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2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:24 am
by 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)

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 9:03 am
by JBmidtown
Just out of curiosity, what are the requirements for running for a council seat?

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 9:16 am
by DaveKCMO
JBmidtown wrote: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.

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:31 am
by chingon
DaveKCMO wrote: fourth in-district:
everyone

fourth at-large:
anyone, please!
Hahaha!

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 11:46 am
by 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.

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:16 pm
by KCtoBrooklyn
DaveKCMO wrote: 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.

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 3:22 pm
by DaveKCMO
yeah, typo. corrected my original post.

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 6:28 pm
by DaveKCMO

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:13 pm
by KCPowercat
Jolie is who I'm cheering for out of the gate.

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:26 pm
by 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

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:32 pm
by DaveKCMO
Riverite wrote: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/

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:52 am
by normalthings
Dave 4 Mayor?

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:59 am
by DaveKCMO
ldai_phs wrote:Dave 4 Mayor?
ha, but no. i know the limits of my appeal.

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 9:00 am
by kboish
4th in district?

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:47 pm
by Eon Blue
Send Dave to Jeff City when Judy Morgan is termed out. :lol:

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:50 pm
by DaveKCMO
Eon Blue wrote:Send Dave to Jeff City when Judy Morgan is termed out. :lol:
You’re trying to kill me, I knew it!

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:04 pm
by DaveKCMO
Word is that Shields is out because of terrible polling. Silvey tweeted this awhile back:

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Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 12:26 pm
by chaglang
I've heard that Shields is interested in the City Manager's job anyway.

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:44 pm
by DaveKCMO
kraske says justus is the front-runner: http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-c ... 19503.html

Re: 2019 Mayor/Council Elections

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:36 pm
by normalthings
We need more urbanists and KCRaggers to run for office!