More candidates file for spring city, school elections

Several more candidates have filed for office, according to the candidate list from the Wyandotte County election commissioner’s office.

The filing deadline is noon Jan. 22. (Monday, Jan. 21, is a holiday.)

The candidate list as of early Friday, Jan. 18:

Unified Government Mayor: Nathan Barnes, Mark R. Holland, Cordell D. Meeks III, Ann Murguia, Janice (Grant) Witt.

Unified Government Commissioner at large, 2nd District: Harold (Hal) Walker.

Unified Government Commissioner, 1st District:  James Connelly, Victor A. Harris Sr.

Unified Government Commissioner, 5th District: the Rev. Jarvis Collier, Mike Kane, incumbent.

Unified Government Commissioner, 7th District: Thomas R. Cooley, incumbent, and Jim Walters.

Unified Government Commissioner, 8th District, Butch Ellison, incumbent.

Wyandotte County Sheriff, Donald Ash, incumbent.

Board of Public Utilities, 2nd District, Thomas W. Groneman.

Board of Public Utilities, member at large, 1st District, Mary Gonzales, incumbent.

Board of Public Utilities, member at large, 2nd District, David Gibbs Alvey, incumbent.

Kansas City Kansas Community College Board of Trustees: Cathy Breidenthal, incumbent, Wendell Maddox, incumbent; LaVert A. Murray, John “J.D.” Rios, incumbent, Steven M. Samuels.

Turner Board of Education: Joy D. Beery, incumbent, Dennis L. Peters Jr., incumbent, Steve Russell, incumbent, Richard Hernandez Jr., Douglas Lockwood.

Piper Board of Education: Allison C. DeWitt, John Droppelmann, James “Morris” Letcher, Darrell Yoder.

Bonner Springs Board of Education: Jeff Barger, Ray L. Cox, incumbent, Chris McDonnell, Jeff Tinberg, incumbent, David Toland.

Kansas City, Kan., Board of Education: Evelyn Hudson, incumbent, Janey M.Humphries, Richard J. Kaminski.

Bonner Springs mayor:  Jeff Harrington, Jack L. Knight.

Bonner Springs councilmember, Ward 1: Don Beets, George Cooper, incumbent.

Bonner Springs councilmember, Ward 2: Thomas A. Stephens, incumbent.

Bonner Springs councilmember, Ward 3: Rodger Shannon, incumbent.

Edwardsville mayor: John Tiny McTaggart, incumbent.

Edwardsville councilmember at large: Jason T. Gillam, Bryan A. Smith.