Mark is a RINO and not a real Republican
I am a lifelong Northern Kentucky resident, a devoted public servant, and a conservative Republican…
Source: Mark Schweitzer's campaign website
Mark was removed from the Campbell County Executive Committee and kicked out of the Republican Party for his woke and anti-conservative views. He was caught on tape admitting it.
I know it sounds weird, but I'm only a Republican because that is how this county votes. The party removed me from their party and I have no loyalty to them or to the RNC, for that matter.
Source: Undercover audio between Mark and another Republican
Mark Is Not Pro-Life
I'm pro-life, a conservative, and Catholic.
Source: Yard signs throughout the county; Mark Schweitzer's campaign website
Mark is not pro-life. Northern Kentucky Right to Life endorsed both candidates in this race based on each candidate's pro-life questionnaire — but only Derek Myers's words match his answers. At the CCRP Town Hall in Fort Thomas on April 18, 2026, Mark stated on the record that he does not care who gets an abortion, directly contradicting the position his yard signs and campaign website project to voters.
Source: CCRP Town Hall — Fort Thomas, April 18, 2026
Mark is Not a Medical Doctor
Dr. Mark Schweitzer
Mark uses "Doctor" and "Dr." in front of his name throughout his campaign materials, leading voters to believe he is a medical doctor.
Source: Mark Schweitzer's campaign website, yard signs, and campaign communications
Mark is a licensed chiropractor — he is not a medical doctor. Under Kentucky law, chiropractors are not licensed to practice medicine and cannot call themselves "physicians." Kentucky chiropractors (governed by KRS Chapter 312) may use "Doctor" or "Dr." only when they clearly specify their degree — for example, "Doctor of Chiropractic" or "D.C." — per KRS 311.375, which prohibits the deceptive use of the title in healthcare contexts. Chiropractic practice is explicitly limited to spinal subluxations and related tissues and does not include the practice of medicine or osteopathy (KRS 312.015(5)). Holding out as a "physician" is misleading and potentially unlawful under Kentucky's advertising and holding-out restrictions. Kentucky does not recognize Doctors of Chiropractic as physicians.
Source: Kentucky Revised Statutes — KRS Chapter 312 and KRS 311.375
Mark Lies About Derek Myers's Work for the Coroner's Office
And, let me be clear, he [Derek Myers] never worked for any subcontractor, contractor, or any capacity as he worked for the Coroner's office.
Source: CCRP Town Hall — April 18, 2026
Derek Myers worked for the Campbell County Coroner's Office — under Mark Schweitzer — performing body removals from death scenes. Derek was employed by Kentucky Livery Corporation, a company that holds a contract with the Coroner's office to perform removals. At all times relevant on a coroner call, Derek was representing the Coroner's office. He was, in fact, a contractor for the Coroner's office. Derek's 2025 W-2 documents the employer relationship, and Campbell County's own financial records show the Coroner's office paid Kentucky Livery Corp dozens of times throughout 2024 and 2025 — including line items literally labeled "CORONER REMOVALS" — out of the Coroner Transport/Autopsy/Supplies account (01-5020-0308-00). Mark's claim that Derek "never worked for any subcontractor, contractor, or any capacity" for the Coroner's office is contradicted by the county's own books.
Sources: Derek Myers's 2025 Form W-2 from Kentucky Livery Corporation; Campbell County General Ledger — Detailed Trial Balance, Account 01-5020-0308-00 (Coroner Transport/Autopsy/Supplies)
Mark's Camp Falsely Calls Derek Myers a Criminal
Mark accuses his opponent, Derek Myers, of being a criminal — a smear echoed all over social media by Mark's chief deputy, Matthew Kleier, who has publicly claimed Myers has "45 criminal complaints."
Source: Matthew Kleier (Mark Schweitzer's chief deputy) on social media
Derek Myers does not have a criminal record. Two official criminal history record checks confirm this: one conducted by the Ohio Attorney General's office on April 27, 2026, and one by the Kentucky State Police Criminal Identification and Records Branch on May 7, 2026. Both states confirm there is no criminal history on file.
Sources: Ohio Attorney General — Criminal History Record Check, April 27, 2026; Kentucky State Police — Criminal Identification and Records Branch, May 7, 2026
Mark Falsely Claims Derek Myers Doesn't Meet Residency Requirements
How can you prove that you have been a resident of Kentucky for 2 years to make you a qualified candidate?
Mark Schweitzer and Matthew Kleier are pushing the false claim that Derek Myers is not a citizen of Campbell County and does not meet Kentucky's statutory two-year residency requirement to run for office. The smear has been repeated so widely that countless individuals now echo it publicly — including the Campbell County KY Conservative Women on social media.
Source: Campbell County KY Conservative Women on social media; claim originated and amplified by Mark Schweitzer and Matt Kleier
Derek Myers has had a residence in Bellevue, KY since 2023 and moved to Campbell County full-time in March 2024 — meeting Kentucky's two-year residency requirement well before the May 19, 2026 election. Mark and his team are so determined to install Matt Kleier as the heir-apparent for county coroner that Kleier personally contacted Derek's landlord and real estate agent — someone Kleier had worked with previously (Kleier installs flooring) — and the agent confirmed Derek's residency meets the requirements and that she holds the proper lease paperwork to prove it. Additional evidence, which will not be publicly disclosed, further confirms Derek Myers meets the residency requirements. Any suggestion otherwise is meritless, baseless, slanderous, and libelous. If Mark and his crew felt confident in this allegation, they could file a simple one-page candidacy challenge at the county clerk's office — for free, without a lawyer. They have not. Yet they have spread this lie so widely that it has been repeated by countless individuals — and it is simply not true.
Source: Lease records and confirmation from Derek Myers's landlord and real estate agent (additional evidence on file)
Mark is Pandering on the Opioid Crisis
I have also been actively involved in regional efforts to combat the opioid crisis through the Kentucky Violent Death Reporting System and the Northern Kentucky Overdose Fatality Review Team.
Source: Mark Schweitzer's campaign website
Mark is using buzzwords he believes will scare and appeal to voters, such as "opioid epidemic" on his website and on the campaign trail. The truth is, while drugs remain an issue, the overdose rate in Campbell County has nearly zeroed out. The Campbell County Police Department reported ZERO deadly overdoses in 2025 in its annual report. Mark is trying to pander to and scare people into voting for him.
Source: CCRP Town Hall — April 18, 2026