LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Three Louisville Metro Council seats are up for grabs during Tuesday's general election in Kentucky.

One of those seats is for District 3, which covers the Shively area.

The two candidates vying for the seat are Democrat Shameka Parrish-Wright and Independent Gibran Crook.

Parrish-Wright is a former mayoral candidate and a local activist who is the director of VOCAL-KY. She wants to focus on housing across the city, access for seniors to services, and bringing a grocery store to the Shively area.

"They want better housing, better transportation. They want their garbage picked up on time, and so that's why I'm running," she said. "I already spend a lot of my time helping people solve problems, bringing people together. I get to do it in a bigger way on Metro Council."

Crook is a local basketball coach and tournament director who advocates for the city's youth. He said he's running as an Independent because he wants to make sure everyone has a seat at the table. 

"Having the community centers reopen, the parks being done, Community engagement, town hall meetings, police and their residents coming together as one," he said. "More speed bumps, more street lights, because a well-lit community is better, safer."

The other seat is for District 6, which covers older neighborhoods such as Old Louisville, Park Hill and Shelby Park. Incumbent Phillip Baker, a Democrat, is campaigning to keep his seat. Republican Judy Stallard is challenging him for the seat.

The other seat is for District 8, which represents the Highlands area. The district's current councilman, Democrat Ben Reno-Weber, is running to keep the seat he was appointed to in March. He is facing off against Republican Phil Haming.

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