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TKC BREAKING NEWS!!! NORTHLAND POLITICAL GROUP FORWARD KANSAS CITY ANNOUNCES KICK-OFF EPIC MAYORAL BATTLE ROYALE THIS WEEK!!!
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Forward Kansas City hosts FIRST KCMO Mayoral Candidate Forum
6-8 p.m., Wed., Sept. 12, 2018
Eastgate School, 4700 NE Parvin Rd, Kansas City, MO 64117
Nine individuals have declared their candidacy to be Kansas City’s next Mayor. Five currently serve as City Council members, but some are relative newcomers to the KC political scene.
Join Forward Kansas City as it hosts the FIRST candidate forum with KC Mayoral contenders.
Learn what the candidates have in common and what differentiates them from each other. The conversation begins at 6 p.m., Wed., Sept. 12 in the Eastgate School auditorium, 4700 NE Parvin Road, Kansas City, MO.
All nine candidates have been invited and ALL have committed to participate. In order of acceptance they are:
- Scott Wagner, Mayor Pro Tem & Councilman, 1st District, At Large
- Steve Miller, Partner, Miller/Schirger, LLC
- Quinton Lucas, Councilman, 3rd District, At Large
- Phil Glynn, Principal, Travois, Inc
- Alissia Canady, Councilwoman, 5th District
- Scott Taylor, Councilman, 6th District, At Large
- Jason Kander, Former Missouri Secretary of State
- Jermaine Reed, Councilman, 3rd District
- Rita Berry, Business woman
The forum is hosted by Forward Kansas City, nonpartisan advocates for the Northland, and is free and open to the public. Former City Councilman Ed Ford is moderating the forum. Ford chairs the Public Policy Committee for Forward KC and serves as one of the organization’s vice presidents.
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