FOR MAYOR OF GEORGETOWN
MEET KIM
Experienced Leadership for Georgetown
Kim Menke is a Georgetown City Councilman and candidate for Mayor committed to thoughtful growth, historic preservation, strong public safety, a thriving local economy, and fiscal responsibility.
About Kim Menke
Kim Menke is a Georgetown City Councilman, business leader, and longtime advocate for workforce development and economic growth in Kentucky. After nearly four decades in manufacturing leadership with Toyota and General Motors, interaction with local, state, and federal government; Kim now brings that experience in problem-solving, teamwork, and accountability to public service.
He has served in leadership roles with the Georgetown-Scott County Chamber of Commerce, Commerce Lexington, KY FAME, Lanes Run Business Park, and the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board. Kim believes Georgetown's strength lies in its people, its values, and its future. As a candidate for mayor, he is focused on thoughtful growth, strong public safety, and keeping Georgetown a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
Experienced Leadership for Georgetown
A Georgetown City Councilman with a Level III Master of City Governance Certification, Kim Menke is running for Mayor with a commitment to thoughtful growth, historic preservation, strong public safety, a thriving local economy, and fiscal responsibility.
BUSINESS & WORKFORCE EXPERIENCE
A 40-year Georgetown resident and business leader, Kim spent nearly 45 years in manufacturing leadership with Toyota and General Motors. After retiring, he founded ProVision Partners, a consulting firm focused on public policy, workforce development, and economic growth.
SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
Kim has built a lifelong record of leadership through service in scouting, church planting, nonprofit work, and civic organizations. His volunteer leadership roles include past Chair of the Georgetown-Scott County Chamber of Commerce, Commerce Lexington, KY FAME, Lanes Run Business Park, the Central Kentucky Workforce Board, the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board, and the Kentucky Chamber Workforce Center.
Why I'm Running
Georgetown's best days are ahead of us, but only if we lead with vision and purpose. We can do better. Growth is not the problem - unmanaged growth is. We need a mayor who listens first, plans, measures results, and communicates with real accountability to taxpayers. Trust-based relationships are essential to make successful public-private partnerships. I have spent my career bringing business, government, and communities together to solve complex problems, and I have a proven track record of doing so. I am ready to continue doing that work every day for Georgetown.
Like so many others, our kids left this community after high school for career and quality-of-life opportunities elsewhere. Georgetown can do better. This community and region are so special, with so much potential, and we need to evolve with the changing times. Georgetown is my home of 40 years; I want it to reach its fullest potential. Experienced Leadership and vision attract strong businesses, support growing community needs, strengthen collaboration, foster needed growth, and create new levels of opportunity. I want to retain our high school/college graduates, attract new neighbors, and welcome back home those who can live, work, and play in our old and new Kentucky Home.
—Kim Menke
Ready to help shape Georgetown's future?
The Kim I know
I am writing to share a personal perspective on Kim Menke—candidate for Georgetown Mayor and the man I have been happily married to for almost 42 years.
We met in high school marching band, where Kim served as Band Captain. If you have ever spent time with teenagers, you know it is a stage of life when they question almost everything. But when young people feel respected and involved, they become energetic, passionate partners. That is what initially drew me to Kim: he listened, advocated for us, and led by example. He was a true leader, not a boss. Before long, we became high school sweethearts.
After high school, we both graduated from Western Kentucky University. Throughout our college years, we studied side-by-side as Kim earned his degree in Environmental Engineering. During that time, he developed a deep conviction that business growth and community needs are not mutually exclusive—they can and should be achieved together.
We have called Georgetown home since 1987. We built our careers here, made a home, and raised our children in this community. Over the years, I have watched Kim’s engineering and innovation mindset evolve into a genuine passion for community development and economic development. He is exceptionally thorough—always doing the research to understand what truly makes a city a great place to live, work, and play. His career has allowed him to lead initiatives across local, state, and national programs, in workforce development, education, and public policy.
Kim firmly believes that decisions affecting our city deserve careful research, open conversation, and a balanced weighing of both the pros and cons for the entire community—not impulsive reactions to a few loud voices.
Many of you know me as your child’s or grandchild’s pediatrician. In my office, I am always asking those essential health questions: Are you eating your fruits and vegetables? Are you staying active? Are you getting enough sleep? My goal has always been to inspire children to grow up healthy and thrive.
Kim’s vision for Georgetown is very much the same. He wants a healthy, thriving, forward-moving community that creates rich living and working opportunities for our children as they grow into adults.
I hope you will join me in supporting Kim Menke for Mayor—so together, we can build a thriving Georgetown where every family wants to spend their lives.
Kristy Menke, MD
Georgetown Pediatrics, F.S.C.