Thomason for Urban County Council District 3 seat

At least two people will run for Dick DeCamp’s open District 3 Urban County Council seat next year.

Eric Thomason, an employee of Cultural Resource Analyst, Inc., an archaeology and historic preservation consulting company, plans to file for DeCamp’s seat.

“I love Lexington and I consider Lexington to be home now,” he said. “I think a lot of great things are happening and I’d love to see that those things are carried out and stay on this positive trajectory.”

Thomason, whose campaign Web site is up and running, said he plans make a formal announcement soon.

DeCamp, who is in the middle of serving his sixth consecutive term, cannot run again due to term limits.

The other declared candidate for DeCamp’s seat is Diane Lawless, the former executive director of the Bluegrass Rape Crisis Center.

Thomason, 26, was born and raised in Bowling Green. He moved to Lexington eight years ago to attend Transylvania University.

This will be Thomason’s first run for elected office.

Thomason’s main interest is seeing downtown revitalized so that it is a place where young folks and people of all ages can live, work and have a great time.

He is also a strong advocate of historic preservation, Thomason said. “That’s really  our trademark, I think. Historic buildings downtown and the rural landscape in the periphery.”

- Michelle Ku