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2019 Kansas City Mayoral Election
The 2019 Kansas City mayoral election took place on June 18, 2019, to elect the next Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent mayor Sly James, in office since 2011, was term-limited and could not seek the office again. In the nonpartisan primary held on April 2, 2019, city council members Jolie Justus and Quinton Lucas were the top-two vote winners with 23 and 18 percent of the vote, respectively. In the general election on June 18, 2019, Lucas got 59 percent vs. 41 percent for Justus. Candidates The filing deadline was January 8. Declared * Alissia Canady, city councilwoman * Clay Chastain, electrical engineer and home renovator who currently lives in Bedford, Virginia * Phil Glynn, businessman, affiliated with the Democratic Party * Jolie Justus, city councilwoman, former member of the Missouri Senate * Henry Klein, charity chairman * Vincent Lee, real estate broker * Qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Libertarian Party (United States)
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2019 United States Mayoral Elections
The 2019 United States elections were held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. This off-year election included gubernatorial elections in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi; regularly-scheduled state legislative elections in Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, and New Jersey; and special elections for seats in various state legislatures. Numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races, and a variety of other local elections also occurred. Three special elections to the United States House of Representatives also took place in 2019 as a result of vacancies. Democrats regained the governorship of Kentucky and held the office in Louisiana, despite strong campaign efforts by President Donald Trump for the Republican candidates. Democrats also took control of the state legislature in Virginia. Republicans held the governor's mansion in Mississippi and expanded their control of the Louisiana state legislature and gained seats in the New Jersey state legislature. A major theme in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Missouri Elections
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John Rizzo (politician)
John Joseph Rizzo (born October 3, 1980) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Missouri Senate since January 2017. In 2020, Rizzo was elected by his colleagues to serve as Minority Floor Leader. Prior to his election into the Senate, Rizzo was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives, serving the 19th and 40th districts from 2011 to 2017. In the House, Rizzo also served as Democratic Minority Whip. Early life, education and career John J. Rizzo was born in Kansas City, Missouri on October 3, 1980 to Henry and Silvia Rizzo. His father was a Missouri State Representative from 1985 until 2002 and in recent years served as chairman of the Jackson County legislature. His mother, like her husband and son, was also a Jackson County legislator. He has one older brother, Tony, who works for the Kansas City Police Department. Rizzo went on to earn his BA in English and BS in political science from Rockhurst University in his hometown. At Rockhurst, Rizzo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin McManus (politician)
Kevin J. McManus (born November 3, 1978 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an American attorney and politician from the state of Missouri. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives The Missouri House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 163 members, representing districts with an average size of 37,000 residents. House members are elected for two-year terms during general elections ... in 2010 and was re-elected in 2012 and 2014. In 2015, he was elected to the City Council of Kansas City, Missouri, where he presently serves. References External linksOfficial Missouri House of Representatives Profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Carpenter
Jon Carpenter is an American politician representing Missouri's 15th district in Kansas City's Northland and was elected in 2012 to the Missouri House of Representatives. Carpenter is the owner of his own marketing and advertising firm. He is also a member of the Gladstone Area Chamber of Commerce and the Northland Democratic Club. In 2020, he ran for the Clay County Commission Western and won by a narrow margin. Early life Carpenter attended St. Charles grade school, and St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Kansas City, Missouri. At North Kansas City High School, his hard work and determination earned him a spot as a National Merit Scholar and he received a scholarship to the University of Southern California. While at school in Los Angeles, Carpenter interned for four-term U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. He served as Financial Director and later President of the USC College Democrats. He graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LGBTQ Victory Fund
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Greg Razer
Greg Razer is an American politician, who was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in the 2016 elections. A member of the Democratic Party, he represents the 25th district. He was elected to serve Missouri's 7th District in the Missouri Senate, after being elected in the 2020 Missouri State Senate Elections. Prior to his election to the legislature, Razer was a field organizer for PROMO, the state's major LGBT advocacy organization, and worked on the campaign staff of Senator Claire McCaskill Claire Conner McCaskill (; born July 24, 1953) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Missouri from 2007 to 2019 and as State Auditor of Missouri from 1999 to 2007. McCaskill is a native of Rolla, Missouri. She g .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail McCann Beatty
Gail McCann Beatty (born October 29, 1965) is an American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives from 2011 to 2018. Director of Assessment for the Jackson County, Missouri Jackson County is located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 717,204. making it the second-most populous county in the state (after St. Louis County). Although Independence retains ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Beatty, Gail McCann 1965 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Missouri House of Representatives Women state legislators in Missouri 21st-century American legislators 21st-century American women politicians 21st-century Missouri politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kay Barnes
Kay Waldo Barnes (born March 30, 1938) is a former American politician and two-term Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, and the first woman to be elected to the office. She was the Democratic nominee for map of the United States House of Representatives in the 2008 election against Republican Party (United States), Republican incumbent Sam Graves. Biography A native of St. Joseph, Missouri, she earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education from the University of Kansas, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, and a master's degree, master's in secondary education from the University of Missouri–Kansas City. She was president of ''Kay Waldo, Inc.'', a human resources development firm, until her retirement. She is a cousin of famous journalist Walter Cronkite. Career In 1974, she was one of the first two women in the Jackson County Legislature. She was elected to the Kansas City council in 1979. Barnes was the first female mayor of Kansas Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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