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Kevin R Woosley

Republican · KY · Oldham County Magistrate, District 3

Kevin Woosley has represented District 3 on the Oldham County Fiscal Court since the governor appointed him in July 2021, and he chairs its Parks committee. He retired after 30 years as the Kentucky State Police 911 administrator and earlier served on the county school board.

Where Kevin R Woosley stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record), Public Infrastructure (3 records)

Mixed record

Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 7 oppose)

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support
  • Made the motion to spend $88,277.11 in opioid settlement money on Operation Parent handbooks for all 8,539 school households in the county. It passed 8-1.

    September 16, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 7 oppose
  • Made the motion to give the county coroner the full $10,000 raise he asked for, plus a cost-of-living raise. He voted no when the court cut it to $2,500 a year over four years. The cut passed 5-3.

    April 27, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Cast the only no vote on paying $174,129.08 for a new front loader for the county road department. It passed 7-1.

    April 27, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Seconded the motion for the county to buy the Stewart Lane property. It passed 5-4 on a roll call vote.

    November 4, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Made the motion for the county to buy land for $2.8 million, with the site kept private until closing. It passed 6-3.

    November 21, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Made the motion to award a $526,210.50 contract to improve Schamback Park. It passed 6-2 on a roll call vote.

    October 17, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Made the motion to buy a $410,000 replacement water slide for the county's John Black Aquatic Center. It passed 5-4.

    June 20, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Made the motion for the county to pay half of summer YMCA memberships and half of Calypso Cove pool fees for county residents. It passed 5-4.

    April 18, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Voted no on a 6.5% cost-of-living raise for county magistrates and the coroner. He also voted no on making it start back on January 1, 2023. The raise passed 7-1.

    February 21, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Voted yes on a county lease of 1,000 square feet in the planned Goshen public library, at $8 per square foot each year. It passed 5-4 on a roll call vote.

    June 29, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Voted no on a raise of $7,596.13 a year in base pay for county magistrates, starting with the 2023 term. It passed 5-3, with one member not voting.

    April 19, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • Made the motion for the county to pay half of summer YMCA memberships and half of Calypso Cove pool fees for county residents. It passed 5-4.

    April 18, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 3 support
  • Cast the only no vote on a resolution to stop county upkeep of roads that are not in the county system in the Organ Creek Farms neighborhood. It passed 8-1.

    August 19, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Made the motion to award a $526,210.50 contract to improve Schamback Park. It passed 6-2 on a roll call vote.

    October 17, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Made the motion to buy a $410,000 replacement water slide for the county's John Black Aquatic Center. It passed 5-4.

    June 20, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

Track record — General

General · 13 records
  • Voted no on rezoning land at 3604 and 3608 Highway 146 from R-2 homes and C-1 business zoning to R-4 residential zoning. It passed 6-2, with one member not voting.

    March 3, 2026

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Voted no on the county's new long-range land use plan (comprehensive plan). Earlier he seconded a change to encourage keeping land for farming, which failed 3-6. The plan passed 6-3.

    December 16, 2025

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Cast the only no vote on closing part of a public right-of-way at the end of Old Coach Road. A neighbor who used it to reach his land had objected. It passed 8-1.

    October 7, 2025

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Seconded the motion that passed a 150-day county pause on new data center applications. The final version dropped an exception for an application already filed. It passed 4-2, with three members stepping aside.

    July 1, 2025

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Publicly challenged Judge-Executive David Voegele at a county meeting after Voegele fired his deputy over a secret recording about a data center. Woosley asked, "If we have a loss of faith in you, can we fire you as well?"

    July 1, 2025

    Source: lpm.org

  • Made the motion to widen a proposed county pause on data centers. His change made it last 150 days instead of 120 and cover data centers of any size, private utility buildings, and data storage sites. It passed 9-0.

    April 15, 2025

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Voted no on a change to the county's medical cannabis zoning rules. The change proposed barring cannabis businesses next to or across the street from homes. It failed 3-5.

    November 19, 2024

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Voted no on a resolution about putting medical cannabis on voters' ballots in the November 2024 election. It failed 4-5 on a roll call vote.

    August 6, 2024

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Voted no on an ordinance to ban cannabis businesses in Oldham County. The ban failed 4-5 on a roll call vote.

    June 26, 2024

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Cast the only no vote on new county rules for short-term rental permits. The ordinance passed 8-1 on a roll call vote.

    October 3, 2023

    Source: irp.cdn-website.com

  • Won a full term as Oldham County Magistrate for District 3 in the November 2022 general election. He ran unopposed and got 2,249 votes.

    November 8, 2022

    Source: elect.ky.gov

  • Was appointed by Gov. Andy Beshear to fill an open seat as Oldham County Magistrate for District 3.

    July 16, 2021

    Source: kentucky.gov

  • As school board vice chair, made the motions to open the Oldham County Schools superintendent job and start a search committee. The superintendent had just announced his retirement. The board approved them 5-0.

    December 14, 2020

    Source: defendinged.org

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