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Julie Rose Stroud
Julie Rose Stroud ran for election for Mayor of Wichita in Kansas. She lost in the primary on August 1, 2023.
Stroud completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Julie Rose Stroud was born in Wichita, Kansas. She received a bachelor of science degree in biological and biomedical sciences from Wichita State University. Her career experience includes working as an environmental technician with the City of Wichita, an environmental compliance regulatory specialist with the state of Kansas, and an environmental health and safety manager with Yingling Aviation and Evonik, a chemicals manufacturer.[1][2]
Stroud has also worked as a USPS mail carrier, custodian, cook, waitress, mechanic, roofer, retail worker, metal fabricator, and fast food worker. She is affiliated with Ponder This - Wichita.[3]
Elections
2023
See also: Mayoral election in Wichita, Kansas (2023)
General election
General election for Mayor of Wichita
Lily Wu defeated incumbent Brandon Whipple in the general election for Mayor of Wichita on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lily Wu (Nonpartisan) | 57.6 | 37,004 |
 | Brandon Whipple (Nonpartisan) | 41.8 | 26,841 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 415 | ||
| Total votes: 64,260 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Wichita
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Wichita on August 1, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lily Wu (Nonpartisan) | 30.0 | 12,217 |
| ✔ | | Brandon Whipple (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 9,775 |
 | Bryan Frye (Nonpartisan) | 22.3 | 9,070 | |
 | Celeste Racette (Nonpartisan) | 16.8 | 6,831 | |
 | Jared Cerullo (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 1,870 | |
 | Shelia Davis (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 254 | |
 | Julie Rose Stroud (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 246 | |
 | Tom Kane (Nonpartisan) | 0.5 | 220 | |
 | Anthony Gallardo (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 182 | |
| Total votes: 40,665 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Stroud in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Julie Rose Stroud completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Stroud's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a former City of Wichita government employee I know first hand the challenges and problems within the city government. I feel strongly about establishing a culture within the city government where we uplift, and celebrate each other. Everyone has a voice and we should all do a better job of listening. We should support and encourage one another to be the best they can be. It will be this culture established within the government that speaks into our community.
I have a lot of experience from working as a custodian to lobbying on Capitol Hill for Water Infrastructure Funding and the 2018 farm bill. I know what it’s like to be at the bottom and feel as though your work is not appreciated. I’m here to tell you, you are appreciated, you do matter and I believe in you.
I have federal, state, and local government experience.
I have managerial experience in aviation, pharmaceutical and the chemical industries.
I have a lot of experience with regulations, codes, and laws. I also am a proponent of education and prevention.
At the heart of my work ethic is customer service and that started as a cashier when I was 16 working for Churchs Chicken. The customer is always right, and the community is our customer. Let me serve you.
- Culture- support and encourage everyone to be the best they can.
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Prevention and Education
Environmental health and safety and ensuring Justice will be served. We cannot prosper as a community when part of our community is neglected or hurt. We must do our part to ensure everyone is cared for and protected regardless of what you look like or what zip code you live in.
Police culture needs to be revamped. Please implement the morning safety meeting. When things go wrong, let’s talk about it openly and honestly.
Loosing my grandmother at 15 and my grandfather at age 17 (they were like parents)
Graduating high school 5 months pregnant, working full time and living alone.
Working my entire way through college as a mother.
Breakups, divorce (while pregnant) - not easy!
I’ve been through so many things not even listed but at the end of the day you either vow to yourself to take steps to get yourself into a better place or you don’t. If you choose not to move nothing will get better. You cannot ignore problems. They will fester.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Julie Rose Stroud, Environmental Health Safety and Quality Manager," accessed July 12, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Julie Rose Stroud," July 23, 2023
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 25, 2023
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