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Mike Kinard
Mike Kinard was a candidate for District 1 representative on the Wichita City Council in Kansas. Kinard was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Kinard earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Friends University. He is the owner of a video and photo production company called MyPictureMan LLC.[1] Kinard was a Wichita school board member from 2001 to 2005.[2]
Elections
2017
Brandon Johnson defeated Mike Kinard in the general election for the District 1 seat on the Wichita City Council.[3]
| Wichita City Council, District 1 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Brandon Johnson |
65.39% | 3,002 |
| Mike Kinard | 34.22% | 1,571 |
| Write-in votes | 0.39% | 18 |
| Total Votes | 4,591 | |
| Source: Sedgwick County, Kansas, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017 | ||
Brandon Johnson and Mike Kinard defeated John Stevens and Janet Wilson in the primary election for the District 1 seat on the Wichita City Council.[3]
| Wichita City Council, District 1 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Brandon Johnson |
52.19% | 1,546 |
| Mike Kinard |
22.72% | 673 |
| John Stevens | 14.82% | 439 |
| Janet Wilson | 10.26% | 304 |
| Total Votes | 2,962 | |
| Source: Sedgwick County, Kansas, "August 1st, 2017 Primary Election," accessed August 1, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2017
Kinard provided the following response about city funding during a July 2017 forum:
| “ |
I remember when 17th Street had the pot holes. I remember when 13th street didn't have the five lanes, and 21st Street improvements, the Innovation Campus infrastructure. So there has been money pumped into our district, but there needs to be more. There's still more work to do. And speaking of the innovation campus, we can't simply allow them to put that campus over there and not address the job issue. If they're going to put those jobs in our community they need to look at us to hire us for those jobs. So it is those type of things that we must address and hold all our council and hold our community partners accountable.[4][5] |
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| —Mike Kinard (2017) | ||
See also
| Wichita, Kansas | Kansas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Michael Kinard," accessed June 12, 2017
- ↑ The Wichita Eagle, "City Council, school board candidates," June 1, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sedgwick County, Kansas, "Current Candidate Listings," accessed May 31, 2017
- ↑ KMUW, "Four Candidates In The Race For Wichita City Council District 1; Where Do They Stand?," July 28, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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