Scott McDowell
KY · Simpsonville City Commissioner
Scott McDowell is a lifelong Simpsonville resident in his eleventh term as a city commissioner, overseeing the city road department. He works for the Shelby County Road Department.
Where Scott McDowell stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Housing Affordability (1 record), Public Infrastructure (5 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Moved to adopt a city policy for handling spending requests that are not in the budget. It passed 4-1 on a roll call.
June 16, 2020Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Moved to adopt the city's 2019-2020 budget. It passed 5-0 on a roll call, with McDowell voting yes.
May 6, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Moved to give the Shelby County Coroner's office $7,000 toward a crime-scene imaging system (OSCR360). The motion passed unanimously.
October 21, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Moved to let the police chief hire an experienced officer from another department. The motion died for lack of a second.
August 5, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Moved to approve a five-year, $189,158.92 contract with Axon to support police cameras and Tasers. The motion passed unanimously.
October 7, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Moved to adopt an ordinance rezoning two tracts on Old Veechdale Road from medium-density housing to multi-family housing. It passed 5-0 on a roll call.
October 5, 2020Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 5 support
Moved to approve $39,000 in agreements with Kentucky Utilities to convert the city's street lights. The motion passed unanimously.
June 18, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Called for and moved to approve an emergency repair of a failed stretch of Old Veechdale Road. The motion passed unanimously.
October 5, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Moved to accept the lowest bid, $619,652, to renovate a building for the police department's move. The motion passed unanimously.
August 17, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Moved to accept Salmon Construction's $153,407.50 bid for the Cardinal Club sewer force main project. The motion passed unanimously.
September 6, 2011Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Moved to accept Kingbrook Parkway into the city road system once the county confirmed it met road standards. The motion passed unanimously.
October 6, 2009Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Moved to waive up to $100,000 in sewer hookup fees for the Purnell's plant, citing land and easements the company had donated. The motion passed unanimously.
July 7, 2026
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Moved to adopt an ordinance setting the city's nonpartisan election procedure. It passed on a roll call, with McDowell voting yes.
March 3, 2026
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Moved to deny a tax incentive request from a business called Project S, citing a lack of information. The motion passed unanimously.
May 20, 2025
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Won re-election to the Simpsonville City Commission with 808 votes, the most of any commission candidate.
November 5, 2024
Source: pmg-ky1.com
Moved to adopt an ordinance annexing 243 acres of Golden Creek Farms land north of I-64 into the city. It passed 5-0 on a roll call.
September 3, 2024
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Moved to approve the mayor's plan to ban cannabis in the city and have the city attorney draft a ban ordinance. The motion passed unanimously.
August 5, 2024
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Moved to keep the city out of the state Transportation Cabinet's Municipal Road Aid Cooperative Program, as in past years. The motion passed unanimously.
March 4, 2024
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Abstained from the vote to appoint Michelle Isenberg and Dana Presley to Simpsonville's two seats on the Human Rights Commission.
March 21, 2023
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Moved to adopt a new city ethics ordinance. It passed on a roll call, with McDowell voting yes.
February 18, 2020
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Moved to let Jeptha Creed serve alcohol at the Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass over Black Friday weekend. It passed 3-2 after an earlier motion died.
October 7, 2019
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Resigned from the Simpsonville City Commission after about 12 years. The commission accepted his resignation and appointed Michael Hesse to his seat.
March 19, 2013
Source: cityofsimpsonvilleky.com
Past race Scott McDowell ran in:
- CITY COMMISSIONERS City of Simpsonville · November 3, 2026 · Simpsonville city, Kentucky · incumbent