Sue Parrigin

Background

Parrigin is a six-term Bowling Green city commissioner and three-term mayor pro tem, first elected in 2014. She has been a leadership development consultant and retired WKU employee, and holds a doctorate in organizational leadership and development from the University of Louisville/WKU cooperative program.

Sources: City of Bowling Green, Vote for Sue Parrigin Bowling Green City Commissioner 2026

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Public input

  Parrigin says she will seek community input on consequential decisions while remaining mindful of fiscal responsibility.

  Vote for Sue Parrigin Bowling Green City Commissioner 2026

• Transparency

  She identifies continued transparency in city government, inclusion of residents’ ideas and concerns, and community growth with fiscal responsibility as guiding principles.

  Vote for Sue Parrigin Bowling Green City Commissioner 2026

• Data centers

  Parrigin opposed a six-month data-center moratorium, saying she did not believe the city could afford to pause while officials studied the issue; she pointed to economic development and the Kentucky Transpark’s jobs.

  WKYU Public Radio