KC Mayor & Council Filing Ends

Filing ended Tuesday for candidates wishing to help lead Kansas City for the next few years.

As of press time, Kansas City voters have several mayoral candidates to choose from on February 22nd:Current 1st District At-Large Councilwoman Deb Hermann, former KC Councilman and PIAC Chairman Mike Burke, Kansas City lawyer Sylvester “Sly” James, local businessman and Habitat for Humanity board member Henry Klein, former 4th District Councilman Jim Rowland, and current Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser. Former Mayor Charlie Wheeler was also looking to run.

The two candidates with the most votes in the primary will go on to the general election in March.

Kansas City residents who have questions about their poll place or voter status should contact the Kansas City Election Board at (816) 842-4820.

The complete list of candidates is as follows:

Kansas City Mayor

Deb Hermann

Mike Burke

Sylvester “Sly” James

Henry Klein

James “Jim” Rowland

Mark Funkhouser

Charles Wheeler

1st District At Large

Scott Wagner

Daina Kennedy

1st District

Richard F. Davis

2nd District At Large

Ed Ford

Allen Dillingham

2nd District

Russ Johnson

Robert A. Benefield

3rd District At Large

Melba Curls

Brandon Ellington

Durwin Rice

Carol J. Gatlin

3rd District

Michael Fletcher

Jermaine Reed

Sharon Sanders Brooks

4th District At Large

John Crawford

Anne McGregor

Edward Pace

Jim Glover

Annie Presley

4th District

Jan Marcason

Mona Lyne

5th District At Large

Cindy Circo

Richard “Charlie” Angel

Mahlon Davis Jr.

5th District

Kenneth T. Bacchus

W. Ruth Turner

Michael Brooks

Ron Dean Birmingham

6th District At Large

Michael R. Brown

Scott Taylor

Ricky Earl Abel

Tracy Ward

Chuck Eddy

Edward Fields

Delmira Quarles

MD Rabbi Alam

6th District

Terrence Nash

John A. Sharp

Adnan Bayazid