Public policy professional Stephenie Hoelscher announced on Friday her candidacy for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s District 5 seat.
According to a press release, Hoelscher, 44, is a resident of Lexington’s Central Avenue/South Ashland district and “has been a leader in public policy and communications for the past decade.”
“I grew up in rural Appalachia without a stable home. I could only dream of living in a place like the 5th District, a place I am now privileged to call home,” Hoelscher said. “I got where I am today because a community raised me. My life’s purpose now is to strengthen the communities I am part of, including the 5th district and Lexington as a whole.”…