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John Marquette
John Marquette ran for election to the Lexington City Council to represent District 4 in Kentucky. He lost in the primary on May 21, 2024.
Biography
John Marquette was born in Williamstown, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown College in 1975. He earned a graduate degree from Louisiana State University in 1977. His career experience includes working as a director of government relations.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Lexington, Kentucky (2024)
General election
General election for Lexington City Council District 4
Emma Curtis defeated incumbent Brenda Monarrez in the general election for Lexington City Council District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emma Curtis (Nonpartisan)  | 51.7 | 4,657 |
 | Brenda Monarrez (Nonpartisan) | 48.3 | 4,344 | |
| Total votes: 9,001 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lexington City Council District 4
Incumbent Brenda Monarrez and Emma Curtis defeated John Marquette in the primary for Lexington City Council District 4 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brenda Monarrez (Nonpartisan) | 48.2 | 1,276 |
| ✔ | | Emma Curtis (Nonpartisan) | 30.2 | 801 |
 | John Marquette (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 572 | |
| Total votes: 2,649 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Marquette in this election.
2022
See also: City elections in Lexington, Kentucky (2022)
General election
General election for Lexington City Council District 4
Brenda Monarrez defeated John Marquette in the general election for Lexington City Council District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brenda Monarrez (Nonpartisan) | 54.7 | 3,084 |
| John Marquette (Nonpartisan) | 45.3 | 2,557 | |
| Total votes: 5,641 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lexington City Council District 4
Brenda Monarrez and John Marquette defeated Barry Saturday in the primary for Lexington City Council District 4 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brenda Monarrez (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 1,121 |
| ✔ | | John Marquette (Nonpartisan) | 31.4 | 908 |
 | Barry Saturday (Nonpartisan) | 29.9 | 865 | |
| Total votes: 2,894 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
John Marquette completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Marquette's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I have been honored since then to accept leadership roles in higher education, banking, public relations, charitable foundations, and government.
Service to our Lexington community is my lifelong commitment and includes volunteer leadership in over 40 social services, education, neighborhood, religious, and charity/non-profit organizations. See a partial list of my public service below.
- Trusted and Proven Leadership in Government, Business, and Civic Engagement with Integrity, Transparency, and Extraordinary Accessibility for Everyone
- Support for Enhanced Public Safety and Innovative Ways to Lead Neighborhoods to Reduced Crime and Violence
- Commitment to Balanced and Sustainable Growth for our Great Community with a Strong Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity
Solutions to housing affordability and affordable housing availability
Strong and Vibrant Neighborhoods where inclusion, diversity, justice, and equity are priorities
Quality job growth and a diverse economic base reflecting new century opportunities and growth in our existing businesses
Planning and zoning that provides for new solutions to land use to aid developers who want to help address our housing shortage through innovative planning
Working with our school system to build a premiere education environment and best prepare our youth
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 4, 2022
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