Mayor of this KC suburban city announces bid for Jackson County executive
Lee’s Summit Mayor Bill Baird has filed to run for Jackson County executive.
Baird is term limited and his second term as mayor expires this month. He joins a field of eight candidates who are seeking the executive’s office in the August primary and November general elections.
Baird and six other Democrats, including DaRon McGee, Erik Steffen, Holmes Osborne, Phil LeVota, Ryan Meyer and Stacy Lake, filed to run for the seat before Tuesday’s deadline. One Republican, Alan Rohlfing, filed for the seat.
In a campaign announcement, Baird touted his time in office as the Lee’s Summit mayor and said he had a “strong record of delivering for working families, strengthening public safety, and driving historic economic growth.”
“We are at an important moment for Jackson County,” he said in a statement. “It’s time to bring respect, professionalism, and competence back to county government. It’s time to deliver stability for taxpayers and focus on results, not politics. I’m running to serve people, strengthen communities, and secure the future of Jackson County.”
Baird previously served on the Lee’s Summit R-7 School Board. Professionally, he works as a commercial real estate broker through his firm Baird Realty Group.
In his campaign announcement, Baird pointed to Lee’s Summit’s investments in police and fire services and “unprecedented economic growth” and new development in the city under his leadership.
“Results you can see. Leadership you can trust. A record that delivers,” he said in his announcement. “That’s what I’ve done as mayor, and that’s exactly what I’ll bring to Jackson County.”
