Libertarian Party of Woodford County, Kentucky

04/30/2026

Curious to learn more about Woodford?
Join us at Sycamore Estates Park at 2 PM on Sunday, May 3rd—we’d love to meet you. Message the page for more details...

04/20/2026

Another distillery project is falling apart—this time in Scott County. Meanwhile, in Versailles, a much-hyped project that even prompted road redesigns still hasn’t made meaningful progress.

Kentucky’s bourbon industry has always been a mix of big rewards and big risks. That’s nothing new—but it does raise a fair question:

Are our elected leaders putting too many eggs in this basket?

At what point does economic development turn into overexposure?

Here’s the latest on the Scott County situation:

A Fayette County grand jury has indicted Darin Dillow on one count of theft by deception after he allegedly used a neighbor's farm equipment and cattle as collateral to get a $100,000 loan.

04/03/2026

Sound off, Kentucky—has Mitch McConnell earned a statue in the State Capitol rotunda?

The Kentucky General Assembly has backed adding a statue of longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell to a prominent location in the state Capitol.

03/18/2026

That's one way to hold government accountable...

03/11/2026

In a world where surveillance cameras are wrongfully getting people arrested for crimes committed decades ago, cities are buying up private manufacturing plants instead of letting them hit the open market, and politicians attack their own colleagues for simply asking that the names of powerful people connected to pedophiles be released…

The Libertarian Party of Woodford County wants to ask a different question.

Instead of asking what new laws we need…

Where in your life would you like to see less government?

03/05/2026

🚨 Woodford County LP Meeting 🚨
🗓 March 7, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Versailles Brewing Company
513 Marsailles Road
Versailles, KY
If you're in Woodford County and interested in getting involved, this is a great chance to connect and help build something local.
Message the page for details.

02/18/2026

Let us get this straight.
Louisville Metro Government built a massive camera and license plate reader network across the city.
Someone asks for records about where the cameras are and how the system works.
Instead of complying with open records law… they sue to keep it secret.
This isn’t rumor. It’s reported by Louisville Public Media.
We’re constantly told this kind of surveillance is for the “public good.”
If that’s true, why fight transparency?
The 4th Amendment exists to restrain government power — especially generalized surveillance. When the government builds systems to watch everyone and then goes to court to block public oversight, that’s not about safety. That’s about control.
Credit where it’s due: Russell Coleman sided with transparency here.
But the bigger issue is the pattern.
Surveillance expands into counties like woodford, franklin and fayette. Oversight shrinks. Officials ask for trust.
History tells us how that story ends.

https://www.lpm.org/investigate/2026-02-17/louisville-metro-sues-to-keep-surveillance-records-secret?fbclid=IwdGRzaAQB0PZjbGNrBAHQ8mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHmNZhcK2NIMznn3eqiLPY9zAD0HG9FR1M4szHrFqh8VzTwmX2fCsC326T8kz_aem_JBkLU9GAjFjkz2D_l-q5HQ

City officials want to keep secret public records that would reveal where surveillance cameras are located around town.

02/07/2026

The Libertarian Party of Woodford County condemns Andy Barr’s endorsement of a primary challenger to Thomas Massie — one of the few members of Congress willing to stand on principle, even when it’s unpopular.
Barr’s move shows exactly what’s wrong with establishment politics: punishing independence and rewarding loyalty to party power structures instead of the people of Kentucky. The 6th District deserves better.

02/06/2026

As we approach two full weeks since Winter Storm Fern hit the Bluegrass, frustration over road conditions has now reached the very top of Kentucky government. Governor Andy Beshear publicly called Lexington’s snow response “unacceptable,” saying the city took longer than comparable communities to clear streets and restore normal travel.
https://www.wkyt.com/2026/02/05/gov-beshear-criticizes-lexingtons-response-winter-storm-road-conditions/�
This isn’t just political rhetoric — people across the region have been dealing with neighborhood streets, turn lanes, and school bus routes that stayed snow-packed or icy well beyond when daily life should’ve returned to normal. Schools remained closed or remote for extended periods because buses couldn’t safely reach many roads.
https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/unacceptable-gov-beshear-disappointed-with-lexington-snow-response-after-9-day-school-closure�
Here in Woodford County, schools finally returned to in-person learning — but only after deciding that some side roads simply wouldn’t receive bus service. That raises a fair question: if that was the reality, should that decision have been made earlier so families could plan accordingly?
Meanwhile, nearby communities with fewer resources reportedly had most roads cleared much faster, raising legitimate concerns about planning, prioritization, and ex*****on — especially when Lexington reportedly spent millions more on snow removal this year and still had neighborhoods that remained difficult to navigate long after the storm.
https://www.wkyt.com/2026/02/03/lexington-continues-winter-storm-cleanup-hires-additional-contractors/�
https://nationaltoday.com/us/ky/lexington/news/2026/02/01/lexington-residents-frustrated-over-slow-snow-removal-after-winter-storm�
Yes — some roads are state-maintained and others are local. And yes — major arteries have to be prioritized first. But when side streets, school routes, and everyday access roads remain untreated for days, that affects people’s ability to get to work, school, and basic errands. That’s not just inconvenience — it’s a failure of essential services people rely on.
Call it a practical or even cynical libertarian perspective — but events like this remind many of us that local government responses have limits, especially when it comes to clearing every residential road quickly. That’s why many families invest in winter-capable vehicles, snow tires, and self-reliance rather than assuming infrastructure will always function perfectly — even as rising costs and regulations make those choices harder.
Instead of pretending everything worked as it should have, maybe it’s time to think more locally and creatively: • Neighborhood-level cooperation or shared plow services
• Community equipment pooling for smaller streets
• More transparency from city leadership about prioritization and timelines
Those ideas may sound unconventional — but when even the governor says the response fell short, it’s reasonable for communities like ours in Woodford County to rethink how we prepare for winter weather going forward.

01/31/2026

Some Kentuckians show up for Beshear.
Some show up for Rand Paul or Thomas Massie.
Andy Barr has to give away free tickets to a movie about the First Lady and then brag about a ‘packed house.’
That’s not grassroots enthusiasm, that’s a promotional screening.

01/03/2026

The Libertarian Party of Woodford County, Kentucky, condemns Congressman Andy Barr’s support for the unconstitutional arrest of the president of Venezuela, a leader of another sovereign nation. Aggression of this magnitude is only justified in direct defense against an attack—one that Congress has clearly agreed occurred.
For too long, the office of the American presidency has functioned as an extension of the military-industrial complex. This has been especially harmful to Kentucky, which consistently ranks among the states with the highest number of military personnel killed in combat.
Central Kentucky desperately needs representation that is more aligned with its actual needs and less committed to reckless foreign intervention.