The 2025 Sharp Sheet

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The 2025 Sharp Sheet is the latest edition of my recommendations for races in the KC Metro area. Skip on by if this doesn’t apply to you!

TWO IMPORTANT points to remember:

1. As soon as you vote, MOST campaigns remove you from their advertising lists. Smart campaigns don’t want to spend money on people who’ve already voted!

   1. Practice democracy AND clean out your mailbox/inbox/messages/social feeds.

2. BIG impact, TINY time commitment: VOTE in local elections!

   1. In a record year - SOME local elections reach 30% turnout.

   2. Your vote in these elections is, at minimum, 3x more the percentage of the total than in state/federal elections!

• Don’t just take my word for it - here are some quick & easy resources to do your own research. Note - it says a lot about candidates which do not answer questions for their community or participate in forums. If they aren’t showing up now, guess what happens once they’re elected... #justsayin

  • If a race or candidate is not mentioned here, it means I don't know them well enough to endorse, or I don’t think the race is close, so I’m saving your eyeballs from an even longer list. You’re welcome:)

• Learn About the Candidates:

  • Johnson County Chambers of Commerce

  • Johnson County Post

• Voting Information:

  • Early voting locations

  • Sample ballot & Election Day polling place

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DeSoto

• Mayor: Rick Walker

Edgerton

• Mayor: Don Roberts (uncontested)

Gardner

• At-Large Council: Kelly Johnson

• At-Large Council: Dawn Kirtley

Lake Quivira (uncontested)

• Mayor: David McCullagh

• Council: Julie Kurland & Tray Vedock

Lenexa

• Council Ward 1: Joe Shull

• Council Ward 2: Bill Nicks

• Council Ward 3: Corey Hunt

• Council Ward 4: Craig Denny (uncontested)

Merriam

• Mayor: Bob Pape

Mission

• Council Ward 3: Debbie Kring

Mission Hills

• At-Large Council: Dan Sullivan

Mission Woods

• At-Large Council: Keith Mays, Ramsey Mohsen

Olathe

• At-Large Council: Rob Olson

• Council Ward 3: LeEtta Felter (uncontested)

• Council Ward 4: Marge Vogt

Overland Park

• Council Ward 3: Tom Carignan

• Council Ward 5: Andrew Payne

• Council Ward 6: Josh Beck (uncontested)

Prairie Village

• Council Ward 2: Ron Nelson

Roeland Park

• Mayor: Michael Poppa (uncontested)

Shawnee

• Council Ward 1: Steele Reynolds

• Council Ward 2: Eric Persson

• Council Ward 3: Morgan Rainey

• Council Ward 4: Erin Aldridge

USD 229 Blue Valley

• Gina Knapp

• David Benson

USD 233 Olathe

• Julie Steele

USD 512 Shawnee Mission (all uncontested)

• Mary Sinclair

• April Boyd-Noronha

• Heather Ousley

Johnson County Community College

• Dawn Rattan

• Geoff Holton

• Lee Cross

Johnson County Water District

• District 4: Bob Reese

Thank you for reading and sharing this year’s Sharp Sheet. If there’s a race you’re particularly interested in, reply to me and I’ll get you info!

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