Candidates to speak at Democratic breakfast meeting Saturday

Democratic candidates on the Aug. 3 primary ballot are invited to speak at the Wyandotte County Democratic Breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 17, at Jalisco’s restaurant, 5000 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

The doors will open at 8 a.m., with the meeting beginning at 9 a.m.

Primary candidates who speak must be registered Democratic voters.

Admission is free, and the meeting is open to Democrats. Doughnuts, coffee, milk and juice are being provided.

Mayor and sheriff candidates will be given five minutes each to speak. Commission candidates will have four minutes, and other candidates, three minutes.

There will be a collection for striking union members from Local 218, Bakers, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union who are striking at the Frito-Lay plant in Topeka. Canned good donations for them also are being accepted.