Daniel Boone Regional Library

See also: Elections & Voting

General

• Boone County Municipal Election Results, April 5, 2011
• Municipal Election Results by County, April 5, 2011
• Columbia Daily Tribune: Election 2011
• Columbia Missourian: Mapping the April Election Results

Columbia City Council

The Missourian’s overview of city council candidates:
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/p/april-2011-municipal-election

First Ward

• Fred Schmidt
  www.FredforFirst.com
• Mitch Richards
  http://mitchrichardsforfirstward.com
• Pam Forbes
  http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2011/1/25/their-words-pam-forbes/
  Profile by Kate Grumke, published in the Maneater, January 25, 2011
• Darrell Foster
  “Darrell Foster files candidacy for First Ward City Council position”
  http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/01/11/darrell-foster-filed-candidacy-first-ward-city-council-position/
  Article by Camille Phillips, published in the Columbia Missourian, January 11, 2011

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Fifth Ward

• Helen Anthony
  http://www.helenanthony.com/
• Glen Ehrhardt
  http://www.glenforwardfive.com/

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Columbia Public Schools Board of Education

To elect three members, each to serve a term of three years.
Slate of candidates and contact information: http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/boardcan.php

• Sara R. Dickson
  http://dicksonforschoolboard.posterous.com
• Liz Peterson
  http://columbia.mnea.org/Uploads/Files/Downloads/Peterson%20biof.pdf
• Dave Raithel
  http://daveraithelforschoolboardblog.blogspot.com
• Tom Rose
  http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/board/bdtr.php
• Jonathan Sessions
  http://www.jonathansessions.com
• Helen Wade
  http://www.HelenWadeForSchoolBoard.com

News Articles

• “Six candidates to compete for upcoming Columbia School Board election”
  http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/01/18/six-candidates-run-columbia-school-board/
  Article by Bridget Kapp and Shaina Cavazos, published in the Columbia Missourian, January 18, 2011

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Boone County Hospital Trustees

• Jan Beckett
  Facebook page
• H. Jerry Murrell

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City of Columbia Propositions

• Proposition 1: City Council Stipends
  Would amend the city charter to pay stipends to the mayor and members of the Columbia City Council.
  “Columbia will vote on stipends for City Council”
  http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/01/04/columbia-will-vote-stipends-city-council
  Article by Caitlin S. Miller, published in the Columbia Missourian, January 4, 2011
• Proposition 2: Columbia Energy Shares Purchase Bond Measure
  Would create a bond in the amount of $49.5 million in order to purchase the Columbia Energy Center from Ameren Energy Marketing. (The city currently owns 25 percent of the center.)
  “Columbia, Ameren moving forward with energy center deal”
  http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2011/03/01/water-light-board-wants-council-start-rolling-contract-buying-whole-columbia-energy-center-april-vote-due-time-constraint
  Article by Yue Jiang, published in the Columbia Missourian, March 1, 2011

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Boone County Bond and Levy Measures

• Southern Boone County School District Levy Addition
  Seeks to add to the current property tax rate by $.42 per $100 of assessed property value which would help pay for current operational costs of the school district.
  “S. Boone asks for levy hike”
  http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2011/mar/09/s-boone-asks-for-levy-hike
  Article by Andrew Denney, published in the Columbia Daily Tribune, March 9, 2011
• Southern Boone County School District Bond Measure
  Seeks to create a bond in the amount of $4.2 million which would go towards building a new cafeteria and kitchen at the district middle school as well as a fine arts classroom and four addition classrooms at the high school.

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Boone County Municipal Elections

• http://www.showmeboone.com/clerk/20110405-Notice.pdf
  This notice from the Boone County Clerk lists all candidates, issues and school board elections for April 5.

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Callaway County Municipal Elections

• http://callawaycountyclerk.com
  The County Clerk’s website includes a list of links to sample ballots for all municipalities, which include mayoral, city council, aldermen and board of trustee candidates as well as propositions and school board elections.

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