Platte County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Director of student support for program success and Title III project director at Kansas City Kansas Community College, where she oversees a 1.7 million dollar federally funded budget, per the Platte County Landmark. She holds a Ph.D. in public policy and administration.

Priorities: Responsible growth supported by infrastructure and long-term planning, per the Platte County Landmark · Fiscal responsibility through transparent budgeting, per the Landmark · Open, accessible government, per the Landmark

Director of strategy for a Missouri-based company with degrees in chemical engineering and information technology security, per the Platte County Landmark, which reports he is a member of the Missouri Sunshine Coalition and has used open-records law to scrutinize local officials.

Priorities: Holding the line on taxes and cost of living, per the Platte County Landmark · Funding public safety and infrastructure first, per the Landmark · Transparency and accountability in county spending, per the Landmark

Mary McKenna is on the county's certified candidate list for the Presiding Commissioner, per the county election authority.

Named Platte County Public Administrator in 2017 after five years as chief deputy public administrator, before becoming clerk, per the Platte County Landmark, which reports she previously led a nonprofit serving survivors of sexual assault.

Priorities: Continuing to manage the senior tax credit program, per the Platte County Landmark · Assisting with the homestead credit, per the Landmark · Service to residents, per the Landmark

A retiree with 45 years of office management, executive assistance, and customer service experience, including 15 years in the travel industry, per the Platte County Landmark.

Priorities: Modernizing the clerk's office website and public-records access, per the Platte County Landmark · Speeding up the senior tax credit process, per the Landmark · Extending office hours, per the Landmark

A retiree who owned and operated a media technology firm for more than 30 years and spent a decade on Arrowhead Stadium's game-day production team, per the Platte County Landmark.

Priorities: Posting public information online to reduce records requests, per the Platte County Landmark · Reviewing tax levy rollbacks before certification, per the Landmark · Auditing the office for staffing and budget efficiency, per the Landmark

Hans Peter is on the county's certified candidate list for the Platte County Clerk, per the county election authority.

Worked as a drug and alcohol counselor and nonprofit case manager before being elected recorder, and served in the U.S. Army from 2001 to 2005, per the Platte County Landmark, which reports he has implemented deed-fraud protection programs.

Priorities: Legislation capping how much elected officials can raise their own pay, per the Platte County Landmark · Maintaining the office's efficiency and transparency, per the Landmark · Deed fraud protection and public education, per the Landmark

Worked more than 1,400 hours in the recorder's office during college breaks from 2012 to 2016, and has spent 10 years since in pavement maintenance consulting, per the Platte County Landmark.

Priorities: Reestablishing ties with the Recorders Association of Missouri, per the Platte County Landmark · Reviewing the office's technology vendor and contract terms, per the Landmark · Making the office run more effectively for taxpayers, per the Landmark

Laura Waldon is on the county's certified candidate list for the Platte County Auditor, per the county election authority.

Jim Bosch is on the county's certified candidate list for the Platte County Collector, per the county election authority.

Elliot Lahn is on the county's certified candidate list for the Platte County Treasurer (unexpired two-year term), per the county election authority.

Tony Luetkemeyer is on the county's certified candidate list for the Platte County Prosecuting Attorney, per the county election authority.