Jackson County Exec Frank White And Status Quo Stays Winning With A Few Exceptions

Biz as usual dominated Jackson County elections amid a few significant surprises . . .

The Examiner offers the best overview: New faces coming to County Legislature as primaries narrow field

Big upset . . .

"In the 1st At-large District, which includes portions of Independence and Blue Springs, plus Grain Valley, Oak Grove, Buckner, Sibley, Levasy, Sugar Creek and portions of Kansas City east of Raytown, Jalen Anderson handily defeated Sherwood Smith."



And no, that's not TKC . . . Mr. Anderson is probably younger, obviously much more friendly and slimmer than KC's least favorite blogger. However, his win is a BIG DEAL in the continued decline of longtime political power brokers and insiders tell us that fire dude insider Sherwood Smith's defeat signals that he's growing a bit disenchanted with the local political grind . . . Not that anybody can blame him.

A few more highlights . . .

The TKC blog community probably was the deciding factor in the defeat of Paul Wrabec.

Tony Miller squeaking by Roberta Gough was surprising given that he is backed by some of the biggest law firms in Kansas City and she ran on a shoe-string budget that is probably less than Miller's lunch money.

Similarly . . .

Matt Merryman garnered 21 percent of the vote in a campaign that only consisted of yard signs and social media videos.

Admittedly, the victory was decisive but there is more Jackson County antipathy toward Mr. White than what is being reported in MSM.

Either way, this vote sets the stage for more fighting betwixt the Legislator and the Exec as the jail remains in crisis and political tensions worsen . . .



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