Angela Leet
Angela Leet (Republican Party) was a member of the Louisville City Council in Kentucky, representing District 7. Leet assumed office on January 5, 2015. Leet left office on January 1, 2019.
Leet (Republican Party) ran for election for Mayor of Louisville in Kentucky. Leet lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Leet completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Leet was a Republican member of the Louisville City Council in Kentucky, representing District 7. She was elected to the council on November 4, 2014, and was sworn into office on January 5, 2015. She did not file for re-election in 2018.[1]
Biography
Angela Leet earned a bachelor's degree from the J.B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville in 1991 and an M.B.A. from the University of Houston in 1997. Her career experience includes working as an environmental engineer. Leet is the owner of QSR Automations Inc. and Chamberlin Enterprises in Louisville, Kentucky.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Mayor of Louisville
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Louisville on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Greg Fischer (D) | 61.3 | 177,749 |
 | Angela Leet (R)  | 36.5 | 105,853 | |
| Jackie Green (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 1,979 | ||
 | Chris Thieneman (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 1,296 | |
| Sean Vandevander (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 995 | ||
| Billy Ralls (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 873 | ||
| Henry Owens (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 415 | ||
| Douglas Edward Lattimore (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 315 | ||
| Isaac Marion Thacker IV (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 306 | ||
| Total votes: 289,781 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Louisville
Incumbent Greg Fischer defeated Ryan Fenwick, Lawrence Williams Jr., Daniel Gillette, and Dave Biggers in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Louisville on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Fischer | 74.7 | 54,554 |
 | Ryan Fenwick | 16.5 | 12,052 | |
| Lawrence Williams Jr. | 3.4 | 2,466 | ||
 | Daniel Gillette | 2.7 | 1,999 | |
| Dave Biggers | 2.6 | 1,933 | ||
| Total votes: 73,004 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Louisville
Angela Leet defeated Bob DeVore in the Republican primary for Mayor of Louisville on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angela Leet | 66.1 | 16,273 |
 | Bob DeVore | 33.9 | 8,357 | |
| Total votes: 24,630 | |||
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2014
The city of Louisville, Kentucky held elections for mayor and city council on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. In the Republican primary for District 7, Angela Leet defeated Shawn Slone. Bruce Maples (D) was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Leet defeated Maples in the general election.[3][4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Angela Leet |
59.4% | 7,828 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Maples | 40.6% | 5,346 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.1% | 7 | |
| Total Votes | 13,181 | |||
| Source: Jefferson County Clerk's Office - 2014 General Election Results | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Angela Leet |
76.8% | 2,151 | ||
| Shawn Slone | 23.2% | 650 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,801 | |||
| Source: Jefferson County Clerk - Official primary election results |
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Angela Leet completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Leet's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
My top 3 priorities are public safety, infrastructure, and economic development.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
My first priority is public safety. Homicides have doubled under the current mayor, and 100+ homicides a year must not be our new normal. I plan to provide a safe, prosperous city for all. My plan includes new leadership, filling hundreds of first responder vacancies, adding special drug and crime task forces (including flex platoons), creating social workers in every division to lead on mental health and drug addiction, and creating incentives for homeownership opportunities in declining neighborhoods in order to keep out gangs and drugs. I am also passionate about economic development. I will provide unprecedented levels of customer service for business. We will simplify licenses and permitting and eliminate redundancy using technology with highly trained customer-oriented employees to make homegrown business growth explode. Efficiency will become our trademark. We will seek emerging technology opportunities for aviation, renewable energy, and senior-care sectors areas that will provide jobs to meet the skill sets of employees today and attract the talent for tomorrow. We will engage the business community with JCPS, the University of Louisville, private universities, and the JCTCS system to prepare a skilled workforce that can propel our economic fortunes. With new leaders like Dr. Pollio and Dr. Bendapudi at the helm of their respective institutions, we are perfectly positioned to be part of the new leadership that Louisville has been waiting for and create progress like we haven't experienced in decades.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
A leader must have integrity, persistence, problem-solving skills, respect for others, a desire to serve, and a willingness to work hard and hold himself/herself and others accountable.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
I love Louisville. I care about people. As a woman, I bring a unique perspective to the mayor's office. As an engineer and small business owner, I bring problem-solving and leadership skills our city desperately needs. I have "boots on the ground" experience, and I will put people over politics.
Mayors have many responsibilities, which vary from city to city. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your city?
Providing safety is the most important responsibility of the Louisville mayor.
If the mayor in your city is a member of the city council and there's a city manager appointed to handle the day-to-day administration of the city government, what do you believe should be the mayor's top priority in office?
My first priority is to keep Louisville off the deadliest cities list where we recently ranked the last two years in a row. Louisville's homicide rate has doubled from 48 to 107 under the current mayor and daily shootings are the new normal.
If the mayor in your city is not a member of the city council and oversees the day-to-day administration of the city government, what do you believe is the ideal relationship between the mayor and city council?
Unlike the current mayor, I will be in constant contact with our Metro Council members and recognize them as the experts in understanding the issues facing their areas.
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2014
On her campaign website, Leet highlighted the following issues:[7]
- Fiscal responsibility
- Job growth
- Personal accountability
Leet elaborated on her 2014 campaign platform in an interview with Louisville's WLKY on September 25, 2014. Video can be viewed here.
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WDRB, "Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer sworn in for second term," January 5, 2015
- ↑ LouisvilleKY.gov, "About Angela Leet," accessed March 9, 2018
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2014 Kentucky Election Calendar," accessed January 31, 2014
- ↑ Louisville/Jefferson County Election Center, "Jefferson County Candidate Filings," accessed January 31, 2014
- ↑ Louisville/Jefferson County Election Center, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Jefferson County Clerk, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Vote 4 Leet, "Meet Angela," accessed October 2, 2014
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