By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Five Republicans are on the primary ballot for the First Missouri State Representative District Tuesday.
Holly Cronk of Skidmore says she will take the lead when the opportunity arises.
“Sometimes you don’t have to be the leader, sometimes you need to be the team member and be a part of the result that you’re pushing for,” Cronk tells host Barry Birr on the KFEQ Hotline. “But, I’m not afraid to take the lead.”
Cronk works with Make It Maryville and Northwest Missouri Docudrama.
As for Jeff Farnan of Stanberry, he sees listening as important, both in the district and in Jefferson City.
“You have to listen to not only your constituents, but also the other people that are helping represent their districts,” Farnan tells Birr on the KFEQ Hotline.
Farnan runs a cow-calf operation as well as owns an eyeglass shop.
Michelle Horner of King City calls herself a ‘Momma Bear.’
“If we don’t fight for education and for our kids, as a ‘Momma Bear,’ I’m willing to fight and do everything I can for our kids,” Horner says during her visit with Birr on the KFEQ Hotline.
Horner says if state government doesn’t look after the welfare of children, nothing else matters.
Alan Bennett of Barnard, a 31-year military veteran, says he’d put his experience to work for the district.
“In my military experience, I have worked with big egos,” Bennett tells Birr on the Hotline. “General officers don’t take ‘No’ for an answer. They want solutions. And that’s what I will work to provide.”
Bennett is the former Nodaway County DARE Board President and works for the Missouri Department of Transportation.
Jasper Logan of Burlington Junction is making his first political run, pledging to follow the blueprint left by the Founders to create a country with limits on government.
“And the people would be free and have rights,” Logan tells Birr on the KFEQ Hotline. “I think we’ve strayed from that a little bit and I’d like to see our country get back to that foundational principle”
Logan, a recent Northwest Missouri State University political science graduate, is an e-commerce business owner.
The only Democrat who has filed is Jessica Piper of King City.
Representative Allen Andrews is leaving the seat due to term limits.
First Missouri State Representative District covers Atchison, Nodaway, Holt, and Gentry Counties.