Linda Gorton easily breezed through her 2018 campaign and was elected in November 2018 as mayor of Kentucky’s 2nd largest city.

Gorton just started her first term as mayor of Lexington in January…but, she’s not a newcomer to public service as she previously served 16 years on the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, before taking a 4-year break from public service in 2014.

In this segment, Gorton discusses why she decided to return to the world of politics.