Aaron Coleman, former KS lawmaker with abusive history, loses WyCo school board race
Coleman came in last among five candidates running for Turner USD 202 Board of Education.
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Coleman came in last among five candidates running for Turner USD 202 Board of Education.
Local elections Tuesday include city offices and school board seats in Johnson and Wyandotte counties, as well as a sales tax to support public transit in Kansas City.
Here’s what to know about the candidates running in Bonner Springs-Edwardsville, Piper, Turner and Kansas City, Kansas, school districts.
One of the candidates, who is also Wyandotte County’s sheriff, said electing anyone other than the incumbents “could have a devastating effect on our students, parents, district and staff.”
Mayor Tyrone Garner removed Rick Behrens, a longtime social justice advocate who spoke out against the actions of former police detective Roger Golubski, from the Law Enforcement Advisory Board. Garner appointed Behrens just a year ago.