Nichole J. Cantu
KY · Vanceburg City Council Member
Vanceburg City Council member who proposed the city's Food Truck Fridays and a weekly free yard-debris pickup. She voted against allowing medical cannabis businesses in the city.
Where Nichole J. Cantu stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Efficiency (1 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Voted no on city support for the Lewis County Health Department's syringe service program, which aims to cut the spread of HIV and hepatitis C. The motion passed 3-2.
September 11, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted no on having the city record council meetings and post them for the public. She said residents can already attend in person. The motion failed 3-4 with the mayor's vote.
April 7, 2025Opposes Government Efficiency
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Voted to let residents sign in and speak for 5 minutes at council meetings, replacing a rule that made them call 4 days ahead. She said everyone was elected by the taxpayers. The motion passed 5-1.
December 4, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
Voted for the city's 2026-27 budget, which passed unanimously. She also voted against pausing the Halbert Avenue land sale for a park; the mayor broke a 3-3 tie against the pause.
June 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Moved to buy 8 matching rifles for the Vanceburg Police Department. The motion passed unanimously.
March 2, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Moved to pass the ordinance setting a higher mayor's salary, then voted no on it. The council tied 3-3 and the mayor broke the tie for it.
February 2, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Voted to give $22,500 a year to help keep the county's 911 dispatch center running; it passed 4-2. She also voted to amend the prior year's budget without waiting for an Attorney General opinion; it passed 4-2.
August 4, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Moved to buy 8 matching rifles for the Vanceburg Police Department. The motion passed unanimously.
March 2, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Voted to give $22,500 a year to help keep the county's 911 dispatch center running; it passed 4-2. She also voted to amend the prior year's budget without waiting for an Attorney General opinion; it passed 4-2.
August 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Voted no on an ordinance allowing medical cannabis sales and businesses inside Vanceburg. It passed 4-1, and she was the only no vote.
October 7, 2024Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: maysville-online.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to seek Appalachian Regional Commission grant money for outdoor recreation upgrades on the Vanceburg riverfront. The motion passed unanimously.
October 7, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Moved to sell the city-owned land on Halbert Avenue. The council tied 3-3 and the mayor broke the tie to sell it.
May 4, 2026
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Abstained from the vote to start annexing land into the city, citing a conflict of interest. The other five members voted yes.
April 6, 2026
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Abstained when a council member moved to make her mayor after Mayor Dane Blankenship resigned; that failed 2-3. She then voted to appoint Joe Billman as mayor, which passed 4-2.
October 15, 2025
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Voted no on having the full monthly city finances reviewed out loud at every council meeting. The motion failed 2-3.
May 5, 2025
Source: 44f532c8-0c02-45ec-afd7-8fe00fe64156.filesusr.com
Voted to double the city's fee on alcohol sales from 2.5% to 5%. She said the city was taxing something people do not have to buy, not food or diapers. The council tied 3-3 and the mayor broke the tie for it.
March 4, 2024
Source: cityofvanceburg.com
Voted for the city to sue the Lewis County School Board to collect the city's job and payroll tax from it. The vote was unanimous.
February 5, 2024
Source: cityofvanceburg.com
Past race Nichole J. Cantu ran in:
- City Council Member · November 3, 2026 · Vanceburg city, Kentucky · incumbent