Services
2020-21 KACo President
Reagan Taylor
Madison County Judge/Executive
Reagan Taylor’s KACo Executive Committee service began with a coin flip. Now, he is president of KACo.
With votes tied for second vice president, a coin was flipped to determine the winner. Taylor prevailed in that coin flip back in 2017, and he was sworn in as president during 2020’s 46th Annual KACo Conference in October.
Along with serving as the 2020-21 president, Taylor chairs the legislative committee and is on the Board of Directors. He serves on four more KACo boards including the Commonwealth Insurance Company Board, the Finance Corporation Board, the Insurance Agency Board and the Leasing Trust Board.
Taylor has served as Madison County judge/executive since 2015. As judge/executive of one of the fastest growing counties in the state, Madison County boasts more than 100,000 residents, including 17,000 students from Eastern Kentucky University and Berea College.
During his time as judge/executive, Taylor has been instrumental in shepherding various projects to completion including road and bridge projects like the Exit-95 corridor exchange, modernizing the interaction between county government and residents through technology, addressing community drug addiction, and attracting and recruiting top companies to Madison County.
Taylor believes community service is critical to a healthy community. He serves on a variety of local and state boards including Kentucky River Foothills, Saint Joseph Hospital, Madison County Health Department and Madison County Cooperative Extension.
A lifelong Madison County resident, Judge Taylor started his career as an entrepreneur, starting his own construction and real estate company prior to shifting to a career in public service.
Taylor and his wife, Kelly, have two daughters, Katherine and Natalie.
Past presidents
2020
Gary Moore
Judge/Executive, Boone County
2019
Elbert Bennett
Magistrate, Caldwell County
2018
David Nicholson
Circuit Court Clerk, Jefferson County
2017
Bruce Todd
Magistrate, Henderson County
2016
Jim Henderson
Judge/Executive, Simpson County
2015
Hubert Pollett
Magistrate, Shelby County
2014
Jerry “Peanuts” Gaines
Sheriff, Warren County
2013, 1997
Tommy Turner
Judge/Executive, LaRue County
2012
John Wilson
Judge/Executive, Garrard County
2011
Chris Harris
Magistrate, Pike County
2010
Rick Smith
Magistrate, Clark County
2009
J. Michael Foster
County Attorney, Christian County
2008
David Jenkins
Judge/Executive, Spencer County
2007
Tony Carriss
Magistrate, Shelby County
2006
Tony Wilder
Judge/Executive, Boyle County
2005
F.J. “Bear” Finn
Commissioner, Mason County
2004
Jim Townsend
Judge/Executive, Webster County
2003
Hugh McCormick
Magistrate, Henderson County
2002
Wayne Gunnell
Magistrate, Henry County
2001
Larry Whitaker
Judge/Executive, McLean County
2000
Sandy Lee Watkins
Judge/Executive, Henderson County
1999
Robert Samples
Magistrate, Shelby County
1998
Kent Clark
Judge/Executive, Madison County
1996
Jerry Stewart
Commissioner, Graves County
1995
Freddie Combs
Magistrate, Perry County
1995
Bob Arnold
Judge/Executive, Franklin County
1994
Harold Robinson
Magistrate, Franklin County
1993
Nina Mooney
County Clerk, Bullitt County
1992
David H. Pribble
Judge/Executive, Pendleton County
1991
Sherman Neace
Judge/Executive, Perry County
1990
Terry O. McKinney
Judge/Executive, Lyon County
1989
Kenneth Y. Harper
Judge/Executive, Simpson County
1988
Robert T. Harrod
Judge/Executive, Franklin County
1987
Sue Carole Perry
County Clerk, Shelby County
1986
Mike Abell
Judge/Executive, Nelson County
1984-85
John Weaver
Commissioner, Boone County
1982-83
Betty Jo Denton Heick
County Clerk, Bourbon County
1980-81
Mike Miller
Judge/Executive, Marshall County
1978-79
Harry G. Hoffman II
Judge/Executive, Montgomery County
1976-77
Robert B. Aldemeyer
Commissioner, Kenton County
1975
Robert O. Miller
Judge/Executive, Calloway County
1974
Robert F. Stephens
Judge/Executive, Fayette County