Democracy Needs Champions
Democracy Needs Champions
Follow along as the Shawnee Mission Post publishes candidate answers to citizen-submitted questions.
Brettell for Leawood Campaign Questions Propriety of Partisan Politics in a “Nonpartisan Race”
Things went sideways, though, after Brettell posted a long critique of some other Leawood candidates on Facebook and NextDoor following a candidate forum hosted by the Post on Oct. 3.
Brettell could have taken down the post but chose instead to issue a press release announcing he would “sever ties” with the party after being warned that he might be removed from the Democratic list.
“I can no longer in good conscience stand with a party that condones the callous attitude of its mayoral candidate who feels our longtime, elderly residents should simply leave if they cannot afford to live in our city,” Bretell said in the release. “Nor will I give fealty to the Party over the citizens of our City where I feel those interests diverge – like supporting a Democratic Party candidate simply because of her party affiliation.”
Brettell for Leawood Campaign Receives Gun Sense Candidate Designation from Moms Demand Action
BRETTELL FOR LEAWOOD CAMPAIGN RENOUNCES DEMOCRATIC PARTY SUPPORT
Campaign Cites Demand to “Put Party Ahead of People” as Cause
Kansas City, MO, October 6, 2023 – The Brettell for Leawood campaign (www.brettellforleawood.com) today announced it was severing its ties with the Democratic Party over conditions on its support that Mr. Brettell was unwilling to accept.
Read the full statement here: https://www.facebook.com/Brettellforleawood/posts/273918432289184
Thanks to the Shawnee Mission Post for holding its candidate forum.
The video posted here shows my response to a question about my Top 3 priorities. Click to hear what I have to say and how I’d change things to get the results citizens want.
Here’s the link to the full recording in case you wanna check my work. ;-) https://shawneemissionpost.com/2023/10/04/leawood-mayor-city-council-forums-214711/?fbclid=IwAR3nUue298lp5OYqMjtOy07a6cQiDgNagiMObUYJXxss-L-bxKOoENtqe5Y
Brettell For Leawood Campaign Rated 100% by the Mainstream Coalition
See my answers here - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Iss2qEI2SEdiyOSyK_vo33wn4UcmjhCm/view?usp=drive_link
https://www.facebook.com/Brettellforleawood
Thanks to the Leawood Chamber of Commerce for holding the City’s first candidate forum.
The video posted here shows my response to a question about communication and what I’d change.
Click to hear what I have to say and how I’d change things to get the results citizens want.
Proud to earn the support of local labor unions in my pursuit of #changeforleawood as your new Ward 1 councilmember. Labor has improved the lives of working Americans in ways many don't realize - the 8 hour day, paid vacation, etc. etc. etc. - or respect. I get that not everyone is an organized labor fan - especially out here in "right to work" land, but the value of a counterweight against corporate power is as necessary today as it was in the late 19th & early 20th Century. #powertothepeople
https://www.facebook.com/Brettellforleawood
Join Me at the Shawnee Mission Post Candidate Forum
https://shawneemissionpost.com/2023/09/07/shawnee-mission-post-candidate-forums-2023-212112/
https://www.facebook.com/Brettellforleawood