Owensboro native Jared Revlett has filed to run for Owensboro City Commissioner in the 2020 General Election.
Revlett is currently employed by the Owensboro Public Schools Board of Education as the district’s public information officer. He is a member of the Chamber Young Professionals organization and sits on the Community Development Committee. He has also served on the Mayor’s Cable Advisory Board.
This is the first time Revlett has sought political office, but he said it is something he has always considered.
“I have been interested in politics for a long time, but didn’t know exactly where I wanted to serve,” Revlett said. “I believe that local government has the greatest impact on people. Decisions that are made at the local level affect people more directly than at any other level of government, and that is something I want to be a part of.”
Revlett was born and raised in Owensboro and graduated from Daviess County High School in 2008. Since then, he has lived in several different communities and has seen the effects that local government had on those communities. He returned to Owensboro to accept his current position after realizing how far Owensboro had come since leaving in 2008.
“There is no doubt that Owensboro has come a long way over the past 10-15 years, and a lot of that credit goes to previous City Commissioners,” Revlett said. “However, I believe the time is right to elect a new face with fresh ideas to take Owensboro into the future. I think the people of Owensboro are ready to see someone new be a part of local government who has a desire to give back to the community that made them who they are today.”
Revlett’s top priorities as a City Commissioner are to support locally owned and operated small businesses, develop a plan to retain talent from local secondary and postsecondary institutions, provide more support to local law enforcement to fight the drug and crime increase in the community, and promote economic growth for the future.
“I believe all four of my top priorities tie in together,” he said. “Small businesses are the backbone of our community and for them to succeed, we need the community to grow. To do so, we need local talent to have a vested interest in Owensboro as a place they want to live, work and play. We need to provide more and better opportunities for job seekers and employers so they have a desire to bring their talent to our community instead of opting for bigger cities.”
He continued, “Owensboro is already a safe community, but I believe we can provide more support for our local law enforcement to help combat the rise in violence and drug activity as well as finding ways to recruit new officers to protect our city.”
All four City Commission seats are open during the General Election which will be held Nov. 3, 2020.
The rest of the candidates include incumbents Larry Maglinger and Jeff Sanford, as well as Bob Glenn, Deanna Endicott-Smith, Mike Walker, Walter Lee, Deborah Fillman, Dale Taylor, Gordon Wilcher, Joseph Martin and Jay Velotta.
