Prog Blog Complains About Exec LeVota's Election Switcheroo

We talked about the white lie that our blog community CALLED FIRST last week . . .

Accordingly . . .

Our local prog bloggers had time to put together a few thousand more words on the topic citing old reporting and a great deal of (self) righteous indignation.

Again . . . We posted more first person reporting of the election decision. 

Whilst this note seems geared toward progressives who imagine that they know how the courthouse really works from a safe distance . . . Check-it:  

At the time, the Jackson County Legislature had required any of the possible candidates to replace White to sign a notarized affidavit affirming that they did not intend to run for reelection in 2026.

They reasoned that the interim county executive should focus their short 14-month term on fixing problems at the county ranging from property tax relief to problematic stadium negotiations with the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. A seven-month reelection campaign, the legislators believed, would distract from those goals.

LeVota signed that affidavit and made multiple public promises that he only intended to serve in the role as an interim for 14 months, then step aside for someone else to take it from there.

“Someone comes and says, ‘Here’s a million dollars for a campaign.’ I’m not doing it,” he said.

Politicians, though, have a predilection for changing their minds. LeVota is the latest.

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

'There is no way I'm going to run.' But fast forward six months, and Phil LeVota's in the race for county executive

When the Jackson County Legislature appointed Phil LeVota as interim county executive, they made him swear that he did not intend to run for election. So why did he file paperwork to appear on the ballot?