Lawrence Goes to the Polls in City Commission Race
Douglas County voters head to polls Tuesday for a hotly contested city commission race and school board battle. Polls run 7 am to 7 pm with an anticipated 7,500 to 8,000 city voters and about 2,000 county voters. Voting places are unchanged from March. The ballot lists five active commission candidates plus Mike Amyx, who withdrew March 26, and six candidates for the school board.
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City Commission
Douglas County
Patty Jaimes
Journal-World
Mike Amyx
Clark seeks third term on city commission in Lawrence
City commissioner candidate Clark, a 41 year old KU law professor from 1511 Crescent Rd, has served eight years on the commission and two on the planning board. He backs the commission manager form, supports IRBs for growth and riverfront park expansion, and favors voter approval for major capital outlays. He finished second in the six candidate primary.
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Clark
Crescent Rd
Kansas University
Lawrence-Douglas County
Buford Watson
Lawrence
Gleason Seeks First Term On City Commission
Gleason, 32, of 1647 Vt., former Oread Neighborhood Assn. president and current chair of the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board, seeks his first term on the city commission. He backs downtown retail growth using tools like industrial revenue bonds and supports modest spending reforms such as weekly trash pickup and open bidding. He notes growth must fit city boundaries and says the current city manager form of government reflects voter intent from four years ago. He finished third among the candidates.
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Gleason
City Commission
Oread
Mrs Hambleton Led City Growth and Retired Architect
Mrs Hambleton, 56, of 1312 Raintree, served as city commissioner from 1971 to 1975 and mayor from April 1973 to April 1974. She is director of business development for Design Build Architects at 704 Mass. and plans to retire in May. She urges following planning guidelines and tax programs to promote downtown retail growth and nonpolluting industrial expansion.
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Hambleton
Raintree
Design Build Architects
Mass
Hambleton backs streamlined city budget and strong manager
Nancy Hambleton urges cutbacks across government with basic services protected and frills eliminated. She endorses the city commission city manager system and supports retaining the current manager, citing her experience with the university business community and volunteers. She finished fourth among six primary winners.
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City Commission
Hambleton
Schumm’s bid for Lawrence commission seat outlined
Bob Schumm, 34, owner of Schumm Foods with Lawrence restaurant holdings, seeks to retain the present commission manager form, back central business district growth and industrial revenue bonds, and argues continued bond issuance is needed for growth and services while warning of Washington budget cuts and the need for efficiency. He finished fifth among the candidates.
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Schumm
St. Andrews Dr
Commission
Schumm Foods
Lawrence
Buford Watson
Shontz Seeks First Term as Lawrence City Commissioner
Lawrence resident Nancy Shontz, 53, seeks a first term on the city commission. A 20 year resident active in the Douglas County Environmental Improvement Council and League of Women Voters, she emphasizes planning, citizen participation, downtown expansion, careful service extension, and open public policy. She finished first among six primary election winners.
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Shontz
Saddlehorn
Lawrence
Douglas County
Two candidates seek school board seats in local race
Davis 36, manager of Samaritan Lodge, seeks a second term advocating better board communication with students and staff. He supports alternative education, Lawrence Open School, and cautions on experimental programs while opposing binding arbitration. Dwyer 39, maintenance worker, seeks first term prioritizing finances, long range planning for growth, competency based education, and supports binding arbitration while wary of using students as guinea pigs.
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Davis
W. Fifth
Samaritan Lodge
Dwyer
Rt. 3
Cooperative Farm Chemicals Assn
McGhee Seeks First Term On School Board
Mrs. McGhee 41 of 2010 Camelback seeks a first term on the school board. Environmental Protection Agency toxic coordinator and Kansas University engineering professor, she prioritizes local education basics, stronger faculty, and public review of experimental programs before use. She supports binding arbitration in grievances if the board majority backs it.
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McGhee
Camelback
Environmental Protection Agency
Kansas University
Mrs Michel Seeks First Term On School Board
Mrs. Michel, 42, of 230 Concord, an assistant professor of speech and director of KU's language and hearing clinic, runs for a first term on the school board. She cites declining enrollments and funding as concerns, aims to improve special education and reading skills, and favors parental input on experimental programs while prioritizing overall educational quality. She has two district schoolchildren.
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Michel
Concord
Pine seeks second term on local school board
Pine 41 of Rt. 4 seeks reelection to the school board after a prior term from 1977 79 80 as president of Pine Congreve and Heck Farms Inc He favors neighborhood schools doubts experimental programs like Tribes and opposes incorporating Lawrence Open School He envisions belt tightening and minimal new programs proposing cuts mainly in minor athletic programs.
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Pine
Rt. 4
Pine, Congreve and Heck Farms, Inc
Lawrence
Rytting seeks first term on school board in district
Rytting, 38, of 309 Topeka Ave., a Kansas University professor of pharmacy and pharmacological chemistry, and father of nine, seeks a seat on the local school board. He cites district budget strains and favors cost‑effective reviews, possible local tax referenda, and prioritizing teachers’ salaries, facilities, and supplies. He stresses preserving neighborhood schools as populations shift, and was sixth in the March race.
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Rytting
Topeka Sa
Kansas University
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Bob Schumm
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