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Shanna Burns
2021 - Present
2029
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Shanna Burns (Republican Party) is the Platte County Public Administrator in Missouri. She assumed office on January 1, 2021. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Burns (Republican Party) ran for re-election for Platte County Public Administrator in Missouri. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Burns completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Shanna Burns was born in Oklahoma. She earned a high school diploma from Cass Midway High School. Her career experience includes working as a 911 dispatcher with the Platte County Sheriff's Department and as an administrator. She has been affiliated with the Missouri Association of Public Administrators, where she has served as a regional co-vice president and on a Department of Mental Health committee.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Platte County, Missouri (2024)
General election
General election for Platte County Public Administrator
Incumbent Shanna Burns won election in the general election for Platte County Public Administrator on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shanna Burns (R)  | 94.3 | 43,147 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 5.7 | 2,599 | ||
| Total votes: 45,746 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Platte County Public Administrator
Incumbent Shanna Burns defeated Samantha Price in the Republican primary for Platte County Public Administrator on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shanna Burns | 60.8 | 5,026 |
| Samantha Price | 39.2 | 3,235 | ||
| Total votes: 8,261 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Burns in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Platte County, Missouri (2020)
General election
General election for Platte County Public Administrator
Shanna Burns won election in the general election for Platte County Public Administrator on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shanna Burns (R) | 100.0 | 44,324 |
| Total votes: 44,324 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Platte County Public Administrator
Shanna Burns defeated Samantha Price in the Republican primary for Platte County Public Administrator on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shanna Burns | 54.2 | 4,450 |
| Samantha Price | 45.8 | 3,763 | ||
| Total votes: 8,213 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shanna Burns completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Burns' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I have worked in the Platte County Public Administrator’s Office since 2018.
- It has been an honor to serve the most vulnerable citizens of our county. I look forwarding to using my knowledge and experience to act as guardian and conservator for the incapacitated and disabled citizens of Platte County.
- I am running for the position of Platte County Public Administrator because I believe in the importance of the work being done by this office and I want to ensure that the wards being cared for by this office have continuity of care. Re-electing me as the Platte County Public Administrator ensures that.
It’s timeless and applies to everyone!
By: Starship
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2020
Shanna Burns did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 7, 2024
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