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Charlie G. Beshears

Democratic · KY · Hopkins County Magistrate, District 6

Charlie Beshears is a member of the Hopkins County Fiscal Court, the county's governing body, where he represents District 6.

Where Charlie G. Beshears stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (4 records)

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose

  • Moved to give the county Humane Society $5,000 to start a low-cost spay and neuter program for Hopkins County pets. The fiscal court gave the group the money at that meeting.

    April 8, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: the-messenger.com

  • Moved to keep Hopkins County at seven magistrates instead of cutting to five. His motion failed 4-4 after the judge-executive voted. He then voted yes when the judge-executive moved to keep seven, and it passed 4-3. County officials had said cutting two seats would save more than $60,000 a year.

    August 15, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: the-messenger.com

  • Voted yes on the final vote to adopt the county's yearly budget (Ordinance 2011-01). It passed 5-1, with one magistrate absent.

    June 10, 2011Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: hopkinscounty.ky.gov

  • Voted yes to give magistrates, including himself, a 1.5 percent pay raise tied to inflation. The raise passed 5-2 on a roll call vote.

    February 1, 2011Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: hopkinscounty.ky.gov

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support

  • Moved to approve a county resolution for a homeland security project on a radio system that lets emergency crews talk to each other (Resolution 2013-06). It passed, with one magistrate voting no.

    July 16, 2013Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: hopkinscounty.ky.gov

Track record — General

General · 3 records

  • Spoke for lowering county property tax rates, saying the court had cut rates over 10 years and still paid for services. The court then unanimously gave first approval to a real estate rate of 13.2 cents per $100 of value, down half a cent.

    August 7, 2026

    Source: the-messenger.com

  • Voted no on giving county money to a splash park in Madisonville. He said other needs ranked higher, like the library and the county's emergency radio system. The measure passed 4-1, with one magistrate passing.

    July 16, 2013

    Source: hopkinscounty.ky.gov

  • Moved to pass a county law changing the license fee charged to trash haulers and waste sites (Ordinance 2012-07). It passed 6-0, with one magistrate absent.

    August 21, 2012

    Source: hopkinscounty.ky.gov

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