast said.
She wants to replicate the success of her neighborhood crime watch group throughout the district, connecting residents with the LMPD to improve public safety and civic involvement.
Fowler has won three elections since 2012, now chairs the council's parks committee and has a seat on the budget committee.
Fowler says she has used those assignments to bring improvements to local parks, raise wages for LMPD officers and build a senior living center at the former Watson Lane Elementary.
"Experience matters," Fowler said. "It's that political clout when you get to the budget committee, when you're talking with your caucus members."