JCTA-backed candidates win Jefferson County Board of Education election

The Jefferson County Board of Education will have several new members next year, according to unofficial election results announced late Tuesday.

Voters chose Trevin Bass, former legislative counsel for the Louisville Metro Council, to fill the District 4 seat, representing southwest Jefferson County. Bass defeated Barbara Lewis with 55% of the 25,100 votes cast.

In District 1, the only other contested school board race, incumbent Gail Logan Strange clearly defeated Mark Gatton with 75% of the vote. The school board appointed Strange to fill a vacancy in District 1 at the end of last year.

Both Strange and Bass had the support of the Jefferson County Teachers Association and its Better Schools Kentucky political action committee.

Taylor Everett ran unopposed for District 7. Everett is the father of a JCPS High School student and works for a recruiting firm.

District 2 also had only one candidate after former member Chris Kolb withdrew from the race and later resigned from his seat. Another challenger also withdrew. Attorney Tricia Lister, who ran unopposed, will continue to represent District 2. The board appointed her to fill the position left vacant by Kolb in September.

The new board will be tasked with selecting a new superintendent for Jefferson County Public Schools. JCPS Superintendent Marty Pollio announced he is retiring at the end of the school year.