TKC BREAKING NEWS!!! KANSAS CITY NORTHEAST CONTEST: MANNY ABARCA KICKS OFF MISSOURI HD 19 CAMPAIGN!!!
Here's FIRST LOOK at the latest contender in what's shaping up to be a heated political battle for Missouri House District 19 in Kansas City's urban core.
Manny Abarca is well known to many residents and neighbors in Kansas City's Northeast not only for his job as a staffer for Congressman Cleaver but also for his many community volunteer activities.
Mr. Abarca is the youngest contender in this election contest and one of the very few Latinos to launch a recent bid for political office throughout the metro in what is likely one of the most diverse districts in all of Missouri.
Here's his kick-off presser which offers some information about the candidate along with links for more research. Checkit:
MANNY ABARCA IV OFFICIALLY ENTERS MISSOURI DISTRICT 19 RACE
Platform to Include Public Safety, Educational Equity, and Fair Jobs
January 28, 2016
Historic Northeast resident and 5th Congressional District staffer Manny Abarca IV has officially launched his campaign for the open Missouri House District 19 seat. Abarca is the 3rd candidate to enter the race and plans to draw on his experiences behind the scenes as a field organizer on multiple campaigns including U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill's 2012 bid for re-election.
Abarca has established himself as a community leader in his efforts to organize neighborhood watch programs, address blight, and perhaps most notably, take on the Kansas City School Board as part of his "Save Thacher Save Our Schools" campaign. Abarca has been working in constituent services for the last two years for Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II. His extensive training and on the job experience, combating agency bureaucracy and fighting for services and benefits earned by the Federal government, puts him in a prime position to effectively serve and take on any constituent issue. Whether fighting for someone's Social Security Disability benefits, navigating the twists-and-turns of our healthcare system, or fighting for someone's home that is being foreclosed on by big, corporate banks.
Abarca credits his values and work ethic to his family, and specifically the long line of namesakes, (from Manuel Abarca I who earned a purple heart in WWII and Manuel Abarca Jr., a local business owner and Teamster truck driver, the same occupation Manny's father now holds), to his mother, who put her own educational goals on hold for 27 years to provide for Manny and his siblings, only to return and finally earn her higher education degree this past year.
Abarca commits to "combat some of the rhetoric that’s coming down from Jefferson City and fight for issues that matter to the 19th district, be that on protecting Kansas City’s earnings tax or for finally funding the much needed and necessary regional crime lab in Independence," and believes that this opportunity will allow him to "take a stand on these issues as well as provide more for the district."
A full list of Abarca's policies can be found on his website www.MannyforMissouri.com which goes live at 10am. You can also follow Manny on Facebook at facebook.com/MannyforMissouri and on twitter @MannyforMO. For direct information, contact Manny at Manny@MannyforMissouri.com or call 816.499.1155. This release was created and paid for by Friends of Manny Abarca for Missouri, Jerry W. Potocnik, Treasurer.
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Developing . .
Now this should be interesting for Democrats.
ReplyDeleteHopefully not as contentious as all of the other elections in this area.
^^^^^^
ReplyDeletedon't be naive. It all comes down to fundraising. The candidate with the most money to give the party is the one who will get the support from Democrats.
It's not about diversity, it's about green.
Expect the same old bunch of Scarritt Renaissance jerks to make this one racial and agony for everyone they talk to. That's usually how they treat every neighborhood debate.
ReplyDeleteJust great
ReplyDeleteFirst, who the fuck would vote for "Manny"??? Second, who the fuck would vote for "Abarca, IV"??? Where do these weasels come from??
ReplyDeleteSee Congressman Cleaver.
DeleteWhat's wrong with this profile?
ReplyDelete...has been working for the last two years for Congressman Emanuel Cleaver.
...field organizer on multiple campaigns including U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill.
...fighting for services and benefits earned by the Federal government.
...fighting for someone's Social Security Disability benefits.
...fighting for someone's home that is being foreclosed on.
...protecting Kansas City’s earnings tax.
Could you not come up with a worse profile?
Manny Abarca, another BIG GOVERNMENT cradle to grave Democrat who's "fighting" to get himself a piece of your tax dollars.
Sounds like he might have represented Byron in his Bullshit disability case
DeleteI will vote for Manny. He is a fucking DOLL!!!! YUM!
ReplyDeleteMore of Manny less of these northeast idiots trying to make the neighborhood into another Brook side.
ReplyDeleteAnother big government clown that won't get my vote. For the life of me, I can't figure out what elBryan sees in him.
ReplyDeleteSlapfight at the north east news?
ReplyDeleteBy the time you become IV it shows you have no individual identity, much less independent thought. This is another one of those guys who sets himself up as an authority on all things without apparently having any experience other than being the follower of political operatives.
ReplyDeleteHe has a better haircut and suit than the other candidates. He has my vote.
ReplyDeleteTransgender? I'm just saying Dude looks like a lady!
ReplyDeleteI see this one getting interesting, too. Who have the somalis endorsed?
ReplyDeleteI would like to see someone who is actually from the area be elected to this office. This Manny guy is a newbie. Is he not?
ReplyDeleteAnon 2:10
ReplyDeleteThey can't be elected if they don't run!
I used to have a typewriter named Manuel (sp.?). And Barca was the surname of Hannibal's family, which for a long time ruled southern Spain - maybe he's a descendant?
ReplyDeleteBeing the son of a king does not save a person from being an idiot.
ReplyDeleteI'll suck his brains out thru his penis!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWatch out for this guy. He's a typical politician. He'll just tell you what you want to hear. He's ambitious and all he really wants is power.
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