For Johnson County Commissioner District 4, we have endorsed West Point graduate, former Army officer, native Kansan and longtime Johnson County resident, Teresa Erb. Erb is running for the seat being vacated by retiring County Commissioner Janee’ Hanzlick, who has served 2 terms. Teresa Erb is running unopposed, but we still invited her to complete a candidate questionnaire, which she did. Here’s an excerpt of her answers regarding Blue Valley Schools: “Blue Valley public schools have a long...

For Johnson County Commissioner District 1, we have endorsed incumbent County Commissioner Becky Fast. Becky Fast was elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. Prior to that, she served two terms on the Roeland Park City Council. She is a former elementary school teacher, and holds a Master’s in Social Work and Public Administration from the University of Kansas. She has worked as a public policy analyst improving services for older adults and persons with...

𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲-𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Kelly grew up in Johnson County, attended Rockhurst High School, did his undergraduate work at Kansas State University (Journalism and Political Science), and earned his J.D. from The University of Kansas Law School. 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀...