As of September 10, 2024, Serena Owen did not have a website or any information online.

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Serena Owen currently serves on the city council of Elsmere. 

As of June 16, 2025, Serena Owen did not have a website or any information online.

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Serena Owen

As of September 5, 2024, Gloria Grubbs did not have a website or any information online.

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Gloria currently serves on the Elsmere City Council. She was first elected in 2012. She previously served 12 years on the Erlanger-Elsmere Board of Education.

Hopes to pursue development of community gardens and public "green spaces."

- Hopes to pursue development of community gardens and public "green spaces."

Hopes to "[improve] and [eliminate] blighted properties."

- Hopes to "[improve] and [eliminate] blighted properties."

Hopes to pursue street improvement projects.

- Hopes to pursue street improvement projects.

As of June 16, 2025, Gloria Grubbs did not have a website or any information online.

Promises fiscal conservatism and responsible use of taxpayer money.

- Promises fiscal conservatism and responsible use of taxpayer money.

Gloria Grubbs

As of September 10, 2024, Joanne Barnett Smith did not have a website or any information online.

Joanne Barnett Smith currently serves on the city council of Elsmere. 

As of June 16, 2025, Joanne Barnett Smith did not have a website or any information online.

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Justin earned a bachelor's degree from Northern Kentucky University.

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Justin Wade is a small business owner supplying housing counseling and residential mortgages.



As of October 24, 2024, Justin Wade did not have a website or any information online.

As of June 16, 2025, Justin Wade did not have a website or any information online.

Supports lowering property taxes and maintaining a responsible budget.

- Supports lowering property taxes and maintaining a responsible budget.

Justin Wade

As of September 10, 2024, Maria A. Vogt did not have a website or any information online.

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Maria A. Vogt currently serves as mayor pro tem on the city council in Elsmere. 

As of June 16, 2025, Maria A. Vogt did not have a website or any information online.

Maria A. Vogt

As of September 5, 2024, Missy Tester did not have a website or any information online.

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Missy Tester currently serves as a member of the Elsmere City Council.

As of June 16, 2025, Missy Tester did not have a website or any information online.

Missy Tester

As of September 5, 2024, Rusty Smith III did not have a website or any information online.

As of June 16, 2025, Rusty Smith III did not have a website or any information online.

Rusty Smith III

- City council members make up the legislative body of the city's government and are responsible for the public's health, safety, and welfare. Its legislative duties include enacting ordinances, levying taxes, and adopting a budget. 
- The city council has the authority to investigate all activities of the city government and its employees. 
- City councils in Kentucky typically have between 6 and 12 council members. They serve two-year terms except in Louisville and Lexington where some members serve four-year terms. 
- Council members can be elected to represent a single district or the city at-large. Elections take place in even-numbered years. 