LS Chamber 2026 Candidate Forums Questions

On April 7, 2026, Lee's Summit voters will cast their ballots in the Municipal Election to elect the folllowing:

  • Mayor
  • Councilmember in Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4 (4-year and 2-year)
  • LSR-7 School Board (three open positions)

The Lee's Summit Chamber will host three candidate forums in March where you'll learn about the candidates and where they stand on important issues facing the community. 

During each of the forums, we will allow time for questions from the public. If you have a question for the candidates, we invite you to submit them by filling out the following form. 

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Contact Matt Baird, Chamber President at 816.524.2424 for more information.

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The following candidate forums will be hosted in March:


City Council Candidate Forum
Wednesday, March 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Missouri Innovation Campus


 CANDIDATES: 

  • District 1 – Mia Prier
  • District 2 – Shari Frazier, Will Kraus
  • District 3 – Dana Arth, Melanie Adkins
  • District 4 – Donnie Funk, Zak Al-Shawish, Nyauna Cravens, Bob Jones, and Scott Shepherd



Mayor's Candidate Forum
Wednesday, March 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Missouri Innovation Campus


CANDIDATES:

  • Beto Lopez
  • Cynda Rader



LSR-7 School Board Candidate Forum
Thursday March 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Missouri Innovation Campus


CANDIDATES:

  • Dr. Kamile Johnson
  • Matt Warton 
  • Regina Garrett 
  • Rodrick K. Sparks 
  • Kirsti A. Martin
  • Christopher Thornton
  • Erica Dolores Miller