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Arch C. "Chip" McKay III

Democratic · KY · Nelson County Attorney

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Arch C. "Chip" McKay III has been Nelson County attorney since he was elected in 2022. He earlier spent more than 18 years as an assistant commonwealth's attorney in Nelson, Hart, and Larue counties, and he earned his law degree at the University of Kentucky.

Where Arch C. "Chip" McKay III stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)

Track record

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
  • Prosecuted a Nelson County murder and robbery case that ended with guilty pleas from all four defendants.

    July 10, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: kdl.kyvl.org

Track record — General

General · 5 records
  • Presented an ordinance that barred people with unpaid county fees or taxes from getting permits. The court approved it with an appeal process.

    April 1, 2025

    Source: nelsoncountyky.gov

  • Read a resolution to put medical cannabis business licensing on the county ballot; the fiscal court approved it.

    July 2, 2024

    Source: nelsoncountyky.gov

  • Presented fee measures the court approved: $20.61 a month for garbage pickup and $48.61 a year for 911 service.

    June 18, 2024

    Source: nelsoncountyky.gov

  • Asked the fiscal court to sell 16.587 acres of industrial park land to Takigawa for $300,000; the court approved it.

    May 4, 2023

    Source: nelsoncountyky.gov

  • Advised a magistrate to delay a bourbon-warehouse zoning moratorium so the public could comment before the vote.

    April 14, 2023

    Source: nelsoncountygazette.com

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