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Jefferson County, Kentucky

Jefferson County Board of Education, Division 3

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.

About this race

Nonpartisan Jefferson County Board of Education seat on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot; 4 filers per the Secretary of State candidate filings.

What this office does

School board member. The school board is the governing body of a public school district. It hires and evaluates the superintendent, adopts the district budget, sets policies on curriculum, discipline, attendance boundaries and facilities, and approves contracts and collective bargaining agreements. Day-to-day operations belong to the superintendent; the board sets direction and holds the administration accountable.

This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels.

Kentucky › Jefferson County › Jefferson County Board of Education, Division 3

Gay P. Adelmann

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • 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.

Per the campaign site.

Biography

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.

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Taylor Everett

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • 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.

Per the campaign site.

Biography

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.

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Veda Pendleton

Nonpartisan

Biography

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 was found as of September 15, 2026.

Neil Seftor

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • 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.

Per the campaign site.

Biography

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.

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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.

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Candidate roster from official Jefferson County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
Gay P. Adelmann, full profileTaylor Everett, full profileVeda Pendleton, full profileNeil Seftor, full profileOfficial Kentucky election office