Jamie Bewley Byrd
Republican · KY · Barren County Judge/Executive
Jamie Bewley Byrd has led Barren County government as judge-executive since she was first elected in 2022. She says her focus is drawing new business and jobs and finishing projects like the county's agricultural expo center without using local tax dollars.
Where Jamie Bewley Byrd stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Defended the county's new public health tax on property tax bills. She said state law requires the county to pay for its local health department, about $813,000 a year.
October 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wbko.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Backed the county's 2026-27 budget, which set general fund spending at $10.7 million. It spent less on office costs, debt payments, and parks than the year before. Magistrates passed it unanimously.
June 26, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: glasgownews1.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Announced that the county won $20 million in federal funding for a planned 3,000-seat farm expo center in Cave City. She said the county's federal lobbyist helped get the money.
February 3, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: glasgownews1.com
Announced a county deal with a grain company (Blumberg Grain and Logistics) to plan and design grain storage for local farmers near Interstate 65. She said the goal was to cut farmers' storage and shipping costs.
October 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: wcluradio.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Made a motion to raise the county property tax rate from 12.2 cents to 12.4 cents per $100 of property value. The motion failed 0-7, and the court kept the 12.2-cent rate.
September 1, 2026
Source: glasgownews1.com
Appointed two magistrates to a committee that is writing the county's first land-use and zoning rules. The fiscal court approved her picks the same day it started the zoning process.
July 21, 2026
Source: glasgownews1.com
Hosted the first of a series of public town hall meetings on possible countywide zoning. Many residents used it to speak against a proposed data center in Cave City.
July 14, 2026
Source: bgdailynews.com
Turned down a $280,000 top auction bid for the county's old health department building, which was below the county's $800,000 minimum. She countered at $600,000, and the bidder did not accept.
May 6, 2025
Source: wcluradio.com
Spoke in support of hiring a federal lobbying firm (Statesmen Advisory) for $2,000 a month to help the county seek federal money. All magistrates approved the contract.
February 18, 2025
Source: wcluradio.com
The state auditor found 13 problems in the county's 2023-24 books while she led the county. Weak money controls let county funds be misused, so auditors could not approve the books. This included $49,500 in fake checks that went unnoticed for eight months. In her written reply, she said new review steps were added.
December 9, 2024
Source: auditor.ky.gov
Spoke in favor of lowering the county property tax rate from 13.5 cents to 13 cents per $100 of property value. All seven magistrates then approved the lower rate.
August 20, 2024
Source: glasgownews1.com
Past race Jamie Bewley Byrd ran in:
- Barren County Judge/Executive · November 3, 2026 · Barren County, Kentucky · incumbent