On Tuesday, March 1st, you will have an opportunity to select the candidates that will run in the general election on April 5th.  Voting in these local elections is very important because local elected officials make decisions that have a huge effect on our daily lives. City council and the mayor vote on city ordinances and projects like noise ordinances for live music, TIF funding, even on adopting a downtown master plan.  YPW's Political Awareness sub-committee wants to help you make an educated vote so that you are represented in the decisions made in your hometown. 

With the help of The Wichita Eagle, below we have compiled a list of candidates for the various races. Included are website and facebook links.

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Wichita City Council District 2 Candidates

• Om Chauhan, 70, Retired engineer; small business man website   facebook
• Steve Harris, 63, CEO of Galichia Heart Hospital website  facebook
• Pete Meitzner, 55, Managing Partner - Meitzner & Associates, LLC Consultant - STG International, INC.  website  facebook 
• Paul Savage, 59, Publisher, Wichita Apartment Guide, Real Estate Investor, Wichita Wild Indoor Professional Football Coach, Sports talk radio show host, KGSO 1410 AM  website
• Charlie Stevens, 41, Real Estate manager and investor  website  facebook

Wichita City Council District 4 Candidates

• June Bailey, 55, Former Executive Director of Community Housing Services, Inc. website  facebook
• Joshua Blick, 33, Local Business Owner, Admissions Coordinator Career College website  facebook
• Don McManamey, 60. Aircraft manufacturing  website  facebook
• Michael O'Donnell, 26, Marketing Executive with Clear Channel  website  facebook
• Donna Roberts, 51, Community Activist, Advocating on behalf of Children and Families website  facebook

Wichita City Council District 3 Candidates

• James Clendenin, 36, CNC Machinist, Goodrich Cabin Systems website
• Clinton Coen, 19, Student  website  facebook
• Mark Gietzen, 57, Database Manager / Leader of ProLife Group / Business Owner  website   facebook
• Hoyt Hillman, 66, Retired Chemist/Health Scientist  facebook

Wichita Mayor Candidates

• Carl Brewer, 53, Mayor, City of Wichita  website   facebook
• Darrell Leffew, 52, General Contractor  website   facebook
• Roy Malcom, 32, Mayor Candidate  website  facebook
• Martin Mork, 47, Disabled  facebook
• Paul Rhodes, 56, Volunteer website  facebook
• Scott Thode, 39, Rigger  website  facebook

Wichita School Board At Large Candidates

• Kim Bush, 28  website  facebook
• Chris Colvin, 30, Real estate financing and development  facebook
• Mary Dean, 62, Retired Boeing Aircraft worker  facebook
• Steven Flesher, 50, Co-Owner, InterAct Training Group 
• Peter Grant, 54, Technician/Supervisor
• Margarita LaFarelle Hunt, 55, Director of Family Group Conferencing Program 
• Susan Kiefer, 38, Registered Nurse website  facebook
• Sheril Logan, 65, Senior Fellow, College of Education, Wichital State University (1 day a week) website
• Carly Miller, 22, Realtor, Prudential Dinning-Beard; Marketing Director, Paint the Towne  website  facebook
• Phil Neff, 69, Retired
• Matt Smith