I’m starting my campaign by identifying a clear opportunity to invest in a modern, transparent county government—starting with stronger investment in our IT team.
Kenton County’s Financial Transparency Portal states that it is “designed to bring visibility, openness, and accountability to our operations.” Unfortunately, after clicking through every link multiple times, none of the Transparency Portal or budget links work. Every link—except for the user manual and a direct link to OpenGov’s resource page—results in a 404 error, meaning the page cannot be found or accessed.
In IT, issues like this can happen for many reasons:
an expired password or access key
a URL updated in one place but not another
DNS or routing issues
content that was moved, discontinued, or never fully deployed
As a software engineer, I know these things happen—and often through no one’s fault. But when something is broken, you don’t ignore it. You fix it.
I’ve submitted an incident ticket with OpenGov and will be contacting the Director of IT to ensure they’re aware, as I was unable to locate a public IT reporting system for Kenton County.
I want to be clear: I don’t see this as a failure of Kenton County’s IT staff. This reflects a long-standing lack of investment in technology that strengthens government, supports jobs, ensures systems work reliably, and delivers real transparency for residents.
This is about one thing: fixing government so Kenton County is more affordable, safe, and healthy. My passion for IT excellence—building platforms, deploying AI services, and solving real problems—drives me to identify issues so we can fix them together.
You can try the portal yourself at the link below, or watch me click through the site and submit the incident ticket to OpenGov:
https://www.kentoncounty.org/277/Financial-Transparency-Portal
