KENTUCKY — Republican Bill Dieruf and Democrat Craig Greenberg easily cruised to victory in their respective primaries back in May 2022 and now both are squaring off in a November general election to determine the next mayor of Louisville.

During this week's program, we’re introducing you to the two candidates.

Candidate Craig Greenberg is a long-time businessman, entrepreneur and attorney. Greenberg was born in New York but raised in the Derby City. He attended Jefferson County Public Schools. After getting his undergrad degree from the University of Michigan, he went to law school and returned home. Greenberg helped start and lead 21C Museum Hotels. 

You might remember earlier this year in February, local activist Quintez Brown allegedly shot at Greenberg in his Butchertown office. Brown is in jail facing federal charges. One of the bullets grazed Greenberg’s clothes, but no one was injured in the attempted shooting.

Greenberg is an avid runner. He has even run in marathons in different parts of the country. In fact, in some of his campaign ads, you can see him running through several of Louisville’s precincts.

"I think we need a comprehensive approach where we need to improve our policing police staff, our police force, invest more in mental health resources, invest in the root causes of poverty implement programs like GVI. But in terms of one specific program, last week, I announced a new program that would really help crack down on illegal guns. We must do everything possible to reduce the amount of senseless gun violence in our city. And one way to do that is reduce the amount of illegal guns on our street," explains Greenberg.

Candidate Bill Dieruf is currently the Mayor of Jeffersontown, in Jefferson County, that has a population of over 26,000 people and he is hoping to become Louisville's first Republican mayor in nearly 50 years. 

Dieruf has been president of the Jefferson County League of Cities as well as the Kentucky League of Cities. He is also an accountant and small business owner. 

"I have a police department and have been involved in policing for over 12 years as mayor and we understand what needs to be done downtown is to bring the community back in the involvement with the police department. So it's anywhere from community showing us and talking to us how the police department guides in the future but also community policing, where the individual gets involved with a police officer, gets to know the police officer and they solve the crimes together. It gets the next generation of policing is where we go after the criminal. It's not the gun. It's the criminals that are committing the crime," says Dieruf.

You can watch the full In Focus segment in the player above.