I am running for City Council for a number of reasons. First and foremost, Sedalia is my home. I have worked and lived in Sedalia for all of my life. My wife Debbie and I, as well as my two children, were educated in Sedalia and all are graduates of Smith-Cotton High School.
kAmx? >J a_\A=FD J62CD D6CG:?8 @? r:EJ r@F?4:=[ x 92G6 >256 6G6CJ 677@CE E@ >2<6 $652=:2 2 36EE6C A=246 E@ =:G6] x 9@A6 E@ 96=A >2<6 $652=:2 2 DFA6C:@C 4:EJ 7@C >J 8C2?549:=5C6? — 2 4:EJ H:E9 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ =:G6 2?5 8C@H] k^Am
kAm k^Am
kAmpD 2 =:76=@?8 C6D:56?E @7 $652=:2[ x 92G6 2=H2JD 366? 24E:G6=J :?G@=G65 :? E96 4@>>F?:EJ] x 2> 2? 24E:G6 >6>36C @7 u:CDE &?:E65 |6E9@5:DE r9FC49] x 2> AC6D:56?E @7 E96 $>:E9\r@EE@? p=F>?: pDD@4:2E:@?[ 2D H6== 2D AC6D:56?E @7 E96 $652=:2 r92AE6C @7 E96 p>6C:42? u:6=5 $6CG:46] x 2> 2 A2DE AC6D:56?E @7 E96 }@@?52J ~AE:>:DE r=F3 2?5 92G6 366? 2 >6>36C @7 E96 r@>>F?:42E:@? (@C<6CD @7 p>6C:42[ {@42= eb`c[ 7@C a_ J62CD] x 2=D@ E2<6 8C62E AC:56 :? $652=:2 2E9=6E:4D 2?5 DA@?D@C >2?J =@42= DA@CED E62>D]k^Am
kAm k^Am
kAm$64@?5[ 2D 2 7@C>6C 6>A=@J66 @7 $@FE9H6DE6C? q6== %6=6A9@?6[ p%U2>Aj% 2?5 ?@H 2D 2 3FD:?6DD @H?6C WrFDE@>6C r@>>F?:42E:@?DX[ x F?56CDE2?5 E96 :>A@CE2?46 @7 2 32=2?465 3F586E 2D H6== 2D E96 ?665D @7 6>A=@J66D] q6:?8 23=6 E@ AC@G:56 @FC 4:EJ 6>A=@J66D H:E9 C2:D6D 2?5 36EE6C 36?67:ED :D ;FDE 2D :>A@CE2?E 2D >2:?E2:?:?8 @FC 4:EJ’D :?7C2DECF4EFC6D] (6 >FDE >2:?E2:? @FC 4:EJ’D =625 :? 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E 3J >2<:?8 E96 C:89E 49@:46D 23@FE 9@H H6 DA6?5 E96 E2IA2J6CD’ >@?6J] k^Am
kAm k^Am
kAm%9:C5[ >J J62CD @? E96 r:EJ r@F?4:= 92G6 366? G6CJ 6?=:89E6?:?8] xE 92D 366? 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ H@C< H:E9 E96 >2J@C[ @E96C 4@F?4:= >6>36CD[ 4:EJ DE277 2?5 J@F[ E96 4@?DE:EF6?ED] $6CG:?8 @? E96 r:EJ r@F?4:= :D 2 S`c >:==:@? 3FD:?6DD 2?5 :E 92D E@ 36 CF? :? E9:D >2??6C] *@F ?665 E@ >2<6 564:D:@?D E92E 36?67:E E96 4:EJ 2D 2 H9@=6 2?5 E96J >2J ?@E ?646DD2C:=J 36 564:D:@?D J@F 56D:C6] xE :D :>A6C2E:G6 E92E 4@F?4:= >6>36CD G@E6 7@C H92E :D F=E:>2E6=J 36DE 7@C E96 4:EJ @7 $652=:2]k^Am
kAm k^Am
kAmu@FCE9[ >2:?E2:?:?8 2 9:89 =6G6= @7 D6CG:46 :? 4:EJ 8@G6C?>6?E 2D H6== 2D :? 962=E9 42C6^65F42E:@?[ A2C<D 2?5 C64C62E:@? 2?5 64@?@>:4 56G6=@A>6?E >FDE 2=H2JD C6>2:? 2E E96 E@A @7 @FC >:?5D] (:E9@FE 2?J @7 E96D6[ $652=:2 H:== ?6G6C 8C@H 2?5 36 23=6 E@ <66A @FC J@F?8 A6@A=6 :? E9:D 2C62] xE :D >J 56D:C6 E@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ :>AC@G6 E96 23@G6 AC@8C2>D]k^Am
kAmu:?2==J[ :7 x 2> C6\6=64E65 E@ E96 r:EJ r@F?4:=[ x H:== 4@?E:?F6 E@ 36 2 E62> A=2J6C 2?5 4@?E:?F6 E@ >2<6 564:D:@?D E92E 2C6 36DE 7@C E96 4:EJ @7 $652=:2] k^Am