TKC BREAKING AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS!!! KANSAS CITY FIREFIGHTER POWER BROKER SHERWOOD SMITH REVEALS HIS PLANS TO RUN FOR JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE AND PASS TAXPAYERS UNLIMITED, INC. TORCH TO TRUSTEE STEPHEN DAVIS!!!

Kansas City Firefighter Department Captain Sherwood Smith stands at the outset of a new career.

In the minds of most cowtown political denizens Mr. Smith defines KCFD advocacy.

A brief look at the career of Sherwood Smith so far:

In the KCFD, Mr. Smith rose to the rank of Captain in career that spans 35 years since joining the Department in 1978. He has served as both President and Vice President of the Missouri State Council of Fire Fighters. And, of course, Sherwood Smith has served as the Executive Director of the political action committee Taxpayers Unlimited, Inc for more than 16 years.

Taxpayers Unlimited is widely regarded as one of Kansas City's most powerful and effective political groups.

Sherwood Smith's career with the KCFD has been storied, incredibly successful and now might be the springboard to a life in the world of local politics.

To wit . . .

SHERWOOD SMITH REVEALED HIS INTENTION TO RUN FOR THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE 1ST DISTRICT AT-LARGE SEAT ON THE RECORD AND EXCLUSIVELY TO TKC!!!

For Mr. Smith, the transition doesn't seem so drastic.

"I want to keep advocating and fighting for working people," Sherwood Smith said. "Working for public safety or voters is really the same thing and that's the perspective that I hope to bring if I'm blessed enough to get elected."

Sherwood Smith will continue to serve Taxpayers Unlimited, Inc. as an "Emeritus Officer" but as of Oct. 1 he will no longer serve as executive director. In the Fall he plans to retire from the KCFD.

Accordingly . . .

TKC WAS FIRST IN LOCAL MEDIA TO MEET THE TAXPAYERS UNLIMITED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ELECT STEPHEN DAVIS AND TALK A BIT ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE JUGGERNAUT KANSAS CITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE!!!

Stephen Davis has been with the KCFD for a bit more than 10 years and he was effusive in his praise for Sherwood Smith.

"I realize I have some very big shoes to fill," Mr. Davis said. "But I think that Sherwood has set the stage for us to meet the challenges that confront firefighters in the future."



This TKC / Taxpayers Unlimited Summit took place @ Twin City Tavern which is now this blog's favorite dive-bar in all of Kansas City. Here's a barroom shot of  Sherwood Smith (left) and Stephen Davis (right).

The most important thing that Executive Director Elect Stephen Davis wanted to get across . . .

"In order to effectively build on what Sherwood has done, we need to capitalize on the relationships we've built, we need to make the transition seamless and continue to communicate the message that our membership is on the front lines in working and advocating for public safety . . . But more than anything else, what I hope to achieve with the help of Sherwood and the membership is a sense of continuity," Mr. Davis said.

And so . . . Sherwood Smith begins his transition to the world of local politics as Taxpayers Unlimited, Inc. turns a page in their history.

THIS IS PART ONE OF THIS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW AND WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THIS EPIC MEETUP AND ANNOUNCEMENT LATER IN THE DAY!!! STAY TUNED!!!

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