Phillip Peterson
Republican · KY · Christian County Magistrate, District 6
Phillip Peterson has represented District 6 on the Christian County Fiscal Court since 2019 and served on the committee that wrote the county's 2026-27 budget. He moved to set up a shared 911 dispatch center for the county, Hopkinsville and Pembroke.
Where Phillip Peterson stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Made the motion to set up a shared 911 dispatch center for the county, Hopkinsville, and Pembroke. It passed 7-1.
March 25, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: storage2.snappages.site
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 2 oppose
Spoke up for a $100,000 county gift toward a new domestic violence shelter run by Sanctuary Inc. He called it a one-time public safety investment.
May 30, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: kentuckynewera.com
Voted no on giving $12,500 of county money toward a statue of former Governor Ned Breathitt. It passed 5-3.
June 28, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: storage1.snappages.site
Made the motion to give county workers extra pay for working during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, using federal relief money. Elected officials were left out. It passed unanimously.
March 8, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: storage1.snappages.site
Voted no on buying two lots on West 5th Street for $40,000 to add downtown Hopkinsville parking. It passed 7-1.
December 17, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: storage1.snappages.site
Voted no on a resolution backing the school board's "nickel tax," a property tax increase to build new school buildings. It passed 5-1, with 2 members not voting. He said constituents had too little time to weigh in.
October 22, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: storage1.snappages.site
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Made the motion to join Vision Zero, a traffic safety plan that aims to end road deaths. It passed unanimously.
July 14, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: storage1.snappages.site
Spoke up for a $100,000 county gift toward a new domestic violence shelter run by Sanctuary Inc. He called it a one-time public safety investment.
May 30, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: kentuckynewera.com
Made the motion to set up a shared 911 dispatch center for the county, Hopkinsville, and Pembroke. It passed 7-1.
March 25, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: storage2.snappages.site
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Spoke up for a $100,000 county gift toward a new domestic violence shelter run by Sanctuary Inc. He called it a one-time public safety investment.
May 30, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kentuckynewera.com
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Served on the three-member budget committee that helped write the county's 2026-27 budget, about $60 million.
May 14, 2026
Source: kentuckynewera.com
Made the motion to pass an extra 1% tax on hotel rooms to pay for fine arts buildings in the county. It passed 8-0.
June 24, 2025
Source: storage2.snappages.site
Was appointed by the fiscal court to the county Industrial Development Board and Revolving Loan Committee, for a term through 2026.
September 12, 2023
Source: storage2.snappages.site
Made the motion to pass the 2023-24 county budget. It passed 6-2. Before the vote, residents asked the court to undo budget cuts to the local Human Rights Commission.
June 27, 2023
Source: storage2.snappages.site
Voted yes on a 20-year deal letting a medical property developer (MDM Med-Properties) keep 80% of new county property taxes on its site. Magistrates split 4-4, and the county judge-executive broke the tie.
June 13, 2023
Source: storage2.snappages.site
Made the motion to declare Christian County a "Second Amendment Sanctuary" county backing gun rights. It passed 7-1.
January 24, 2023
Source: storage1.snappages.site
Moved to delay a vote on bonds for a solar power and battery plant (Dogwood Corners). The delay failed 4-5. He then voted yes, and the bonds passed 8-0 with no county money at stake.
June 14, 2022
Source: storage1.snappages.site
Voted yes on a county law letting licensed local distilleries serve during set hours. It passed 5-3.
July 23, 2019
Source: storage1.snappages.site
Won the District 6 seat on the county's governing board (fiscal court) by two ballots. He beat Jack Lackey, who had held the seat since 2007. A recount confirmed the win.
November 6, 2018
Source: kentuckynewera.com
Past race Phillip Peterson ran in:
- Christian County Magistrate, District 6 · November 3, 2026 · Christian County, Kentucky · incumbent