About

Jim Becker

Candidate for Hardin County Magistrate, District 5

I’m Jim Becker, and I’m running to serve as your Magistrate for Hardin County’s 5th District.

Hardin County has been home for much of my life. My family moved to Elizabethtown from Louisville in the summer of 1974, when I was nine years old, after my father, an FBI agent, was assigned to the area. I grew up right here, graduating from Elizabethtown High School in 1982, attending Elizabethtown Community College (now ECTC), and completing my undergraduate degree at the University of Louisville, where I earned a Bachelor of Arts in three disciplines.

After working in the private sector, I returned to UofL to attend the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, graduating and becoming a licensed Kentucky attorney in 1998. I then spent 25 years working for the law school, the last 16 of those as Assistant Dean for Information Technology, where I was known for bringing professionalism, innovation and integrity to everything I did.

In 2021, I returned home to Elizabethtown with my wife, Kim Sego Becker. Together, we are active members of First Presbyterian Church, where we serve on the Creation Care team, a ministry focused on community education and stewardship of our natural environment.

Throughout my career and community involvement, I’ve always believed in service over status. As an attorney, I’ve represented survivors of domestic and dating violence in Jefferson Family and District Courts on a pro bono basis. As a father, I coached my daughter's youth soccer teams — two seasons a year — from the time she was in first grade until she started playing for her middle school.

I’ve built a career grounded in problem-solving, equity and thoughtful leadership. Now, I’m ready to bring that same spirit of service to the Hardin County Fiscal Court.

I’m running to:

• Restore civility, competence and professionalism in our county leadership;

• Promote smart, sustainable growth that preserves what we love about Hardin County;

• Advance policies that make our county Kentucky’s next great place to live, work, visit, play, worship and thrive.

This campaign isn’t just about government. It’s about good government — and what we can accomplish when we lead with vision, values and a deep love for the place we call home.

I hope to earn your support — and your vote.