Emporia City Commission incumbent Danny Giefer has filed for re-election.
Going for his third term in office, Giefer tells KVOE News he brings a nonpartisan viewpoint to the board.
Giefer says the city is headed in a good direction but still has a number of notable items to address, including increasing the available housing stock, adding jobs and improving infrastructure. He says the city is poised to see several important economic developments, including a possibility of new businesses at the Emporia Pavilions, a second travel plaza, Evergy’s new service center and Fanestil Meats’ move out of the Cottonwood River floodplain.
Giefer’s filing came shortly before the filing and withdrawal deadline for this election cycle. Fellow incumbent Susan Brinkman is also on the ballot, while incumbent Jon Geitz announced in March he would not seek a third term.
Several other candidates are on the Emporia City Commission ballot, including Simmons Human Resources staffer William Garner, Guardian Construction owner Jermy Hinkle, entrepreneur Travis Hitt, and Coldwell Banker Emporia Real Estate co-owner Jamie Sauder.
Cactus technology specialist Todd Maddox announced his candidacy two weeks ago, however, he withdrew his candidacy just before the withdrawal deadline. KVOE News contacted Maddox who declined to comment on his decision.
For USD 253 Emporia Board of Education, incumbent Mike Crouch has filed for re-election. So have Newman Regional Health Dr. Christina Faulkner, Marion County educator Lillian Lingenfelter, Emporia Church of the Nazarene Pastor Paul Meinke, Kansas Appleseed Director Jami Reever and Emporia State professor Dr. Jennifer Thomas.
