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Ray "Sir Friendly" Barker

Nonpartisan · Kentucky · 2026

Running for Louisville Metro Council District 5, Kentucky

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Reducing crime in District 5
  • Programs addressing mental illness and homelessness
  • A West Broadway highway connection for economic development
Biography

Ray Barker, known as Sir Friendly C Barker, is a candidate for Louisville Metro Council District 5, per his campaign site. He is a United States Marine Corps veteran and a retired Louisville Metro Police Department officer with 20 years of service, and has spent more than two decades mentoring youth in West Louisville, per the site.

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Louisville Metro Council District 5Kentucky · 2026Jefferson County sample ballot

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