2019 Kansas City mayoral election
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The 2019 Kansas City mayoral election will take place on June 25, 2019, to elect the next Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri. The election will be held concurrently with various other local elections, and is officially nonpartisan.[1]
Incumbent Mayor Sly James, an Independent in office since 2011, is term-limited and cannot seek the office again.[2]
All declared candidates will run in a nonpartisan primary on April 2, 2019. The top two candidates with the most votes will advance to the general election.[3]
Candidates
Declared
- Rita Berry, businesswoman[4]
- Alissia Canady, city councilwoman[4]
- Phil Glynn, businessman[4]
- Jolie Justus, city councilwoman, former member of the Missouri Senate[4]
- Quinton Lucas, city councilman[4]
- Steve Miller, attorney[4]
- Jermaine Reed, city councilman[4]
- Scott Taylor, city councilman[4]
- Scott Wagner, city councilman, Mayor Pro Tem[4]
Potential
- Katheryn Shields, city councilwoman, former county executive of Jackson County[2]
Withdrew
- Jason Kander, former Missouri Secretary of State (endorsed Justus)[4][5][6]
Declined
- Austin Petersen, businessman and Libertarian candidate for Presidential nomination in 2016, Republican candidate for U.S. in 2018[7]
Endorsements
Jason Kander (withdrew)
- Statewide and local politicians
- Kay Barnes, former Mayor of Kansas City[8]
- Jon Carpenter, State Representative[8]
- Jolie Justus, City Councilwoman, and former State Senator[5][8]
- Gail McCann Beatty, Minority Leader of the Missouri House of Representatives[8]
- Kevin McManus, City Councilman, former State Representative[8]
- John Rizzo, State Senator[8]
References
- ^ "Kansas City Mayor". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Abouhalkah, Yael T. (May 27, 2015). "Let's skip ahead and peek at Kansas City's 2019 mayoral race". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "Kansas City Mayor - Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rodriguez, Lisa (June 6, 2018). "Here's Who's Running For Mayor Of Kansas City, Missouri, In 2019 — So Far". KCUR. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Telep, Nicolas (June 25, 2018). "Jason Kander Confirms Run For Kansas City Mayor, Justus Out". KCUR. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ "A personal note from Jason Kander". JasonKander.com. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ https://twitter.com/AP4Liberty/status/1047204324068220930
- ^ a b c d e f "Jason Kander to Run for Mayor of Kansas City" (PDF). JasonKander.com. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
External links
- Official campaign websites
- Rita Berry for Mayor
- Alissia Canady for Mayor
- Phil Glynn for Mayor
- Jolie Justus for Mayor
- Jason Kander for Mayor
- Quinton Lucas for Mayor
- Steve Miller for Mayor
- Jermaine Reed for Mayor
- Scott Taylor for Mayor
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