2022 Voter Guide - Jackson County & Kansas City

Jackson County Questions - Voter Guide below,
(including Judges)

Constitutional Amendment 1 - Vote YES         (Allow state treasurer to invest funds over and above current expenses.) 
Constitutional Amendment 3 - Vote NO         (No More Marijuana Penalties in our Constitution)
Constitutional Amendment 4 - Vote YES        (Restricts municipalities from lowering police budgets below 25%)
Constitutional Amendment 5 - Vote YES        (Authorizes National Guard to be its own Dept to protect constitutional rights and civil liberties.)      
Constitutional Convention - Vote NO
Jackson County Question 1 - Vote NO           (No new Taxes, vague and no end date.)


Kansas City Questions - Voter Guide below, 
(including Judges)

Constitutional Amendment 1 - Vote YES         (Allow state treasurer to invest funds over and above current expenses.)
Constitutional Amendment 3 - Vote NO         (No More Marijuana Penalties in our Constitution)
Constitutional Amendment 4 - Vote YES        (Restricts municipalities from lowering police budgets below 25%)
Constitutional Amendment 5 - Vote YES        (Authorizes National Guard to be its own Dept to protect constitutional rights and civil liberties.) 
Constitutional Convention - Vote NO
Jackson County Question 1 - Vote NO           (No new Taxes, vague and no end date.)

Kansas City Question 1 - Vote NO
Kansas City Question 2 - Vote NO

 

JUDGES Recommendations

The most common default method of deciding whether to vote to retain judges is based on whether a Republican or Democrat appointed them. And they are listed below with who appointed them. However, the decisions below are based on their actual rulings, which may be different than that of who appointed them. YOU must decide to stick with the opinion of a conservative on the bench who knows their rulings or the default position of who appointed them. The clear cut decisions where both methods agree are in red (8) and blue (9). Those that you will need to decide are in purple (4). 

MO Supreme Court Judges:
YES - Zel M Fischer - appt 2008 by Gov. Blunt-R
YES - Robin Ransom - appt 2021 by Gov Parson-R

MO Court of Appeals:
YES - Alok Ahuja  – appt 2007 by Gov. Matt Blunt-R
YES - Karen King Mitchell – appt 2009 by Gov. Nixon-D
NO - Mark D Pfeiffer – appt 2009 by Nixon-D
YES - Doug Thompson – apt 2020, by Gov. Parson-R

16th Circuit Judges:
YES - Sarah A Castle – appt 2020 by Gov. Parsons-R
NO - Jerri J Zhang – appt 2021 by Gov. Parsons-R
NO - J. Dale Youngs – appt 2009 by Gov Nixon-D
YES - Margene Burnett - appt 2013 by Gov. Nixon-D
NO - Bryan E Round - appt 2014 by Gov Nixon-D
NO - Joel P. Fahnestock - appt 2009 by Gov. Nixon-D
YES - Adam Caine - appt 2020 by Gov. Parson-R
NO - Jennifer M. Phillips - app 2015 by Gov. Nixon-D
 
16th Circuit Assoc. Judges:
YES - Jessica Agnelly Krawczyk - appt 2020 by Gov. Parson-R
YES - Travis Willingham - appt 2019 by Gov. Parson-R
NO - Kea S Bird-Riley - appt 2019 by Gov. Parson-R
NO - Twila Kay Rigby - appt 1997 by Gov. Carnahan-D
NO - Mary Frances Weir - appt 2013 by Gov. Nixon-D
NO - Jeffrey L. Bushur - appt 2000 by Gov. Carnahan-D
NO - Susan Long - appt 2015 by Gov. Nixon-D

For more in-depth reading on judges, see https://yourmissourijudges.org/judges/

 

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