Jackson County Legislator Sean Smith Starts Campaign Against Congressman Cleaver

This is a smart play for one of the most likable local Republicans . . . If the petition process fails and court decisions maintain the redistricting process in Missouri . . . He's ahead of the campaign . . . And generally, local voters respect his property tax work. 

Here's a bit about the effort from the newspaper and then the link . . .

"Jackson County Legislator Sean Smith was poised to launch a campaign for Congress on Thursday, marking the first major Republican to enter the race for Kansas City’s new, gerrymandered district.

 "Smith’s announcement, expected at a campaign event Thursday evening, represents the opening salvo in the Republican fight to unseat U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Democrat who has represented Kansas City’s 5th Congressional District since 2005."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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