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Jay R. Johnson

Nonpartisan · Missouri · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Eastern Commissioner, Seat 2, Missouri

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Strengthening public safety, per the Kansas City Star
  • Investing in critical infrastructure, per the Star
  • Reducing the tax burden, per the Star
Biography

Elected eastern commissioner in 2023 after a policing career that included more than a year as interim chief of police at UMKC, chief in Newport Beach, and 23 years with the Long Beach Police Department, per the Kansas City Star. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

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Eastern Commissioner, Seat 2Missouri · 2026Clay County sample ballot

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