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Josh White

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Education

High school

Manual High School

Bachelor's

University of Louisville

Graduate

University of Louisville

Personal
Profession
Bioengineer
Contact

Josh White was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 8 of the Louisville City Council in Kentucky. He was defeated in the primary election on May 17, 2016.

Biography

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White received a bachelor's and master's degree in bioengineering from the University of Louisville. As a professional bioengineer, he has worked as a project manager at Neuronetrix, helping to develop a device for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. He has been involved with the following organizations:

  • Highlands Tree Planting Initiative
  • Founder & executive director, Graffiti Abatement Coalition of Louisville
  • Board member & safety chairman, Highlands-Douglass Neighborhood Association
  • Board member, Phoenix Hill Neighborhood Association
  • Science fair judge at Manual High School
  • Assistant scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America[1]

Campaign themes

2016

White's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Environment

  • Excerpt: "We have many locations in the Highlands that could be great for solar energy production-- large open roofs at the Kroger, CVS, and Mid-City Mall to name a few. Parking lot solar farms, rooftop solar farms, and Land-Art-Generators can be used to maximize flat open areas and improve our quality of life. Implementing solar will provide jobs, decrease consumption of fossil fuels, and lead to a more sustainable Highlands."[2]

Term limits

  • Excerpt: "Fight to implement a three-term lifetime limit (12 years max) for the Metro Council of Louisville and the Mayor."[3]

Education

  • Excerpt: "The Metro Council doesn’t have a direct involvement with budgeting for our schools or educators but there are still many instances that the Council can affect a child’s capacity to get a good education. I will take every opportunity to increase the marginal success of our future workers and thinkers through my position. It will be the first thing on my mind as I address and approve the city’s budget each year."[4]

Infrastructure

  • Excerpt: "It’s a tragedy that many of our sidewalks are in such poor shape; Sidewalks on some streets are so badly cracked, you have to walk in the roads to get from place to place. Sadly, the network of sidewalks is also incomplete, where a length of sidewalk terminates randomly here and there. Damaged sidewalks are not just an eyesore, they are a safety hazard and fixing them must be a top priority."[5]

Elections

2016

See also: Municipal elections in Louisville, Kentucky (2016)

The city of Louisville, Kentucky, held elections for city council on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on May 17, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 26, 2016. Thirteen of the 26 city council seats were up for election. The following candidates ran in the Louisville Metro Council District 8 primary election.[6]

Louisville Metro Council District 8, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png S. Brandon Coan 24.22% 2,275
Stephen Reily 22.99% 2,159
Chris Kolb 19.96% 1,875
Terra Long 14.79% 1,389
Lynnie Meyer 14.59% 1,370
Josh White 3.20% 301
Charles Wooden 0.24% 23
Total Votes 9,392
Source: Jefferson County Election Center, "Primary Election Unofficial Results," May 17, 2016

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