District 6

DENISE GRAY

District 7

District 8

FRED BROWN

Liz Sheehan was elected as the 5th District councilmember in November 2020. She is a senior lecturer and student advisor in the Department of Psychology at UK. Sheehan is currently a member of Junior League of Lexington, the Women’s Network, League of Women Voters, Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road Council, and serves as a board member of the nonprofit she co-founded, Compassionate Lexington.

She says, “Our needs are great, but so is Lexington. We must build upon the hard work we put forth to get through all we continue to face and be there for one another. ”

Lexington’s 5th District is home to many historic neighborhoods spanning across parts of the 40502, 40505, and 40517 zip codes. The district encompasses areas from Warfield Place, to Kenwick, Idle Hour, Chevy Chase, Ashland, Ecton Park, Lansdowne-Merrick, Patchen Village, Plainview, Lakeview, and many others. With seven unique parks ranging in size and many walkable neighborhoods, residents and visitors alike can take time to appreciate the natural beauty and greenspaces found here.

Councilwoman Denise Gray was elected to represent the residents of the 6th District in November of 2022.

Denise is a proud graduate of Bryan Station High School, and received a B.A. in Communications at U of L where she was a founding member of Louisville’s National Championship All-Girl Cheerleading Squad. She later graduated from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

Upon returning to Lexington, she shifted her career to education, and began working with Fayette County Public Schools.

The sixth district stretches along Lexington’s east side with Paris Pike, Winchester, Liberty, and Bryan Station roads as major corridors. Highlights of the sixth district include the Brighton Rail Trail (a shared use trail from Man O War Blvd, connecting to Pleasant Ridge Park and Polo Club Blvd), Hamburg Pavilion, and the Hamburg Place Horse Cemetery, where many of racing’s most famous thoroughbreds are interred.

Preston Worley is a lifelong Kentuckian and proud resident of the 7th District, currently serving his second term on Council. He graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Law in 2010, and has worked at the McBrayer Law Firm.

He is a member of the Kentucky Children’s Hospital Executive Development Council, the Golden Matrix Fund Advisory Council, the Ellerslie at Delong Homeowners Association Board of Directors, and Coaches for Kids Inc., among other organizations.

The 7th District includes part of the 40509, 40515 and 40517 zip codes. This district is home to several schools, including AthensChilesburg Elementary, Squires Elementary and E.J. Hayes, and Henry Clay High School.

Fred Brown is currently in his fourth term as 8th District Councilmember. His focus includes the “3Ps” that makes Lexington one of the best cities to live: Public Safety, Parks, and Paving (infrastructure)

Brown graduated from the University of Kentucky, and for over 40 years, worked as a CPA.

The 8th District comprises several neighborhoods and public spaces, including Gainesway Park, River Hill Park, Hartland Park and Berry Hill Park. The district is also home to the Gainesway Community Center and the Tates Creek Golf Course & Aquatic Center.

Unique to the 8th District is the Tates Creek School campus, which has elementary, middle and high schools within walking distance of each other. The Academy for Leadership at Millcreek Elementary is also in the district. In the heart of the Gainesway Community is the East Sector Police Roll Call Center, the largest sector in Fayette County.

WHITNEY ELLIOTT BAXTER