Elizabeth Warren opens Kansas City campaign office, hires Missouri director
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren will open a Kansas City campaign office Saturday as the Massachusetts senator looks to get a head start on the March 10 Missouri primary.
Several candidates for the Democratic nomination have made stops in the Kansas City area, including former Vice President Joe Biden and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg. But Warren is the first of the top-tier contenders to establish a campaign office, which will be at 31st Street and Gillham Road.
Warren’s campaign has tapped Brooklynne Roulette Mosley, a former staffer of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, to serve as its Missouri state director ahead of the Democratic primary, when 68 delegates will be up for grabs.
“Missouri for Warren has grown our operation across the state and we’re excited for the next phase of our grassroots movement: opening our Kansas City office,” Mosley said in a statement.
“I’m proud of the incredible work this team has done so far, from organizing events to volunteer trainings and now opening our new office. We’re committed to organizing everywhere and we can’t wait to meet voters all across Missouri.”
Warren’s campaign is also signing up Kansas City area volunteers to travel to Iowa Saturday to canvass for votes in the crucial state that holds the first presidential caucus.
Mosley served as coordinated campaign director for the Kansas Democratic Party in 2018 when it won the governor’s mansion and its first congressional seat in a decade. She went onto to serve as Kelly’s deputy appointment’s secretary before leaving for the Warren campaign.
Missouri was considered a bellwether state for decades, but it has moved solidly red in recent presidential elections. The last time a Democrat won the state in a presidential race was 1996.
Warren’s decision to open an office in Kansas City could be a signal she’s making a serious play to win the state in 2020 despite President Donald Trump’s double digit victory in 2016.
Warren is currently polling third in the Democratic field at 15.3 percent, behind Biden at 28.5 percent and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at 17.8 percent, according to RealClearPolitics’ average of national polls.
This story was originally published December 12, 2019 at 4:00 PM.
