https://www.kcur.org/tags/jackson-county-executive Jackson County Executive en-US KCUR 89.3 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:01:51 GMT https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-04/jackson-county-stacy-lake-jackson-county-executive-democrat-primary After garnering close to 50% of the vote in a crowded primary, attorney Stacy Lake may be the next official to carve out policies and weigh in on the Jackson County budget. Lake will take on the sole Republican candidate, Alan Rohlfing, in the November general election. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:01:51 GMT https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-08-04/jackson-county-stacy-lake-jackson-county-executive-democrat-primary Cassandra Isobelle Flores https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-07-11/who-are-the-6-democrats-running-to-be-jackson-county-executive Jackson County is voting for its new county executive this year. All the candidates put property taxes as their top priority. But go beyond that, and the differences creep in. Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-07-11/who-are-the-6-democrats-running-to-be-jackson-county-executive Josh Merchant https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2026-04-24/jackson-county-executive-phil-levota-election-campaign Interim Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss why he changed his mind about filing to run for a full term in office. He also discusses the task force he assembled to assess the future of the Truman Sports Complex site, and his approach to addressing property tax concerns. Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2026-04-24/jackson-county-executive-phil-levota-election-campaign Steve Kraske, Zach Wilson https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-07/jackson-county-executive-phil-levota-2026-election When the Jackson County Legislature appointed Phil LeVota as interim county executive, they made him sign a notarized affidavit swearing that he did not intend to run for election in 2026. Fast-forward six months, and LeVota has reneged on that promise and filed paperwork to appear on the ballot. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2026-04-07/jackson-county-executive-phil-levota-2026-election Josh Merchant https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2022-10-27/jackson-county-executive-election-2022-get-to-know-frank-white-jr-and-theresa-galvin If she defeats incumbent Frank White, Theresa Cass Galvin would be the fourth county executive in eight years and the first Republican to win in decades. Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:00:00 GMT https://www.kcur.org/politics-elections-and-government/2022-10-27/jackson-county-executive-election-2022-get-to-know-frank-white-jr-and-theresa-galvin Josh Merchant https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2022-07-29/jackson-county-democrats-have-a-choice-in-county-executive-candidates Kansas City attorney Stacy Lake has a plan to do better than the incumbent. That plan focuses on putting county residents first. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:49:45 GMT https://www.kcur.org/podcast/up-to-date/2022-07-29/jackson-county-democrats-have-a-choice-in-county-executive-candidates Danie Alexander