by Mary Rupert
Filings from the Wyandotte County Election Commissioner’s Office showed a third person has filed for mayor, and some Unified Government Commission races have opposition.
D. Keith Jordan has filed for mayor-CEO of the UG, according to the election commissioner’s office. That brings to three the number of persons filing for mayor, by 3 p.m. today. Earlier, Incumbent Mayor Mark Holland and challenger David Alvey filed for mayor.
In addition, the 2nd District at-large UG Commissioner position now has two candidates in the wake of incumbent Commissioner Hal Walker saying he would not be a candidate.
State Rep. Tom Burroughs, D-33rd Dist., and John “J.D.” Rios have filed for UG Commissioner at large, 2nd District. Burroughs was the Kansas House minority leader last year, while Rios is the chairman of the Kansas City Kansas Community College Board of Trustees.
Fifth District UG Commissioner Mike Kane, the incumbent, has opposition from Sarah Kremer, according to the election commissioner’s office.
Jim Walters, a UG commissioner from the 7th District, has filed, according to the election commissioner’s office.
Other candidates who have filed include Mary Gonzales, incumbent, BPU at-large position 1; and Maria Cecilia Ysaac, Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education.
The filing deadline is noon June 1.