FALMOUTH — Former Pendelton County School Superintendent Anthony Strong today announced Monday that he has filed the necessary paperwork with the state to explore a 2026 campaign for the Republican party nomination for county judge executive.
Strong is vice president of marketing and business development for Compass Municipal Advisors and a former Falmouth City councilman.
Previously, he spent 28 years in the education field, including teaching agriculture, as a high school principal and served his last 14 years as superintendent in Pendleton and Campbell counties.
Strong said that as superintendent, he took the lead in the construction, renovation and planning of a number of construction projects in Campbell County and helped lead work in improving education and supporting families in Pendleton County.
“I have experience working to bring people together to address change,” Strong said.
“We must focus on growing our economy through new job creation, by increasing job growth this will help reduce the taxes paid by our citizens,” he said. “We also must take a close look at the operation of government and explore ways to reduce costs; I am a believer that we can do a better job working together with our other government agencies to find ways to save money.”
Strong said that during his exploration phase, he will listen and learn what is on the minds of Pendleton County residents.
“Once I have gathered the input, I will decide if this is the role where I can make the most significant impact on the community.”
He said that being judge executive is similar to a superintendent’s job, including a lot of coordination and collaboration with state officials, and bringing people together to achieve goals.
Strong has served as president of the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents, president for the Council of Better Education and as a board member of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators.