2019 Mayor/Council Elections

[DaveKCMO]

since so many have already announced, it's time to start the official 2019 (!) mayor/council elections thread.

mayor (officially announced):
scott taylor
jermaine reed
scott wagner
jolie justus
phil glynn

mayor (unofficially announced):
katheryn shields
quinton lucas
ryan silvey (maybe switching to a council run against loar?)

fourth in-district:
everyone

fourth at-large:
anyone, please!

sixth at-large:
stacey johnson-cosby

sixth in-district:
kevin mcmanus (re-election)

[JBmidtown]

Just out of curiosity, what are the requirements for running for a council seat?

[DaveKCMO]

Just out of curiosity, what are the requirements for running for a council seat?

Candidates for mayor and City Council positions must be at least 25 years old, qualified City voters, residents of the City for five years and of their district for six months, and have paid City and county taxes for two years before election.

[chingon]

fourth in-district:
everyone

fourth at-large:
anyone, please!

Hahaha!

[JBmidtown]

lol I could, hypothetically, run for a council position.

Also Dave I saw you on the Troost MAX today. I was going to say hi but I was in the middle of listening to an interesting podcast. Congrats on the board of directors election.

[KCtoBrooklyn]

sixth at-large:
stacey colby-johnson

I'm guessing this is supposed to be Stacey Johnson-Cosby?

I know her personally, but wasn't aware she was running for council. I'm not surprised, as she has always been very involved in the community.

I really like her as a person, but I'm not sure about her politics. When it comes to civic issues that I have discussed with her, we seem to be on the same page. I know she is a supporter of streetcar extension (and wanted it all the way to South KC). However, she is a Republican. With her being an African-American woman, it is hard to wrap my brain around that.

[DaveKCMO]

yeah, typo. corrected my original post.

[DaveKCMO]

New entrant: http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics ... 94866.html

[KCPowercat]

Jolie is who I'm cheering for out of the gate.

[Riverite]

Yeah I feel bad, because I haven't looked into the other candidates to much. But I really just want Jolie to win it, I feel like she will be super helpful and already has a ton of experience

[DaveKCMO]

Yeah I feel bad, because I haven't looked into the other candidates to much. But I really just want Jolie to win it, I feel like she will be super helpful and already has a ton of experience

give her the moneyz! https://www.justusforkc.com/

[normalthings]

Dave 4 Mayor?

[DaveKCMO]

Dave 4 Mayor?

ha, but no. i know the limits of my appeal.

[kboish]

4th in district?

[Eon Blue]

Send Dave to Jeff City when Judy Morgan is termed out.

[DaveKCMO]

Send Dave to Jeff City when Judy Morgan is termed out.

You’re trying to kill me, I knew it!

[DaveKCMO]

Word is that Shields is out because of terrible polling. Silvey tweeted this awhile back:

[chaglang]

I've heard that Shields is interested in the City Manager's job anyway.

[DaveKCMO]

kraske says justus is the front-runner: http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c ... 19503.html

[normalthings]

We need more urbanists and KCRaggers to run for office!