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"My name is Dillon Bryant, and I’m proud to be from the Casey and Oak Ridge community. I’m asking for your support as I seek to continue serving the people of the Fifth District.

I’m the son of the late Kim Bryant and Stanley Evans, and I was raised right here where my roots run deep. I attend Barnett’s Lick Missionary Baptist Church, and my family and I farm around 1,500 acres raising cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans. Farming isn’t just what I do — it’s a way of life. It’s taught me hard work, responsibility, and the importance of taking care of the land so we can pass it on to the next generation.

Before serving in office, I worked for Butler County Ambulance Service and the Butler County Sheriff’s Department. I also served 10 years with the 5th District Fire Department as a firefighter and board director. Those experiences taught me what it really means to serve — showing up when people need you most.

Today, I continue that service on the Farm Bureau Board of Directors, the Ag Development Board, and as Chairman of the Butler County Properties Corporation. I also serve as Vice Chair of the National Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee with the National Association of Counties.

Over the past seven years, we’ve made real progress in the Fifth District. We’ve invested nearly $1 million in discretionary road funds, including over $574,000 on Grancer Road this past year. We’ve also secured about $494,000 in flex funds for blacktop work and more than $100,000 in chip and seal to help maintain and extend the life of our roads.

This year, the Kentucky General Assembly approved another $280,000 to finish Possum Hollow Road. That funding is a direct result of the strong working relationships we’ve built with our state legislators.

We’ve secured funding for the replacement of the bridge on Bryant Ridge Road and are working to secure funding for another on Flint Springs Road to keep our families, farmers, and school buses safe.

We’ve completed FEMA projects on Brooklyn Chapel Road and Brooklyn–Grancer Road, and we’ve helped provide weather radios to households across the district to improve emergency preparedness.

We’ve also taken on illegal dumping, securing $174,724 for cleanup, and we’ve requested additional funding to continue that work into 2026.

Across the district, you can see growth — new homes being built and new opportunities taking shape. I’ve consistently supported keeping our county tax rate low because I believe that helps encourage that kind of growth and investment.

Our community may be small, but it matters. In my role with the National Association of Counties, I’m making sure our voices are heard by taking our challenges, our needs, and our stories to the national level and advocating for rural communities like ours.

As Chairman of the Butler County Properties Corporation, I’m also looking forward to the groundbreaking of a new multi-million-dollar judicial center in the coming year — a project that represents continued investment in our county’s future.

This district is full of hardworking people who care about each other, and I’m proud to stand up for the values that make this such a special place to live.

I’m not perfect, but I’ll promise you this — nobody will work harder for this district than I will.

I would truly appreciate your vote and your support. I’m honored to be listed as #1 on the ballot."

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*This is the fourth in a series of articles submitted by candidates.  All candidates are welcome to submit an article describing why voters should consider casting their ballot for them.  Candidates may submit one photo for publication.  Articles will be posted in the order they are received. No articles will be published after May 15.

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