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4 candidates are tracked for Jefferson County Board of Education, Division 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Gay P. Adelmann, Taylor Everett, Veda Pendleton and Neil Seftor. Candidate information follows official Jefferson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nonpartisan Jefferson County Board of Education seat on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot; 4 filers per the Secretary of State candidate filings.
Gay P. Adelmann taught K-8 for two years in a high-poverty area of rural Kentucky and co-founded the public education advocacy groups Save Our Schools Kentucky and Dear JCPS, per her candidate profile. She also serves as a board member of the Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Wants a safe, nurturing learning environment for children.
- Opposes high-stakes standardized testing, saying teachers are capable of determining how best to evaluate students.
- Opposes charter school expansion, saying it takes resources away from public schools and their communities.
- Opposes school vouchers and wants public education funding to remain within districts.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-11.
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Taylor Everett is a current Jefferson County Board of Education member seeking another term under the newly restructured five-member board, per JCPS. He led implementation of a district-wide cell phone ban and says he asks tough, thoughtful questions of the administration rather than rubber-stamping decisions, per his campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Wants full-time certified teachers in every classroom and competitive teacher and staff compensation.
- Wants to cut outside consulting contracts and apply a return-on-investment model to spending.
- Prioritizes meeting personally with school principals before board votes.
- Wants to eliminate the 9:40 a.m. school start time.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-11.
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Veda Pendleton filed for Jefferson County Board of Education, Division 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Kentucky Secretary of State candidate filings (filed 6/2/2026). No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.
Neil Seftor is an economist and associate director at NORC at the University of Chicago with more than 25 years of experience in education research and evaluation, per his campaign site. He lives in northeast Louisville.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Wants budget cuts to fall on administration and inefficient infrastructure rather than direct educational services.
- Opposes closing school buildings without relocating their programs elsewhere.
- Wants independent board oversight of the superintendent based on data-driven decision-making.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-11.
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Questions about this race
Who is running for Jefferson County Board of Education, Division 3 in 2026?
4 candidates are tracked for Jefferson County Board of Education, Division 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Gay P. Adelmann, Taylor Everett, Veda Pendleton and Neil Seftor. Candidate information follows official Jefferson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Jefferson County Board of Education, Division 3 election in Kentucky?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Kentucky are on the Kentucky election hub at theballotbrief.com.
How do I see my exact Jefferson County ballot?
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