Linda Gorton is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of

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. Gorton previously spent 4 years as vice mayor and 16 more on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, becoming the longest-serving member of that council. She is also a

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. Gorton was elected mayor in

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in a

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election. She was re-elected in 2022.

Electoral history

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