ALEXUS WALKER FOR MAYOR OF LEXINGTON
My Plan for a Stronger, Healthier Lexington
Lexington deserves leadership that understands the root causes of our challenges, not just the symptoms.
My plan focuses on the three areas that shape nearly every issue in our city: family stability, mental health, and homelessness.
When we strengthen these foundations, we elevate the entire city.
Family Court & CPS Reform
Families deserve a system that protects them, not one that tears them apart.
I will push for transparency, accountability, and trauma-informed practices in family court and CPS.
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Focus points:
• Increase family preservation and kinship placements
• Advocate for oversight in CPS decision-making
• Support parents with resources instead of punishment
• Bring trauma-informed training to family court
• Ensure fairness and due process for all families
Mental Health &
Addiction Recovery
Homelessness, violence, addiction, trauma, and school issues all lead back to mental health.
Lexington needs real solutions that treat people with dignity, not punishment.
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Focus points:
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• 24/7 mental health crisis response teams
• More recovery programs and detox beds
• School-based mental health support
• Affordable counseling in every neighborhood
• Treat addiction as a public health issue
Homelessness & Housing Stability
Homelessness is not just about housing; it is about trauma, mental health, and lack of support.
Lexington deserves compassionate, effective solutions.
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Focus points:
• Supportive housing with full wrap-around services
• Mental health and addiction treatment for unhoused residents
• Strong tenant protections and fair housing enforcement
• Collaboration with shelters, outreach teams, and service providers
• Transitional housing specifically for families and youth
My Story Shapes My Plan
Homelessness & Housing Stability
My plan for Lexington isn’t something I learned from a policy book. It is shaped by lived experience: navigating family court and CPS as a parent, facing homelessness risk, surviving trauma, and things Lexingtonian's face. I’ve lived the realities so many families face in this city, and I understand exactly how our systems fail the people who need support the most.
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My story taught me this:
No one should ever have to fight alone.
Lexington deserves leadership that understands what families are actually going through.
A Lexington Where Families Can Breathe Again
A city where people feel safe, supported, and seen.
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A city that treats mental health as a priority, where homelessness is handled with dignity and long term solutions, where family court and CPS operate fairly, and strengthens neighborhoods from Winburn to the East End to Cardinal Valley to Griffith Gates and make sure they the resources it needs to thrive.
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Lexington is ready for trauma-informed leadership rooted in healing, prevention, accountability, and opportunity.
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Core Issues behind my plan
​These are the challenges I have lived through and/ or witnessed first hand the areas where Lexington needs immediate and transformational action. Each issue is connected, each one impacts the next, and together they form the foundation of a healthier, stronger city.​
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Mental Health & Trauma Recovery (Expanding crisis response, treatment access, and trauma-informed services.)
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Homelessness & Housing Stability (Building long-term, recovery-based housing solutions instead of temporary fixes.)
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Family Court & CPS Reform (Ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability in the systems that affect families most.)
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Addiction & Recovery Support (Treating addiction as a public health issue with stigma-free, treatment-first approaches.)
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Safer Communities & Justice Reform (Community-centered safety and rebuilding trust between residents and institutions.)
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Economic Stability & Anti-Poverty Strategies (Creating real pathways to stability, employment, and long-term opportunity.)
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Youth & Family Support (Expanding youth programs, aftercare services, mentorship, and family-centered resources.)