The Kansas City Beacon provides the latest election news.
Kansans will cast votes in dozens of municipal races across the state on Nov. 7, including in Wyandotte County, where half of the Unified Government’s Board of Commissioners will be up for election.
In District 6, which covers the less densely populated areas in south central Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, incumbent Angela Markley has decided not to seek a fourth term. Instead, the Rev. Steve Neal faces off against small-business owner Philip Lopez.
This year, it’s possible control of the board could shift with four seats out of seven up for grabs.
Five positions on the Unified Government’s Board of Commissioners are up in the Nov. 7, 2023, election, including the District 4 commissioner representing central Kansas City, Kansas.
Wyandotte County voters will cast votes on Nov. 7 in an election that will decide half of the Unified Government’s Board of Commissioners. This board is the chief governing body for Kansas City, Kansas, and the rest of Wyandotte County, making decisions related to development, the police department and the budget. The candidates elected this […]
For 20 years, people in Kansas City have paid an extra 3/8-cents sales tax on every purchase they made, to subsidize bus service.
On Nov. 7, voters get to decide whether to continue that tax, which hits poorest families the hardest, or whether to effectively cut nearly a third of the bus service that working-class residents rely on most heavily.
On Nov. 7, voters across Wyandotte County will decide who will represent them on a city and county level in a Kansas election that will determine half of the county’s Unified Government.
Responding to a questionnaire from The Beacon, the candidates weighed in on improving outcomes for students, school funding and their concerns about how the board currently operates.
The school board consists of one member from each of five subdistricts plus two at-large members. Four positions are up for a vote this year, three from subdistricts and one at large.
Former state Rep. Aaron Coleman is the only newcomer facing four current board members in the Nov. 7 election.
In response to a Kansas City Beacon questionnaire, candidates staked out their positions on school funding, book bans and how the school board currently operates.
