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The Johnson County Public Policy Council asked all candidates to complete a detailed questionnaire highlighting their views and recommendations on important issues.

If a candidate returned a completed survey to the Johnson County Public Policy Council before the stated deadline, it is hyperlinked to their name below.

In some contests, the Johnson County Public Policy Council opted to record video interviews. All candidates involved were invited to participate. Videos are linked below the candidate’s name.

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De Soto - Mayoral Elections
De Soto - USD 232

School District Member 4

Lucy Rumsey DeWitt

Nancy Moneymaker

School District Member 5

Calley Malloy

Christian Amend

School District Member 6

Brandi Jonasson

TJ Finan

Fairway

Council Member Ward 2

Dan Bailey

Emily Snyder

Council Member Ward 3

Bill Stafford

James Hafner

Council Member Ward 4

Kiel Corkran

Tanya Keys

🎥 ALL CANDIDATES FORUM

Gardner

Council Member At-Large

Dawn Kirtley

John Snyder

Kelly Johnson

Mark Baldwin

Steve Shute

🎥 AT-LARGE CANDIDATE FORUM

 

Gardner - USD 231

School District Member 1 (2 Year Unexpired Term)

Julie Aldridge

Mathew Harlow

Melissa Hershey

🎥 SCHOOL DISTRICT MEMBER 1 FORUM

School District Member 4

Lana Sutton

Sam Domingues

🎥 SCHOOL DISTRICT MEMBER 4 FORUM

School District Member 5

Thomas Reddin

School District Member 6

Greg Chapman

Keith Davenport

🎥 SCHOOL DISTRICT MEMBER 6 FORUM

 

Leawood

Council Member Ward 1

Matt Peppes

Sarah Meuli

🎥 WARD 1 CANDIDATES FORUM

Council Member Ward 2

Mary Larson

Council Member Ward 3

Daniel Taylor

Mitch Lohr

Rachel Rubin

🎥 WARD 3 CANDIDATES FORUM

Council Member Ward 4

Julie A. Cain

Lenexa

Council Member Ward 1

Joe Shull

John Michael Handley 

🎥 WARD 1 CANDIDATES FORUM

Council Member Ward 2

Bill Nicks

Nicole Wasson

🎥 WARD 2 CANDIDATES FORUM

Council Member Ward 3

Avery Bell

Corey Hunt

🎥 WARD 3 CANDIDATES FORUM

Council Member Ward 4

Craig K. Denny

Merriam

Council Member Ward 1

Jacob Laha

Council Member Ward 2

Amy Rider

Council Member Ward 3

Christine Evans Hands

Council Member Ward 4

Reuben Cozmyer

Rob Arnold

 

Merriam - Mayoral Elections
Mission

Council Member Ward 1

Josepha Haden Chomphosy

Council Member Ward 2

Joe Donaway

Sam Komosa

Council Member Ward 3

Debbie Kring

Kayla Schiller

Council Member Ward 4

Ben Chociej

Mission - Mayoral Elections

Mayor

Sollie Flora

Mission Hills

Council Member At-Large

Bill Bruning

Dan Sullivan

Mission Hills - Mayoral Elections
Olathe

Council Member At-Large

Jeff Creighton

Rob Olson

🎥 AT-LARGE CANDIDATES FORUM

Council Member Ward 3

LeEtta Felter

Council Member Ward 4

Kevin Deneault

Marge Vogt

🎥 WARD 4 CANDIDATES FORUM

Olathe - USD 233

School District Member 3

Julie Steele

Scott M. Enge

School District Member 5

Robert Kuhn

School District Member 6

Rebecca Johann

Overland Park

Council Member Ward 1

Logan Heley

Council Member Ward 2

Melissa Cheatham

Sydney A. Marsden

🎥 WARD 2 CANDIDATES FORUM

Council Member Ward 3

Amy Scrivner

Tom Carignan

🎥 WARD 3 CANDIDATES FORUM

Council Member Ward 4

Amy Antrim

Scott Mosher

🎥 WARD 4 CANDIDATES FORUM

Council Member Ward 5

Alexandria Washington

Andrew Payne

🎥 WARD 5 CANDIDATES FORUM

Council Member Ward 6

Josh Beck

Mayor

Curt Skoog

Faris Farassati

 

 

Overland Park - Mayoral Elections

Mayor

Curt Skoog

Faris Farassati

 

 

Blue Valley - USD 229

School District Member 4

Sonya Evans

School District Member 5

Gina Knapp

Steve Roberts

School District Member 6

David Benson

Jim McMullen

Johnson County Community College
Prairie Village

Council Member Ward 1

Cole Robinson

Daniel Garrett

Council Member Ward 2

Edward Boersma

Ronald Nelson

Council Member Ward 3

Amy B. Aldrich

Shelby Bartlelt

Council Member Ward 4

Kelly Sullinvan Angles

Nathan Vallette 

Council Member Ward 5

Betsy Lawrence

John Beeder

Council Member Ward 6

Dan Purssing

Jim Sellers

🎥 ALL CANDIDATES FORUM

 

Shawnee

Council Member Ward 1

Steele Reynolds

Tony Gillette

🎥 WARD 1 CANDIDATE INTERVIEW 

Council Member Ward 2

Eric Persson

Mike Kemmling

🎥 WARD 2 CANDIDATE INTERVIEW 

Council Member Ward 3

Dave Myres

Morgan Rainey

🎥 WARD 3 CANDIDATE INTERVIEW 

Council Member Ward 4

Erin Aldridge

Laurel Stiffler

🎥 WARD 4 CANDIDATE INTERVIEW 

Shawnee - USD 512

School District Member 2

Mary Sinclair

School District Member 4

April Boyd-Noronha

School District Member 6 At-Large

Heather M. F. Ousley

Spring Hill

Council Member At-Large

Brian Peel

Ivan Delgado

Michael Grant

Rodolfo Arevalo

Steven T. Boswell

Council Member At-Large (2 Year Unexpired Term)

James Savage

Phillip J. thron

Rodolfo Arevalo

Spring Hill - Mayoral Elections

Mayor

Kristin Feeback

Spring Hill - USD 230

School District Member 4

Autumn coleman-Marconett 

Nicole Melius

School District Member 5

Chirs Olsen

Steve Miller

School District Member 6

Keith Ewing

Ted Beauchamp 

Water District

Water District Board Member 3

Kay Heley

Water District Board Member 4

Bob Reese

Jennifer Gunby

Water District Board Member 5

Jill Westra

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